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Can Climate Action Resuscitate Tropical Forests?

By Janet Ranganathan on December 18, 2009

To be successful, money pledged to protect forests must tackle the underlying drivers of deforestation.

NEWS RELEASE: Suite of Policies Could Clean Up Polluted Waters

December 17, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Lawmakers should consider a suite of policies to reduce harmful algal blooms and dead zones caused by eutrophication–the over-enrichment of nitrogen and phosphorous in freshwater and coastal ecosystems.

Protecting Waterways from a Deadly Problem

By Mindy Selman on December 17, 2009

Nutrient pollution emerges as one of the greatest threats to water quality.

Fact Sheet: How Nutrient Trading Can Help Restore the Chesapeake Bay

By Cy Jones on December 14, 2009

A new Fact Sheet on nutrient trading in the Chesapeake Bay region covers issues such as potential costs and revenues, and how farmers and other stakeholders can benefit.

Central African Indigenous Communities Given Voice in WRI Report on Forest Policy

December 12, 2009
Location: COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Policies designed to counter deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries must account for the needs of indigenous communities that depend on forest resources.

New Hope for Restoring Forest Landscapes

By Lars Laestadius, Susan Minnemeyer, and Petr Potapov (South Dakota State University) on December 11, 2009

A new map shows a world of opportunity for restoration of forest landscapes. COP-15 negotiators should take note.

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.

Maps Link Clean Water, Sanitation, and Poverty for Uganda’s Development

October 8, 2009
Location: KAMPALA, UGANDA

A new set of maps illustrating levels of clean drinking water, sanitation facilities, and poverty in Uganda will help guide national development planning.

Maps Guide Water and Sanitation Planning in Africa

By Norbert Henninger and Florence Landsberg on October 8, 2009

State of the art GIS maps shed new light on Uganda’s development challenges.

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