Topic: water

2011 Eco-Audit of the Mesoamerican Reef Countries

This Eco-Audit evaluates efforts to protect and sustainably manage the region’s coral reefs; celebrates management success stories; and documents the extent to which recommended management actions have been implemented in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico.

Exploring Threats to Coral Reefs with GIS Data Sets

This piece originally appeared in the Winter 2012 edition of Esri’s ArcUser Magazine. The full text, graphics, and GIS datasets are available here.

Shale Gas: Friend or Foe?

A Special Letter from WRI Interim President Manish Bapna

Initiative to provide unprecedented level of water risk information for business and government

Experts and innovators meet to chart the future of ecosystem conservation

A new report on the state of the world’s oceans is gaining considerable attention this week.

This post originally appeared on The Asia Water Project website, and is reposted with permission.

Reduced power, blocked supply chains are reminder of water risks.

These tables serve as a reference document containing the key design elements of nutrient trading programs in four Chesapeake Bay states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

A conversation with Céline Cousteau.

May 18 event at Sea Grill is a tribute to Captain Cousteau and our fragile ocean world

With a new technique for reusing steam, a Chinese company helps industry save water and conserve energy.

WRI identifies 13 new eutrophic areas around the world.

When it comes to providing clean water, investments in forest conservation can save money.

The issue brief provides an overview of how businesses and water utilities in the United States and Latin America are pursuing upstream forest conservation as a cost-effective means of ensuring clean water supplies. It also suggests how many of these approaches could be applicable in the southern United States.