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Watersheds of the Southern United States

February 25, 2011

In the Southern United States, the watersheds with the greatest ability to produce clean water and with the most consumers tend to be the forested watersheds of the east (top).

Forests and Water: Green Infrastructure Can Be Less Expensive Than Gray Infrastructure

February 25, 2011

Many payments for watershed services share a common trait: they are investments in “green infrastructure” instead of “gray infrastructure.” In other words, they are investments in forests i

New Interactive Atlas Will Help Democratic Republic of Congo Manage Forests

By Scott Thompson on February 2, 2011

The government and people of the Democratic Republic of Congo can now track and monitor forests and logging concessions in the world’s second largest rain forest.

Beyond Timber: New Economic Opportunities for Southern U.S. Forests

By Logan Yonavjak and Nick Price on February 1, 2011

It’s time to raise awareness of the variety of incentives that can help forest owners in the southern U.S. keep their land.

Keeping Forest as Forest: Incentives for the U.S. South

January, 2011

This issue brief provides an overview of incentives, markets, and practices that can promote conservation and sustainable management in the forests of the southern United States.

World Resources Institute Comments on the Forest Investment Program Results Framework

By Florence Daviet and Lauren Goers-Williams on January 26, 2011

The Forest Investment Program (FIP) is a targeted program within the framework of the Climate Investment Funds that supports developing countries’ efforts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation (REDD). The FIP Results Framework is a tool to monitor and evaluate the implementation of FIP funds. Following are WRI’s comments suggesting ways to improve the FIP Results Framework.

Q&A: Fiber Testing, Paper, and the Lacey Act

By Ruth Nogueron, Craig Hanson and Adam Grant on January 26, 2011

Answers to frequently asked questions about fiber testing, a technology that can help find potentially illegal wood in the paper supply chain.

La République Démocratique du Congo: Proportion des permis miniers sous couvert forestier

January 18, 2011

Mining Permits in Forested Areas, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Permis d’Exploitation et de Recherche minière, 2008

January 18, 2011

Mining Extraction and Research Permits, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Classification des aires protégées

January 18, 2011

Classification of Protected Areas, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Avancement de l’élaboration des plans d’aménagement

January 18, 2011

Status of Forest Management Plans, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Titres forestiers jugés convertibles par société forestière et origine du capital

January 18, 2011

Forest Titles Judged Convertible By Forest Company and Capital Origin, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Distribution de la production par titre forestier pour l’année 2008

January 18, 2011

Distribution of Production by Forest Title in 2008, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Processus de revue des requêtes de conversion

January 18, 2011

Review Process of Forest Concessions, Democratic Republic of Congo

La République Démocratique du Congo: Évolution de la superficie allouée à l’exploitation forestière

January 18, 2011

Evolution of Land Area Allocated for Logging, Democratic Republic of Congo

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