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Rio+20 Text Offers Hope for Improving Governance

By Lalanath de Silva on June 22, 2012
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The main focus of the formal negotiations at Rio+20 is the outcome document, “The Future We Want.” The text, which

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hope or Hype? WRI Experts Host Press Call on Rio+20 Summit

May 16, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

As leaders in government, business and civil society prepare to head to Rio de Janeiro for the UN Sustainable Development Summit, known as Rio+20, experts from the World Resources Institute will host a press call to discuss issues and expectations for the meeting.

The Open Government Partnership: Will Brazil Promote Green Transparency?

By Athena Ballesteros on September 19, 2011
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This piece was written with Catarina Freitas, a Brazilian legal intern with WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.

Government Report on Deepwater Horizon Spill Fails to Recognize Its Own Responsibility

By Alisa Zomer on September 15, 2011
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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?

By Jacob Werksman and Lalanath de Silva on August 31, 2011
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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?

By Carole Excell on July 11, 2011
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Though the next Earth Summit, Rio+20, will take place next June, few governments have started to seriously assess their progress towards achieving the

New Initiative Uses Environmental Lens to Promote Government Transparency in Key African Countries

April 5, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

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

EPA Toxics Release Inventory and the “Right to Know”

By Janet Ranganathan on November 3, 2010

A vision for corporate disclosure and community engagement.

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.

NEWS RELEASE: Environmental Courts Becoming More Popular Worldwide, but Steps Needed for Improvement

April 19, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

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.

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