Product Description: Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE): Coastal Ecosystems analyzes quantitative and qualitative information and develops selected indicators of the condition of the world's coastal ecosystems and marine fisheries. Specifically the study looks at measures that show the degree of human modification of coastal zone and what we know concerning five important goods and services provided by coastal ecosystems: filtering water, food, biodiversity, shoreline stabilization, and tourism...read more

Product Description: A critical step in improving the way we manage the earth's ecosystems is to take stock of their condition and their capacity to provide the goods and services we will need in years to come. The Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE) aims to address this gap...read more

Product Description: Business leaders have historically viewed social concerns as having little relevance to competition. Leaders in the social sector tend to view firms strictly as adversaries to their causes. Yet as savvy corporations and social advocates are discovering, one of the most effective ways to address many of the world’s pressing problems is to mobilize the corporate sector so that both companies and society can benefit...read more

Product Description: This CD provides maps of land cover, population density and biodiversity for 154 basins and sub-basins around the world. It lists indicators and variables for each of these basins and, where appropriate, provides links and references to relevant information...read more

Product Description: This report for the first time presents and analyzes a wide range of global data at the watershed level, assessing 145 watersheds around the world. The analysis focuses on watershed, as ecological units and on the risks of degradation from human activities, which may undermine their ability to provide ecological services and maintain intact the biodiversity found within them...read more