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Brazilian Business and Ecosystem Services Partnership Launches

By Craig Hanson on May 18, 2012
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Last week, experts from the World Resources Institute (WRI) and our colleagues from Brazilian businesses and organizations gathered at the Botanical Garden in Rio de Janeiro.

Eco-Compensation in China: Opportunities for Payments for Watershed Services

By Erin Gray and Cy Jones on May 15, 2012
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Water supply and availability could be the most pressing problem restricting China’s economic growth in the next 10-15 years, according to a new report by the…

Parceria viabiliza inclusão de serviços ecossistêmicos nos planos de negócios das empresas

May 10, 2012
Location: Rio de Janeiro

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Um grupo de empresas líderes

Corporate Leaders and NGOs Form New Partnership to Protect Ecosystems in Brazil

May 10, 2012
Location: Rio de Janeiro

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A group of leading co

Ecosystem Services and the New IFC Performance Standards

By Florence Landsberg on November 18, 2011
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Today the World Resources Institute released Ecosystem Services Review for Impact Assessment: Introducti

Promoting Development, Protecting Environment

By Janet Ranganathan on February 17, 2010

The World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are revising their environmental strategies for development planning.

Fact Sheet: Stacking Payments for Ecosystem Services

By Nicholas Bianco on November 12, 2009

Payments for ecosystem services are becoming an increasingly important part of the U.S. business and regulatory landscape. As programs that provide payments for ecosystem services grow, policy makers will need to determine how these various payments should interact with each other.

Green Taxation

By Anna Mey Marmo on November 9, 2009

Ecosystem Services is playing a growing role in Brazilian environmental law.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ecosystems and the Business Bottom Line: New Thinking on Nature's Assets

October 7, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Valuing Nature’s Assets: Business Accounts for Fresh Water, Biodiversity, Forests, Coral Reefs and Wetlands for Long-Term Viability and Profit

The earth’s diminishing natural and environmental resources are getting a new look from global business leaders – and not for the sake of philanthropy. Through new analytic approaches and tools that assess and value the fragile ecosystems virtually all businesses depend on, corporate leaders are beginning to understand that natural resources are as important to future profitability as interest rates or capital depreciation schedules.

Indicators Needed to Illustrate Benefits from Ecosystems

September 21, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Existing data and indicators inadequately measure the important benefits people derive from the services nature provides, according to a working paper released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI).