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Stories Archive: January, 2012

RELEASE: Prof. Zou Ji to Join the National Climate Research Center; Transition from WRI

January 31, 2012
Location: BEIJING, CHINA

Dr. Xiaomei Tan Appointed as Deputy Director for WRI’s China Office

STATEMENT: WRI Response to 2012 State of the Union Address

January 25, 2012
Location: Washington, D.C.

In response to President Obama’s State of the Union speech, following is a statement from Manish Bapna, Interim President, World Resources Institute:

“In his speech tonight, President Obama

ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation Event: Scaling Up Sustainable Transport Solutions Worldwide

January 20, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The 9th annual Transforming Transportation conference will focus on big ideas to scale up sustainable transport in cities worldwide.

Exploring Threats to Coral Reefs with GIS Data Sets

By Katie Reytar and Witold Fraczek, Esri on January 19, 2012

This piece originally appeared in the Winter 2012 edition of Esri’s ArcUser Magazine. The full text, graphics, and GIS datasets are available here.

Threats to Village Land in Tanzania: Implications for REDD+ Benefit- Sharing Arrangements

By Peter Veit, Darryl Vhugen (Landesa), Jonathan Miner (Landesa) on January 13, 2012

This piece originally appeared in Lessons About Land Tenure, Forest Governance and REDD+: Case Studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America.[^1] The full text of the article is available here.

ADVISORY: Roundtable Discussion on "The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future"

January 12, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute hosts a roundtable discussion featuring former EPA administrators, elected officials, and business and health leaders on “The State of the Clean Air Act: Past, Present and Future” on January 23, 2012.

RELEASE: WRI Hosts Chinese Delegation Tour on Low-Carbon Development

January 11, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WRI-NDRC Sign MOU for Cooperation on Sustainable Cities

ADVISORY: WRI Hosts High-Level Delegation of Chinese Officials to Discuss Sustainable Cities

January 6, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

MOU Signing; Keynote address by NDRC Director General Su Wei