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RELEASE: New Mapping Tool Provides Unprecedented Ability to Assess Water Risk

January 30, 2013
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aqueduct provides companies with comprehensive, high-resolution picture of water risks worldwide.

ADVISORY: WRI Experts to Speak at Annual Conference on Ecosystem Services in Ft Lauderdale

December 10, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON//FT LAUDERDALE, FL

Experts from the World Resources Institute will be joining leaders from business, government, and environment communities at the annual [ACES and Ecosystems Markets 2012 Summit]

Shale Gas

Shale gas production is changing the global energy picture. WRI analysis is helping to clarify the challenges and opportunities of this complex energy source.

Sustainable Cities Initiative

A global initiative to advance the progress of building environmentally sustainable and livable cities in China, India, and Brazil.

MEDIA ADVISORY: 4th Annual Ecosystem Markets Conference - Making Ecosystems Work

June 27, 2011
Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Experts and innovators meet to chart the future of ecosystem conservation

China Needs Comprehensive and Cost-effective Strategies to Address Water Pollution

By Lijin Zhong and Cy Jones on June 1, 2011

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

Comparison Tables of State Nutrient Trading Programs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

May, 2011

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.

World Water Day: How Cities Cause “Dead Zones”

By Mindy Selman on March 21, 2011

WRI identifies 13 new eutrophic areas around the world.

Protecting Forests to Protect Water in the U.S. South

By Logan Yonavjak and Todd Gartner on February 28, 2011

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

Forests for Water: Exploring Payments for Watershed Services in the U.S. South

February, 2011

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.

Watersheds of the Southern United States

February 25, 2011

In the Southern United States, the watersheds with the greatest ability to produce clean water and with the most consumers tend to be the forested watersheds of the east (top).

Forests and Water: Green Infrastructure Can Be Less Expensive Than Gray Infrastructure

February 25, 2011

Many payments for watershed services share a common trait: they are investments in “green infrastructure” instead of “gray infrastructure.” In other words, they are investments in forests i

Coral Reefs of the World Classified by Threat from Watershed-based Pollution

February 23, 2011

Coral reefs are classified by estimated present threat from watershed-based pollution, which threatens more than 25 percent of reefs globally.

Coral Reefs of the World Classified by Threat from Marine-based Pollution and Damage

February 23, 2011

Coral reefs are classified by estimated present threat from marine-based pollution and damage, which threatens approximately 10 percent of reefs globally.

New Web-Based Map Tracks Marine "Dead Zones" Worldwide

January 20, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and GLOUCESTER POINT, VA

Research Identifies 530 Coastal “Dead Zones” and 228 Marine Eutrophic Sites

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