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    February 18, 2014

    Making Economic Valuation Count for Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    People and economies across the Caribbean are dependent on coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches. These ecosystems provide critical habitat to commercial fisheries, attract tourists from around the world, and protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Photo Credit: Katina Rogers
    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    Climate
    Insights
    January 27, 2014

    Signs of Progress at World Economic Forum’s Climate Day

    • Business
    • climate change
    • Economics
    For the first time, the World Economic Forum hosted an official "Climate Day." Photo credit: Andy Mettler, World Economic Forum
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Economics
    Food
    Insights
    November 22, 2013

    How Much Are Ecosystems Really Worth?

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    Women in Indonesia's teak forest harvest ground nuts. Photo credit: Murdani Usman, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    Climate
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    September 26, 2013

    The New Climate Economics

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    In recent years, a series of extreme weather events have caused immense damage. Photo credit: Wayne Stadler, Flickr
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    News
    September 17, 2013

    MEDIA ADVISORY: New Global Commission to Analyze Economic Risks and Benefits of Climate Action

    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • greenhouse gases
    Freshwater
    Insights
    February 8, 2013

    Water Risk to Business Is No Small Drip

    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    Finance
    Insights
    February 1, 2013

    How Can We Pay for Green Growth? New Report Provides Answers

    • Climate
    • Business
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • Business
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    • Economics
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 23, 2013

    Why 2013 Could Be a Game-Changer on Climate

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Economics
    Europe
    Videos
    June 20, 2012

    Sustainable Development: What, Where and by Whom? Kitty Van Der Heijden at TEDxHaarlem

    • low carbon development
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • low carbon development
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    Food
    Latin America
    News
    June 6, 2011

    PRESS RELEASE: New Analysis: Coral Reefs Provide Great Value to Jamaica's Economy

    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • Economics
    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • Economics
    Data
    June 21, 2010

    U.S. Gulf Offshore Oil Production: Moving into Deeper Water Horizons

    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • Energy
    Business
    Data
    November 11, 2009

    Entry Points for Integrating Ecosystems Services into MDB Operations

    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Business
    Data
    November 10, 2009

    Comparing the Economic and Social Value of Mangroves and Shrimp Farms

    • agriculture
    • biodiversity
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • agriculture
    • biodiversity
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands

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