Topic: brazil

EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport is one of six organizations awarded a total of $125 million by Michael Bloomberg to implement programs in low- and middle-income countries to prevent death and disability from road traffic crashes. This is the largest single donation ever for international road safety.

New targets and deforestation numbers put Brazil in the spotlight.

Ecosystem Services is playing a growing role in Brazilian environmental law.

Petrobras, Ford Brasil, Wal-Mart Brasil, and Whirlpool are some of the first companies to voluntarily measure and publicly report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using the Brazil GHG Protocol Program, a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI).

The New Ventures directors answer questions about what small, sustainable companies can do to boost local economies and protect the environment.

President Lula’s targeted vetoes to controversial but landmark legislation mark significant progress towards protecting the Amazon forest.

Sao Paulo recently became one of the first cities in the developing world to implement a citywide plan to fight climate change.

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The Center for Sustainable Transport in Brazil (CTS-Brasil), a member of the World Resources Institute’s EMBARQ Network, the National Confederation of Transport, and the British Embassy will host the 2009 Brazil National Summit on Transport and the Environment. About 60 representatives from government, the private sector and the public will attend the one-day event focusing on policies aimed at reducing carbon emissions from the urban transport sector in Brazil.

A path for financing smart economic development through strong institutions was announced today by a 14-person commission appointed to advise political leaders on climate change.

The first meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate wrapped up here yesterday. The forum, convened by U.S. President Barack Obama, was attended by representatives of 17 major economies, the United Nations, and several developing countries.

With an investment of US$10 billion dollars in energy efficiency improvements, India’s economy would benefit from its potentially vast annual energy savings of 183.5 billion kilowatt hours.

Natural-resources extractive companies are profiting financially and socially when they consult with affected communities before and during the construction of projects.

The argument that developing countries are taking no action to address climate change is wrong.

The World Resources Institute and the Environmental Investigation Agency today launch a partnership to combat illegal logging worldwide and clean up timber supply chains.

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Small Companies, Big Impacts

Progress on Amazonian Deforestation and Land Reform

Sao Paulo Adopts Comprehensive Climate Change Policy

2009 National Summit on Transport and the Environment to be Held in Brasilia

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WRI President Jonathan Lash’s Statement on Progress at the Major Economies Forum

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WRI Releases Guide to Help Extractive Companies Work with Local Communities

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