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Avoiding the Resource Curse: Spotlight on Oil in Uganda

Working Paper: January, 2011

This working paper examines whether new rules from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could help bring transparency to Uganda’s oil industry.

A Climate of Corruption? Transparency Challenges for Cancun and Beyond

By Manish Bapna and Jacob Werksman on November 29, 2010

An update from the International Anti-Corruption Conference.

Engaging Communities in Carbon Capture and Storage Projects

By Jonathan Lash on November 17, 2010

This piece originally appeared as the Foreword to Guidelines for Community Engagement in Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transport, and Storage Projects.

Guidelines for Community Engagement in Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transport, and Storage Projects

November, 2010

This report was designed to provide guidance to Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project developers, regulators, and local communities as they engage in discussions regarding potential CCS projects.

EPA Toxics Release Inventory and the “Right to Know”

By Janet Ranganathan on November 3, 2010

A vision for corporate disclosure and community engagement.

Avoiding the Resource Curse: Spotlight on Uganda Oil

By Janet Ranganathan, Alisa Zomer and Peter Veit on October 19, 2010

Can new SEC disclosure rules help bring transparency to Uganda’s oil sector?

Freedom of Information Laws Spreading Around the World

By Lalanath de Silva on September 26, 2010

Lalanath de Silva, Director of WRI’s Access Initiative, answers questions on how the “right to know” is evolving in both developed and developing countries.

Momentum Builds for Gaining the Consent of Indigenous Peoples

By Kirk Herbertson on May 5, 2010

Extractive industries explore the benefits of acquiring consent for their projects.

A Seat at the Table: Including the Poor in Decisions for Development and Environment

May, 2010

This report closely examines access rights to environmental decision making in four countries: Cameroon, Paraguay, Philippines, and Sri Lanka.

Electricity Plays Key Role in Kyrgyzstan Uprising

By Davida Wood on April 19, 2010

WRI’s Davida Wood answers questions on the current situation in Kyrgyzstan and its link to electricity governance.

India's Environmental Detectives

By Monika Kerdeman on March 22, 2010

Lawyers in India advocate for environmental rights, one case at a time.

New Eco-label Disclosure Project To Examine “Green” Claims

By Jeff Rodgers on December 3, 2009

What goes on behind the scenes of the different eco-labels? A new survey from WRI and Ecolabelling.org will find out.

WRI and RDI Launch New Initiative to Communicate Property Rights Lessons in Africa

October 9, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and SEATTLE

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Rural Development Institute (RDI) are launching a new initiative that will improve the livelihoods of farmers by creating a system of Web-based multimedia tools to illustrate and communicate complex property rights issues in Africa. The initiative is funded with a grant to WRI from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Access Initiative: a Network in Action

By Monika Kerdeman and Andrew Rizzardi on July 24, 2009

Here is a quick summary of recent progress by Access Initiative partners working to strengthen civil society, increase participation, and improve environmental policy choices.

Whose Amazon Is It?

By Ruth Nogueron and Isabel Munilla on June 25, 2009

Following the recent violence over natural resource use, Peru has an opportunity to balance economic development with human rights protections.

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