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Indonesia joins partnership to improve environmental governance, public access to information

April 26, 2006
Indonesia ‘s citizens will have better access to environmental information and decision-making. The country will become the 7th national government – and the first in Asia – to join the international Partnership for Principle 10 (PP10).

MTV Launches Break the Addiction, Sets Goal to Educate and Empower Young People to Help End Global Warming

April 21, 2006
12-month, 12-step Campaign offers Young People Opportunity to Lead the Fight against Global Warming

Hearing Testimony: "Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States"

By Jon Sohn on April 5, 2006

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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.

Mexican Industry Takes Voluntary Action Against Climate Change; Government Gives Public Recognition

February 22, 2006
Mexico’s environment ministry (SEMARNAT) recognized fifteen major companies today for publicly reporting their greenhouse gas emissions through a voluntary public-private initiative known as the Mexico Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Program.

Turning the Corner in Mexico City

By Jonathan Lash on July 20, 2005

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Glimmer of Hope for Embattled African Lake

By Charles Mkoka is a freelance writer based in Malawi and a contributor to WRI Features. on March 31, 2005

Community involvement may resolve the debate between two southern African states over the resources of a shared lake.

The Climate of a Post-Kyoto World

By Jonathan Pershing on March 28, 2005

Contributions to Global Warming: 1990-1999Contributions to Global Warming: 1990-1999While signatory nations and environmentalists hail the recent ratification of the

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