The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 articulate a new global development agenda to eradicate poverty and shift the world onto a sustainable development path by 2030. The 17 SDGs and...
Date: June 3, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Costa Rica’s forests are an incredible success story. Following decades of rampant tree clearing for agriculture and livestock production, Costa Rica implemented protective policies in the 1980s that allowed...
Date: May 31, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Coral reefs and mangrove forests provide valuable ecosystem services, from fish habitat to sources of income from tourism. Now another benefit of these environments is receiving renewed attention: their...
Date: February 10, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
It is well documented that reefs and mangroves reduce the impact of waves hitting coasts, thus decreasing the risks of flooding and erosion. But until now, the economic argument for investing in such habitats...
Date: February 10, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MAROVOAY, July 20, 2015 — If you look out from an airplane window, Madagascar seems to bleed into the ocean. The island state off the east coast of Africa was described as the “great red island” by Marco...
Date: July 20, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Distinguished hosts and guests, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to be addressing such an eminent gathering of protected area professionals, conservation experts and decision makers. Thank you for...
Date: November 13, 2014
Type: Speeches and Transcripts
Language: English
Natural resources and ecosystems that are critical for the livelihoods and wellbeing of the world’s poorest are threatened by degradation and over-use. But forward thinking and innovative approaches can...
Date: October 29, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
One in nine people suffer from chronic hunger, more than 1 billion people are undernourished, and 3.1 million children die every year due to hunger and malnutrition. Hunger affects poor people the most—both...
Date: October 16, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
Consider this: Although most countries are on a sustainable path, nearly 45 percent of the 136 countries analyzed by the World Bank Group in its annual Little Green Data Book are depleting their "wealth"...
Date: June 5, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MANILA, MAY 28, 2014 – The World Bank has approved a $700,615 technical assistance grant that will provide data on the current state of the Philippines’ natural resources. Called Wealth Accounting and...
Date: May 29, 2014
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Countries keep a close watch on their national income accounts to evaluate economic performance. But traditional indicators like GDP (gross domestic product) say nothing about the longer term economic,...
Date: May 21, 2014
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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