Awakening the Dead Zone

The document examines strategies to reduce nitrogen runoff from agricultural land in the Mississippi River Basin to address the 'Dead Zone' in the Gulf of Mexico, identifying market-based mechanisms as the most efficient solution.

• The 'Dead Zone' in the Gulf of Mexico is an oxygen-depleted or hypoxic area primarily caused by nitrogen loss from agricultural land within the Mississippi River Basin.
• Among the various policy options explored for the agricultural sector, market-based mechanisms like nutrient trading are the most cost-effective and offer additional benefits for local water quality and climate change.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Awakening the Dead Zone. https://www.wri.org/awakening-dead-zone

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Awakening the Dead Zone. n.d. https://www.wri.org/awakening-dead-zone.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=World Resources Institute |title=Awakening the Dead Zone |url=https://www.wri.org/awakening-dead-zone |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendawakening, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Awakening the Dead Zone}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/awakening-dead-zone}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }