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Wisconsin Wetland Credits Bill (Resource)

legiscan.com/WI/text/SB169/2019

This bill requires developers to purchase wetland mitigation credits within the watershed they’re affecting. The Department of Natural Resources requires creation or preservation of other wetlands as a condition of an individual permit allowing dredging or filling of wetlands. Builders … Learn More

World Bank Brief: WASH (Water, Sanitation & Hygiene) and COVID-19 (Resource)

www.worldbank.org/en/topic/water/brief/wash-water-sanitation...

Safely managed water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services are an essential part of preventing and protecting human health during infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. Learn More

World Business Council for Sustainable Development + IUCN: Biodiversity for Business (Resource)

docs.wbcsd.org/2014/03/Biodiversity_for_Business.pdf

The main goal of this guide is to improve understanding and promote more and better use of these knowledge products to inform environmental risks and opportunities in business operations. The aim is to show how knowledge products can help in … Learn More

Developers: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

World Resources Institute: The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change (Resource)

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This report considers five areas of ocean-based climate action to mitigate GHG emissions. (1) Ocean-based renewable energy. (2) Ocean-based transport. (3) Coastal and marine ecosystems. (4) The ocean-based food system (wild capture fisheries, aquaculture and shifting human diets towards food … Learn More

Developers: World Resources Institute

World Water Development Report 2020 - Water and Climate Change (Resource)

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The 2020 edition of the World Water Development Report (WWDR 2020) entitled ‘Water and Climate Change’ aims at helping the water community to tackle the challenges of climate change and informing the climate change community about the opportunities that improved … Learn More

WRI: Green-Gray Assessment (Resource)

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This is a six-step methodology that can be used for investigating and valuing the costs and benefits of integrating green (or natural) infrastructure into existing water supply systems to improve their performance. Quantifying the costs of green infrastructure investments in … Learn More

Developers: World Resources Institute

WRI: Natural Infrastructure for Aquifer Recharge Financial Calculator (Resource)

www.wri.org/publication/natural-infrastructure-financial-cal...

Currently in the prototype phase, this calculator is an excel-based tool with a flexible financial model that estimates the private costs and benefits, including the return on investment, of natural infrastructure interventions designed to enhance aquifer recharge. This tool was … Learn More

Developers: World Resources Institute

WRI: Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (Resource)

www.wri.org/publication/volumetric-water-benefit-accounting

This is a common method for assessing the benefits of water stewardship activities in a comparable way and ensuring they address current or projected water challenges and contribute to public policy priorities. Learn More

Developers: World Resources Institute

WWF and USAID’s Natural and Nature-Based Flood Management: A Green Guide (Resource)

www.worldwildlife.org/publications/natural-and-nature-based-...

Provides a step-by-step framework for flood managers to understand the factors contributing to flood risk in their region, and to pull together the appropriate policies, NBS and traditional engineering to address the problem. Learn More

Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) Programme (Resource)

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These guidelines intend to help close the knowledge gap on wastewater treatment technologies and motivate relevant facilities in the apparel and footwear industry to implement the professional treatment systems necessary to meet the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines. Learn More