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    natural infrastructure
    Food
    Insights
    April 28, 2015

    “Revaluing” Ecosystems to Include Nature’s Value on Balance Sheets

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural resources
    While oceans support lucrative fisheries, these benefits are rarely accounted for in ledgers. Photo by Pedro Ramirez Jr./U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural resources
    Cities
    Insights
    April 9, 2015

    Why We Need Solutions at Scale to Solve Today’s Urban Challenges

    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    The ICLEI World Congress takes place in Seoul, South Korea this year, and serves to connect city leaders, enable collaborative partnerships, and facilitate knowledge-sharing for more sustainable development around the world. Photo by Seoul Korea/Flickr.
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    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
    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
    Freshwater
    North America
    News
    October 15, 2013

    RELEASE: New Guidance to Protect America’s Water and Reduce Costs with Natural Infrastructure

    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    • water risk
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2013

    Need Clean Water? Invest in Nature

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Incorporating strategically secured networks of forests can complement existing “built” infrastructure, reduce water-management costs, and effectively secure clean drinking water. Photo credit: Christopher Schoenbohm, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    Climate
    Insights
    October 2, 2013

    How to Weave Ecosystem Services into Impact Assessments

    • natural infrastructure
    The Wayuu people in Colombia. Photo credit: Tanenhaus, Flickr
    • natural infrastructure
    Business
    Data
    October 1, 2013

    Six Steps of the Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assesment

    • natural infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    News
    September 24, 2013

    RELEASE: Companies Develop Actions to Manage Ecosystem Risks and Opportunities

    • Business
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural infrastructure
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 19, 2013

    Ensuring Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability in Brazil

    • Business
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • Business
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    Insights
    June 4, 2013

    Demystifying the Role of Ecosystem Services in Impact Assessments

    • natural infrastructure
    • multilateral development banks
    • natural resources
    • corporate sustainability
    • natural infrastructure
    • multilateral development banks
    • natural resources
    • corporate sustainability
    Asia
    Insights
    January 24, 2013

    Climate Change Adaptation in Rural India: A Green Infrastructure Approach

    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • natural resources
    • poverty
    • public participation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • natural resources
    • poverty
    • public participation
    • Freshwater
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    January 10, 2013

    A Critical Moment to Harness Green Infrastructure—Not Concrete—to Secure Clean Water

    • natural infrastructure
    • Freshwater
    • natural infrastructure
    • Freshwater

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