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Exploring Threats to Coral Reefs with GIS Data Sets

By Katie Reytar and Witold Fraczek, Esri on January 19, 2012

This piece originally appeared in the Winter 2012 edition of Esri’s ArcUser Magazine. The full text, graphics, and GIS datasets are available here.

Stories to Watch in 2012: U.S., China, Food, Renewable Energy, Rio+20

By Manish Bapna on January 10, 2012
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What are the top environmental and development issues that will shape 2012?

Building the Foundation for REDD+: Recommendations for Durban on Forest Monitoring

By Loretta Cheung and Kemen Austin on November 26, 2011
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Though forests play an essential role in international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the development of systems to monitor deforestation and forest degradation has been slow.

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

Top Ten Counties Losing Forests to Development In The U.S. South

By Craig Hanson on November 1, 2011
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Today, WRI releases a new map that identifies the hotspots where urban and suburban development are putting forests at risk in the southern United States.

A New Approach to Feeding the World

By Janet Ranganathan and Craig Hanson on September 23, 2011
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This piece originally appeared in The Solutions Journal

For centuries, Minqin Oasis, along the Silk Road in northwestern China, provided a…

How Can We Create Jobs, Reduce Food Prices and Boost Economies?

By Nigel Sizer on September 19, 2011
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The fate of heads of state across the globe is tied in large part to their ability to ensure employment, economic growth, and access to cheap food and clean water.

Conservation Easements: a Good Investment for the U.S. South

By Logan Yonavjak and Nick Price on September 14, 2011
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With forests being converted at a rapid pace in the South, conservation easements are one of

What Woodland Owners Should Know About Forest Carbon Offsets in the U.S. South

By Logan Yonavjak and John Talberth on September 7, 2011
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This piece was written with Paula Swedeen of the Pacific Forest Trust

A new issue brief, released today by the World Resources Institute and the Pacific…

Lionfish Invasion Threatens Coral Reefs in the Atlantic and Caribbean

By Richard Waite on August 29, 2011
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Recent news reports from Texas to Jamaica to the

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