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Protecting the Peruvian Amazon and its People From the Risks of Oil and Gas Development

By Jon Sohn on October 25, 2007

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.

Letter to World Bank, Re: Environmental Development Policy Loan to Peru

By Jon Sohn, Sarah Paraghamian, Richard Chase Smith on October 12, 2007

The following letter was sent to the Socially Sustainable Development Unit of the Latin America and the Caribbean Region of the World Bank on October 12th, 2007, regarding the proposed Environmental Development Policy Loan to Peru.

EPA Analysis of Federal Bills Omits Key Assumptions

October 1, 2007
WRI’s bill analysis remains an accurate portrayal of the differences in the U.S. emissions levels under each bill.

Ecuador's Proposal to Save Yasuni Rainforest Recognized at the Clinton Global Initiative As a Step Towards Reducing Emissions

By Jon Sohn on September 27, 2007

Additional Contributors: Remi Moncel

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

Letter to Sustainable Development Network, Re: Forest Carbon Partnership Facility

By Manish Bapna on September 20, 2007

The following letter was sent to Kathy Sierra, Vice President of the Sustainable Development Network at the World Bank on September 20th 2007, regarding the launch of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF).

From Assessment to Advocacy - Global Civil Society Network Focuses on Impact

July 16, 2007

In early July 2007, representatives of The Access Initiative from around the world met in Washington DC to discuss best practices for training new partners to push for improvement in environmental governance.

Financial Times Ranks WRI 3rd Highest NGO in Quality of Private Sector Partnerships

July 5, 2007

The FT’s effort to measure NGO/private sector relationships marks a trend. As NGO’s become more professional and businesses embrace corporate responsibility, both find that they can achieve their goals by working together. Read more.

Addressing Climate Change through Better Governance: Forestry and Electricity

By Sabina Ahmed on June 15, 2007

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

WRI Works with the United Nations Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor

By Lalanath de Silva on May 29, 2007
When the United Nations wanted help exploring legal empowerment of the poor, it turned to the experts of WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.

Jonathan Sohn's Testimony Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

By Jon Sohn on May 24, 2007

STATEMENT OF JONATHAN SOHN
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE

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