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Coral Reefs - St. Lucia

June 11, 2008

Coral reef data for St. Lucia come from the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project, the University of the West Indies, and the Government of St. Lucia. Integrated at WRI.

Coral Reefs - Tobago

June 11, 2008

Coral reef data for Tobago come from the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project and R. Laydoo. Updated at WRI based on reef observations from Trinidad Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA).

Coastal Populations Losing Livelihoods to Polluted Waters

April 2, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Coastal communities worldwide are witnessing their livelihoods choked by agricultural and industrial pollution, according to findings released today by the World Resources Institute.

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of North America and the Caribbean

March 27, 2008

This map identifies 131 eutrophic and hypoxic coast zones in North America and the Caribbean. Sixty-two have documented hypoxia, 59 are areas of concern, and 10 are systems in recovery.

Leading Companies Responding to Ecosystem Degradation

March 10, 2008
Location: Montreux, Switzerland

Corporate Ecosystem Services Review road-tested by Akzo Nobel,

BC Hydro, Mondi, Rio Tinto, and Syngenta

The Caribbean Region

February 13, 2008

The Caribbean region, as defined by this analysis, encompasses 35 countries and territories bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea, including the oceanic island of Bermuda.

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Agricultural Lands by Slope Category

February 13, 2008

Agriculture, though important to economic development and food security, is a source of increased sediment, nutrient, and pesticide runoff.

Reefs Threatened by Sedimentation and Pollution from Inland Sources

February 13, 2008

Threats to reefs from sedimentation and pollution from inland sources were modeled for over 3,000 watersheds discharging into the Caribbean.

Choking Coastal Waters

By Mindy Selman on January 4, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

My team at WRI, together with Dr. Bob Diaz at the Virginia Marine Institute, has identified and mapped 415 eutrophic and hypoxic coastal systems worldwide through an extensive literature review. Of these, 169 are documented hypoxic areas, 233 are areas of concern and 13 are systems in recovery.

Reefs at Risk

Raising awareness of threats to coral reefs and providing information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively.

Watershed Analysis for the Mesoamerican Reef

Lauretta Burke, Zachary Sugg, with contributions from: Will Heyman, Shin Kobara, Laurent Cherubin, Christopher Kuchinke, Claire Paris, Johnathan Kool

December, 2006

This analysis quantifies and maps the origins of sediment and nutrient runoff that threatens the Mesoamerican Reef. With it, WRI seeks to inform land-use planning, agriculture, conservation and threat mitigation efforts.

Land-based Sources of Threat to Coral Reefs in the US Virgin Islands

World Resources Institute (WRI) and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

February, 2006

This atlas, developed by WRI and NOAA, provides a series of spatial indicators of watershed-based sources of threat to coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands.

Belize Coastal Threat Atlas

Lauretta Burke, Jon Maidens

September, 2005

The Belize Coastal Threat Atlas contains detailed assessments and mapping of threats to coral reefs in Belize, along with analysis. The project uses a geographical information system (GIS) to visualize and analyze the relationship between human activities and coral reef health.

Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean

Lauretta Burke, Jon Maidens and contributing authors: Mark Spalding, Philip Kramer, Edmund Green, Suzie Greenhalgh, Hillary Nobles, Jonathan Kool

September, 2004

Improving coastal resource management and coral reef protection by providing comprehensive information on threats to coral reefs, the value of goods and services provided by these ecosystems, and economic losses that will result from their degradation.

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