Stories: The Access Initiative (TAI)

An official report released by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement (BOEMRE, formerly MMS) and the Coast Gua

What Do You Want From Rio+20?

20 years after the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, “Rio+20” will review progress on and reaffirm a global commitment to the policies designed to foster e

Are Governments Ready for Rio 2012?

Though the next Earth Summit, Rio+20, will take place next June, few governments have started to seriously assess their progress towards achieving the

A new initiative was recently launched to promote government transparency and increase people’s access to information in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa.

A vision for corporate disclosure and community engagement.

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.

The number of specialized courts that resolve environmental issues has grown from only a handful in the 1970s to more than 350 in 41 countries. And while past research has studied a few courts in one or two countries, The Access Initiative of the World Resources Institute (WRI) today releases the first comprehensive global report on the status of these courts.

MEDIA ADVISORY: A Call for Environmental Courts

WHAT: A Call for Environmental Courts: Judges, Public Confidence, Expertise, and Visibility

WHEN: Monday, April 19th 2010 3 pm to 4:15 pm EST
Cocktail Reception: 4:15 to 5 pm EST

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

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

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.