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5 Things We Learned in 2013 that Could Move the Needle on Sustainability

  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Equity & Governance
  • Business
  • Finance
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • water risk
New research shows that the world loses 50 soccer fields' of forest every minute of every day. Photo credit: Daniel Murdiyarso, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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  • Food
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  • Equity & Governance
  • Business
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  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • deforestation
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WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2013

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  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Business
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • food security
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • water risk
WRI measures its success through positive, on-the-ground change. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
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India’s Watershed Development Boosts Food Security, Improves Livelihoods

  • Food
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  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • food security
  • low carbon development
  • water risk
India has long-battled its water scarcity issues throughout an approach called watershed development. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
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World’s 36 Most Water-Stressed Countries

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37 countries face extremely high water stress, including Pakistan (shown here). Photo credit: Russell Watkins, DFID
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Aqueduct Country and River Basin Rankings [Datasets]

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  • rivers
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Aqueduct Country and River Basin Rankings [Map]

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  • rivers
  • mapping
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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)
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Living within Earth's “Planetary Boundaries”

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"The Human Quest" pairs stunning photography with hard-hitting science. Photo credit: Mattias Klum, The Human Quest
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China's Approved Synthetic Natural Gas Plant Capacity vs. Seasonal Variability

  • Energy
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  • fossil fuels
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China's Approved Synthetic Natural Gas Plant Capacity vs. Baseline Water Stress

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China’s Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

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  • Cities
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  • fossil fuels
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China's persistent smog prompted the State Council to announce an Air Pollution Control Action Plan. Photo credit: sheilaz413, Flickr
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Conflicting Reporting Systems May Hinder Companies' Water Risk Strategies

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  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • data
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
A tugboat pushes barges on the Mississippi River. Photo credit: Tom Gill, Flickr
  • Business
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  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • data
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Water Risk on the Rise

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  • mapping
  • Freshwater
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Businesses are waking up to the risks water can pose to their operations and bottom line. (Credit: The National Guard/Flickr).
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Eutrophication & Hypoxia Map Data Set

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  • pollution
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The Euphrates River
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Majority of China’s Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants Located in Water-Stressed Regions

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This website serves as an information portal about eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—a leading threat to water quality around the world. Explore our interactive map and learn more.