Projects on ecosystem services (in all programs)

Supporting the sustainable management of coral reefs and mangroves by quantifying their economic value.

The Corporate Ecosystem Services Review (ESR) is a structured methodology for corporate managers to proactively develop strategies for managing business risks and opportunities arising from their company’s dependence and impact on ecosystems.

The goal of this project is to change how decision makers think about ecosystem services: from protecting ecosystems from development to investing in ecosystems for development.

Developing a rigorous set of frameworks, indicators, and data to help integrate the ecosystem services approach into public- and private-sector policy processes.

Ecosystems provide many tangible benefits–or “ecosystem services”–to people around the world. WRI is helping governments, businesses, and multilateral development banks include these ecosystem services in their decision-making, with the ultimate goal of reducing ecosystem degradation around the world.

Increase effectiveness of poverty reduction efforts through spatial analysis of ecosystem services. Policymakers will understand and act on linkages between poverty and ecosystem services and improve implementation of national strategies and plans.

Raising awareness of threats to coral reefs and providing information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively.