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WRI Announces Project to Promote Conservation of Southern U.S. Forests; Toyota Funds Regional Effort

March 4, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEW YORK, N.Y.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and Toyota today launched Southern Forests for the Future, a WRI project designed to raise awareness of the threats facing southern U.S. forests and increase the amount of forest conserved or managed in a sustainable manner.

Video: Protecting Coral Reefs

By Lauretta Burke on February 13, 2009

Reef ecosystems face both local and global threats. Here is what needs to be done to ensure the world’s corals and mangroves are preserved.

WRI, NewPage Launch Partnership to Protect Indonesian Forests

February 5, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and MIAMISBURG, OHIO

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and NewPage Corporation today announce a partnership to protect forests in Indonesia. NewPage will substantially fund WRI’s “Project POTICO” (Palm Oil, Timber, Carbon Offsets), an initiative to combat illegal logging and preserve virgin rainforests in Indonesia by diverting new oil palm plantations to degraded lands.

Global Environmental Crisis Changes How Banks Do Business

By Suzanne Ozment on February 3, 2009

Amidst the financial crisis, banks are continuing their push for improved corporate environmental performance.

Ecuador Proposes Leaving Oil Untapped to Protect Forests and People

By Remi Moncel on January 29, 2009

The Government of Ecuador recently announced that it is pursuing efforts to leave the oil under Yasuni National Park untapped to protect the rainforest, its species and its inhabitants.

Biofuels from Corn Residue Need Updated Environmental Protections, WRI Recommends

January 27, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Building an ethanol industry that relies on corn stover - the leaves and stalks that remain behind when corn grain has been harvested - will require increased investments in research of a variety of farming practices.

Protecting Coral Reefs: A Q&A With WRI's Lauretta Burke

By Polly Ghazi on January 21, 2009

Lauretta Burke explains why President Bush’s recent designation of 195,000 square miles of coral rich marine habitat in the Pacific Ocean is important to global reef conservation efforts.

When A Tree Falls Illegally In The Forest

By Jonathan Lash on January 9, 2009

Soon, everybody may hear. The world’s first ban on illegal wood imports could be a breakthrough on climate change.

MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI’s Jonathan Lash to Gauge Environmental "Stories to Watch" for 2009

December 11, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: For the sixth straight year, World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash will hold a briefing to preview which key environmental issues to watch in the year ahead.

WRI, EIA Form Partnership to Stem Illegal Forest Products Imported Into U.S.

December 4, 2008
Location: POZNAN, POLAND

The World Resources Institute and the Environmental Investigation Agency today launch a partnership to combat illegal logging worldwide and clean up timber supply chains.

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