Topic: water

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.

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).

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

Reefs at Risk Revisited reveals a new reality about coral reefs and the increasing stresses they are under.

This piece originally appeared as the foreword to Reefs at Risk Revisited.

“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs

This report provides a detailed assessment of the status of and threats to the world’s coral reefs. It evaluates threats to coral reefs from a wide range of human activities, and includes an assessment of climate-related threats to reefs. It also contains a global assessment of the vulnerability of nations and territories to coral reef degradation. Read more

This interview originally appeared on the Asia Water Project: China website and is reposted with permission.

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

In December 2010, over 50 U.S. natural resource practitioners and experts joined the Northern Forests Watershed Incentive Project’s second annual webinar, which provided an overview of the project and covered successes to date.

A new mapping tool identifies and measures exposure to water risk.

Three-quarters of Americans have not.

This working paper highlights examples of five companies operating in China and illustrates the approaches they have adopted to address environmental problems. The paper focuses on water pollution within China’s challenging business landscape.

Environmental Entrepreneurs: Beijing Sinen En-Tech Saves Water with Steam Recycling

World Water Day: How Cities Cause “Dead Zones”

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

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

Watersheds of the Southern United States

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

A Wake Up Call to Save Coral Reefs

PRESS RELEASE: 75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat, New Analysis Finds

Reefs at Risk Revisited

Q&A: Energy, Water, and China's Economy

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

Using Economic Incentives to Connect U.S. Forests, Water, and Communities

Aqueduct: Understanding Water-Related Risks and Opportunities

Have You Heard of Coral Bleaching?

Greening Supply Chains in China: Practical Lessons from China-based Suppliers in Achieving Environmental Performance

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