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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.

New Study Highlights Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia Forest Moratorium

By Kemen Austin on February 17, 2012
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Today WRI releases a working paper that provides new information about Indonesia’s moratorium on new fo

How Can We Create Jobs, Reduce Food Prices and Boost Economies?

By Nigel Sizer on September 19, 2011
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The fate of heads of state across the globe is tied in large part to their ability to ensure employment, economic growth, and access to cheap food and clean water.

RELEASE: Leaders Announce Global Effort to Restore 150 Million Hectares of Deforested Land

September 1, 2011
Location: BONN, GERMANY & WASHINGTON, D.C.

New Global Restoration Council to be led by former Swedish Prime Minister Persson

A global effort to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested lands by 2020 is being launched in Bonn, Germany.

The Forest Company of the Future

By Janet Ranganathan and Göran Persson on August 23, 2011
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This story originally appeared in the Guardian.

WRI and WBCSD Update Guide to Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-Based Products

By Ruth Nogueron on July 22, 2011
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Today, WRI and the WBCSD release an update to the guide “Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-B

Restoring Forests: An Opportunity for Africa

By Nigel Sizer, Lars Laestadius, and Susan Minnemeyer on May 26, 2011

New research shows that Africa offers some of the greatest opportunities globally for restoring forests.

Global Well-Being: Rooted in the World's Forests

By Jonathan Lash and Nigel Sizer on April 26, 2011

This piece originally appeared in the Washington Post Environmental Leadership supplement on April 20, 2011, and is reposted with permission.

New Map Viewer Shows Development in the Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo

By Susan Minnemeyer and Matt Steil on April 5, 2011

WRI and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Tourism (MECNT) are pleased to announce the release of the interactive map viewer for the Forest Atlas of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

New Interactive Atlas Will Help Democratic Republic of Congo Manage Forests

By Scott Thompson on February 2, 2011

The government and people of the Democratic Republic of Congo can now track and monitor forests and logging concessions in the world’s second largest rain forest.

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