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Shale Gas: Friend or Foe?

By Manish Bapna on December 16, 2011

A Special Letter from WRI Interim President Manish Bapna

RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch Aqueduct Alliance to Measure, Map, and Report on Global Water Risk

August 16, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Initiative to provide unprecedented level of water risk information for business and government

MEDIA ADVISORY: 4th Annual Ecosystem Markets Conference - Making Ecosystems Work

June 27, 2011
Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Experts and innovators meet to chart the future of ecosystem conservation

China Needs Comprehensive and Cost-effective Strategies to Address Water Pollution

By Lijin Zhong and Cy Jones on June 1, 2011

This post originally appeared on The Asia Water Project website, and is reposted with permission.

Comparison Tables of State Nutrient Trading Programs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

May, 2011

These tables serve as a reference document containing the key design elements of nutrient trading programs in four Chesapeake Bay states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Ocean Inspiration: Carrying on the Legacy of Jacques-Yves Cousteau

By Lauren Zelin on May 13, 2011

A conversation with Céline Cousteau.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Ocean Inspiration and WRI Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau

May 12, 2011
Location: NEW YORK, N.Y.

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

Environmental Entrepreneurs: Beijing Sinen En-Tech Saves Water with Steam Recycling

By Tracy Elsen on April 5, 2011

With a new technique for reusing steam, a Chinese company helps industry save water and conserve energy.

World Water Day: How Cities Cause “Dead Zones”

By Mindy Selman on March 21, 2011

WRI identifies 13 new eutrophic areas around the world.

Protecting Forests to Protect Water in the U.S. South

By Logan Yonavjak and Todd Gartner on February 28, 2011

When it comes to providing clean water, investments in forest conservation can save money.

Forests for Water: Exploring Payments for Watershed Services in the U.S. South

February, 2011

The issue brief provides an overview of how businesses and water utilities in the United States and Latin America are pursuing upstream forest conservation as a cost-effective means of ensuring clean water supplies. It also suggests how many of these approaches could be applicable in the southern United States.

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

A Wake Up Call to Save Coral Reefs

By The Hon. Al Gore on February 24, 2011

Reefs at Risk Revisited reveals a new reality about coral reefs and the increasing stresses they are under.

This piece originally appeared as the foreword to Reefs at Risk Revisited.

PRESS RELEASE: 75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat, New Analysis Finds

February 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. & LONDON

“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs

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