Stories: People & Ecosystems

How to Weave Ecosystem Services into Impact Assessments

The Wayuu people in northern Colombia depend on shrubland for grazing their livestock. These herds serve as the Wayuus’ main source of income and food, and this is partly why they depend so heavily on the existence and condition of shrubland…

Leveling the Playing Field for Legal Timber in Brazil

Brazil is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. What is less known is that the country is the…

Kebakaran Indonesia: Kobaran Kebakaran Hutan Meningkat Ke Tingkat Mengkhawatirkan

Andhyta Utami dan Andrew Leach juga berkontribusi terhadap artikel ini.

Indonesia Burning: Forest Fires Flare to Alarming Levels

Andhyta Utami also contributed to this post.

Burkina Faso Farmers Lead the Way on Food Security and Climate Change Resilience

If you want to know how to grow crops in the face of climate change, drought, and land degradation, ask Ousséni Kindo, Ousséni Zoromé, or Yacouba Sawadogo—three farmers in Burkina Faso’s Yat

New Mapping Technology: Nova Scotia’s Powerful Ally in Protecting Valuable Forests

Carita Chan, an intern with WRI’s forests team, also contributed to this post.

3 Unexpected Ways to Improve Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa

This post is the fourth installment of WRI’s blog series, “Creating a Sustainable Food Future.” T

Peringatan Titik Api di Indonesia Meningkat, Resiko Kembalinya Kabut Asap

Cecelia Song, Kemen Austin, Andrew Leach, dan ahli lainnya di WRI juga berkontribusi dalam artikel ini. Terjemahan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia dilakukan oleh Ariana Alisjahbana

Fire Alerts Spike in Indonesia as Risk of Haze Crisis Returns

Cecelia Song, Kemen Austin, Andrew Leach, and other experts at WRI also contributed to this post.

Fires are flaring up once more on the Indonesian island of Sumatra….

STATEMENT: Company Concession Data Cannot Be Kept Secret

Ministers of Environment from five ASEAN countries - Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand – held the 15th Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) on Transboun