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World Resources Institute

Contact
Suzie Greenhalgh
10 G. St, NE, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20002
suzieg@wri.org
(202) 729-7786

On the Web: www.wri.org

Activity: Research and policy analysis

Geographic location: Mississippi River Basin and Susquehanna River Basin

Brief activity description: WRI has undertaken policy analysis addressing how agricultural policy can be used to mitigate the hypoxic zone in the Gulf of Mexico. The use of market-based instruments was shown to be the most cost-effective policy to adopt. We are continuing to work on the development of market-based instruments such as nutrient trading markets and exploring the use of reverse auctions to allocate agricultural conservation funds. Most of this work is currently being undertaken in the Chesapeake Bay watershed but the results are transferable to the Mississippi River Basin.

Primary goals or focus:

• Nutrient reduction
• Sediment reduction
• Water quality improvement
• Policy development
• Development/implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Activity type:

• Research
• Policy

Scale of activity:

• Watershed
• State
• Sub-basin
• Regional

Lead organization(s)/organizer(s): World Resources Institute

Other partners and participants: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Lancaster County Conservation District, Gun Lake Tribe (Michigan), Kieser and Associates (Michigan)

Timeline/duration: 3 years

Funding sources:

• Federal government
• State government