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The Thai assessment was completed by the Health Systems Research Institute in partnership with Palang Thai, the Thailand Environment Institute, and King Prajadhipok's Institute. This report examines efforts to privatize the electricity sector....
Special issue of the journal Africa Development brings together articles on Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali and Ethiopia by scholars across Africa who have worked with WRI on the decentralization and Environment Initiative.
Presents an analysis and geographical representation of relatively large landscapes free of visual evidence of human disturbances across the State of Alaska, USA.
In this annual report, we have highlighted some examples of how WRI is putting ideas into action to protect the Earth and improve people's lives....
Mapping less disturbed forest tracts, floodplain and bottomland ecosystems of intact river basins, naturally rare and unique forest communities, and rare and endangered plant species habitats -- to aid regional conservation strategies.
Presents the results of a multiyear project to map Canada's large, intact forest landscapes and analyze their distribution and level of protection....
Can we increase grain ethanol production without risk to soil and water resources?
This paper analyzes the environmental and poverty effects of agricultural subsidies. It proposes policy reforms to help developing countries capitalize on subsidy reductions and turn their agriculture sectors into vehicles for sustainable development.
The evidence has never been stronger that protecting the environment is not only compatible with the World Bank's development objectives, but in fact essential to achieving them....
Outlines economic and "fairness" reasons why supporting the sale of the cost-share portion of agricultural nutrient and sediment reductions is not the most appropriate policy for the USDA and other government agencies to adopt....
Explores the allocation of funding in Farm Bill conservation programs, and offers recommendations on how to more efficiently and effectively allocate conservation funding.
Among the first efforts to systematically document the size and scope of the base of the economic pyramid (BOP) market using statistical analysis.
This publication was prepared by the Development through Enterprise Project at World Resources Institute, for the Inter-American...
Highlights elements of a long-term solution to global climate change including shifts in technology, reliance on a portfolio of technological options, and the critical role of government.
A guide on managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that details the various steps necessary to manage, track, and reduce GHG emissions.
Summarizes case studies on decentralization of natural resource management in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It analyzes the type and extent of decentralization and outcomes people and surrounding ecosystems.
BELL teaching cases explore sustainability related business challenges and capture business decisions that identify environmental challenges as business development opportunities. They are now freely available via the catalog below.
Case studies are listed in alphabetical order, with...
This policy brief, authored by The Brookings Institution and World Resources Institute, examines fiscal intruments that both raise revenue and help improve environmental quality.
The study includes analysis of the role of the new Electricity Regulatory Commission of the Philippines, and the electricity reform process.
