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Maps Show Diverse, Widespread Human Pressures on Brazilian Amazon Forests

March 20, 2006
Half of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest is under pressure from an array of human activities, according to figures released today in unison with a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Imazon.

World Resources Institute Elects Gretchen Long, Dr. Diana H. Wall to Board

March 14, 2006
The World Resources Institute (WRI) has elected two new members to its board of directors: Gretchen Long, and Dr. Diana H. Wall.

Note to Correspondents: WRI Review of Climate Science in 2005 Shows Current Impacts of Global Climate Change

March 13, 2006
The World Resources Institute today released a review of last year’s major climate research. The studies indicate how changes due to human-induced climate change are already having quantifiable effects on the environment.