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New Study Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia Forest Moratorium

By Kemen Austin on February 17, 2012
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Today WRI releases a working paper that provides new information about Indonesia’s moratorium on new fo

How Businesses Can Integrate Ecosystem Services into Performance Systems

By Suzanne Ozment on February 15, 2012
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Over the past decade, more companies have recognized the value that healthy ecosystems provide to business.

“Candidate Species” Marketplace Can Help Protect Gopher Tortoise Habitat

By Todd Gartner on February 13, 2012
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This piece was written with Josh Donlan and James Mulligan of Advanced Conservation Strategies.

WRI Helps Launch First Eco-Audit of Mesoamerican Reef

By Michael Oko on February 10, 2012
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This week, two of my colleagues, Ben Kushner and Lauretta Burke, travelled to Mexico and Belize, respectively, for the launch of a new multinational

Re-introducing the Corporate Ecosystem Services Review, Version 2.0

By Suzanne Ozment on February 8, 2012
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The World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) are pleased to announce the release of the

RELEASE: New Assessment Finds Management Efforts are Insufficient to Protect Mesoamerican Reef

February 7, 2012
Location: BELIZE, HONDURAS, GUATEMALA, MEXICO

First-ever Eco-Audit of the Mesoamerican Reef Countries

Carbon Canopy Initiative Aims to Sustain Appalachian Forests for Climate and Certified Timber

By Logan Yonavjak on February 6, 2012
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While much has been written from a theoretical perspective about markets for ecosystem services, few on-the-ground projects currently exist.

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.

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