The Heinz Center

The Heinz Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to advance sound environmental policy based on rigorous science and economics to ensure a healthy, thriving world.  Established in 1995 in memory of Senator H. John Heinz III (1938-1991), the Center carries out this mission by engaging experts with diverse perspectives – including policy makers, scientists, industry leaders and advocates – providing analysis, and facilitating dialogue among these groups to find enduring solutions to our most pressing environmental problems.  The Center is perhaps best known as the author of the seminal State of the Nation's Ecosystems reports, the "go-to" reference for policymakers on the condition and use of ecosystems in the U.S.  In 2011, the Center launched a new program, Horizons@Heinz, designed to bring important emerging environmental issues to the attention of Washington D.C. decision-makers.