Publications
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Improving Water Quality (1 of 3)
A Review of the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI) To Target U.S. Farm Conservation Funds
by and -This paper, first of a 3-part series, provides an assessment of the USDA’s Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds Initiative (MRBI), a promising new approach to achieving cleaner water in agriculturally dominated watersheds in the...
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How Baywide Nutrient Trading Could Benefit Pennsylvania Farms
by , , , and -This working paper evaluates the opportunities for Pennsylvania farms to sell nutrient credits in a proposed nutrient trading program in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
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How Baywide Nutrient Trading Could Benefit Maryland Farms
by , , , and -This working paper evaluates the opportunities for Maryland farms to sell nutrient credits in a proposed nutrient trading program in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
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Eutrophication: Policies, Action, and Strategies to Address Nutrient Pollution
by and -This policy note provides an overview of the range of actions, policies, and institutions around the globe that address nutrient pollution and eutrophication.
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Eutrophication: Sources and Drivers of Nutrient Pollution
by and -This policy note provides a snapshot of the sources of nutrient pollution and the corresponding socioeconomic drivers that are increasing nutrient levels in our waterways.
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Eutrophication and Hypoxia in Coastal Areas
A Global Assessment of the State of Knowledge
by , , and -Eutrophication---the overenrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus---has emerged as a leading water quality problem. This report identifies over 415 areas worldwide that are experiencing eutrophication symptoms, and there are significant information gaps in many regions.
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Paying for Environmental Performance: Estimating the Environmental Outcomes of Agricultural Best Management Practices
by and -How can the estimation of environmental outcomes be used to effectively allocate conservation funding, and what additional steps are needed to improve this process?
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Paying For Environmental Performance: Using Reverse Auctions to Allocate Funding For Conservation
by , , and -Explains how reverse auctions can be used as a cost-effective method for allocating funding in US Farm Bill Conservation Programs.
