Stories: People & Ecosystems

Top 10 Outcomes 2007

Each year, we evaluate the impact of our work in four sustainable development goal areas and announce our top ten outcomes. Each is a glimpse of what’s possible when we work together as a global community.

Former WRI Board Member John W. Firor Dies

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Many Peruvian school children aren’t taught that isolated indigenous groups live in the Amazon tropical forests of their country. Further, some mining and oil company officials continue to deny that these communities exist.

The selection of the Ecuadorian proposal as one of the most innovative climate change proposals within the

Before purchasing forest-based products, corporate managers should ask a handful of basic questions about environmental and social aspects.

On July 2, 2007, Ashbindu Singh, Regional Coordinator, UNEP’s

Kenyans—like all people on Earth—depend on nature to sustain their lives and livelihoods.

On May 11, WRI hosted an official side event at the 15th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.

An April Washington Post article convincingly highlighted how