Topic: biodiversity

As leaders in government, business and civil society prepare to head to Rio de Janeiro for the UN Sustainable Development Summit, known as Rio+20, experts from the World Resources Institute will host a press call to discuss issues and expectations for the meeting.

Insights from the Field: Forests for Species and Habitat

This issue brief reports on the mechanics of and lessons learned from a conservation incentive program focused on the gopher tortoise. Its aim is to inform the successful design and implementation of other candidate programs emerging throughout the southern forests and greater United States.

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A New And Improved Map

This restoration opportunity map is a revised and improved version of a previous map (published in 2009 and [flink world_of_opportunity_b

Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products: Version 2

This WRI/WBCSD publication is an information and decision-making tool to help customers develop their own sustainable procurement policies for wood and paper-based products. It also has information on existing approaches to procurement from legal and sustainable sources.

Experts and innovators meet to chart the future of ecosystem conservation

May 18 event at Sea Grill is a tribute to Captain Cousteau and our fragile ocean world

Two new leaders, Nigel Sizer and Robert Winterbottom, added to roster

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, NOAA, and leading experts discuss “Reefs at Risk Revisited” report findings and solutions.

Food for Thought

We are on a collision course between ecosystems and food. How we resolve this issue over the coming years will be a key to preserving biodiversity and human well-being.

Ecosystem services provide the link between nature and economic development. How can this approach guide more sustainable decisions?

Last week at the UN Convention on Biodiversity, the World Bank launched a new program that aims to put a value on a country’s ecosystems in the same way a country measures its national income and product accounts, or GNP and GDP.

Nagoya delegates need to plan how the world achieves food security, before ecosystems reach critical tipping points.

To celebrate biodiversity, look no further than the forests of the Southern United States.

This week, governments will meet in Korea to decide whether to establish an intergovernmental panel on biodiversity services.

The International Day for Biological Diversity highlights the need to manage ecosystems to fight poverty.