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WRI Joins North America’s Largest Greenhouse Gas Reporting Partnership

Location:
WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Climate Registry, which uses accounting methodologies created by the World Resources Institute, will name WRI one of its founding reporters next month.

Brazilian Companies Announce Global Warming Game Plan

Location:
BRASILIA, BRAZIL

The Brazil Greenhouse Gas Protocol Program was launched today and its 12 founding corporate members have voluntarily agreed to report their global-warming emissions.

MEDIA ADVISORY: UN Roundtable to Update How Climate Change is Being Added to Development Strategies

Location:
WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: UNDP Washington Roundtable: “Baking Adaptation to Climate Change into the Cake of Human Development

New Toolbox Demystifies Green Forest Product Purchasing

Location:
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Corporate managers will now get powerful help with today’s release of a “Guide to the Guides” - a toolbox that helps them understand and find the best advice on how to purchase products originating from the world’s forests.

Coastal Populations Losing Livelihoods to Polluted Waters

Location:
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Coastal communities worldwide are witnessing their livelihoods choked by agricultural and industrial pollution, according to findings released today by the World Resources Institute.

Unfair Forestry Policies Abet Poverty, Finds New Study

Location:
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Unfair government policies fail to benefit poor people who live in the forests of many developing countries. Those same policies fail even to protect forests, according to a new study.Charcoal Trucks, Senegal. Photo by Allyson Purpura.Charcoal Trucks, Senegal. Photo by Allyson Purpura.

Latin American Leader Roberto Artavia Elected to WRI Board

Location:
WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has elected Roberto Artavia to its board of directors. Artavia is a distinguished leader in business education, conservation of marine resources, and sustainable development in Latin America.

Indore, India and EMBARQ Team Up to Improve City’s Public Transportation

Location:
Indore, India

New agreement will help ensure success of city’s bus-rapid-transit system

INDORE, INDIA, February 28, 2008 – The residents of Indore, India should enjoy reduced emissions, congestion, and improved pedestrian safety a little sooner.

Leading California Companies Announce Buyers’ Group for Renewable Power

Location:
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA

With today’s announcement by fourteen of California’s most prominent energy buyers, green power becomes an even more integral part of doing business in California.

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