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Three Asian Cities Undertake Sustainable Transport Improvements Based on WRI Study

January 18, 2007
Three cities in China, India, and Vietnam are undertaking major sustainable transport policy initiatives, the World Resources Institute (WRI) will announce.

Expert on Environmental Transparency of Governments Joins the World Resources Institute

January 17, 2007
Jacob Werksman has been selected to lead WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.

The State of U.S. Emissions, Part I

By Tim Herzog on January 17, 2007

By Tim Herzog

The Wedge Approach to Climate Change

By Fred Wellington and Rob Bradley on December 28, 2006

There is no shortage of options and suggestions for how to address climate change.

WRI President Jonathan Lash Briefs Journalists on Environmental Trends for 2007

December 20, 2006

Environmental Review of 2006

December 20, 2006

How did the environment fare in 2006? 10 underreported stories.

Looking Back on the 2006 Hurricane Season

By Tim Herzog on December 15, 2006

The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30th, and thankfully, there weren’t nearly as many destructive storms in 2006 as in 2005.

Human-caused Pollution Damaging Prized Central American Reefs; WRI analysis maps sources in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico

December 12, 2006
More than 80 percent of the sediment and 50 percent of the pollutants entering the coastal waters of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef originate from human activities.

Contaminación Causada por Humanos Está Dañando Valiosos Arrecifes Centroamericanos

December 12, 2006
Más del 80 por ciento del sedimento, y 50 por ciento de los contaminantes que llegan a las aguas costeras del Arrecife Mesoamericano se originan de actividades humanas.

Protecting Coral by Managing Land Use

By Lauretta Burke on December 12, 2006

The Problem

In recent decades, the giant Mesoamerican Barrier Reef has recovered from repeated bleaching events.

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