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RELEASE: Governments and Leaders Call for Strengthening Access to Transparency and Public Participation at Rio+20

June 19, 2012
Location: Rio de Janeiro

More than 300 representatives from government, multilateral institutions, and civil society came together today to push for more action and commitments to support stronger governance around environmental issues.

ADVISORY: Governments, UN Agencies and Civil Society to Reveal Commitments on Governance at Rio+20

June 18, 2012
Location: RIO DE JANEIRO

On Tuesday, June 19, 2012, more than 300 representatives from governments, UN agencies, and civil society will gather to express their support for action and make commitments around open and transparent government and environmental issues.

Climate Change and Rio+20

By Jennifer Morgan on June 14, 2012
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Despite 1992 Rio Earth Summit being the birthplace of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change doesn’t hav

Rio+20: Seizing the Opportunity for a Sustainable Future

By Manish Bapna on June 14, 2012
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The 1992 Earth Summit was a bright moment for the environmental movement.

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.

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

Encouraging Green Industry Innovation

By Erin Gray and John Talberth on August 29, 2011
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Recently, in the New York Times Green Column, Bettina Wassener wrote about the “Plastic Disclosure Project,” which annually surveys industry on their overall plastic use and…

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

Q&A: What is a "Green Economy?"

By Manish Bapna and John Talberth on April 5, 2011

The global recession has brought new attention to chronic structural flaws in current economic models and assumptions. As economies struggle to recover, many are taking a closer look at the broad concept of a “Green Economy,” one that simultaneously promotes sustainability and economic growth What would this type of economy look like, and how could we get there? WRI Managing Director Manish Bapna responds to some of the most commonly-asked questions: