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RELEASE: 14 Latin American and Caribbean Countries Adopt an Ambitious Plan of Action to Improve Access Rights in the Region

By Lauren Zelin on April 19, 2013
Location: GUADALAJARA, MEXICO

Fourteen Latin American and Caribbean countries adopted an ambitious Plan of Action to improve access rights in the region, including access to information, public participation, and access to justice.

NEWS RELEASE: WRI’s EMBARQ Helps to Establish New Research Center on Bus Rapid Transit

April 28, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Volvo Research and Educational Foundations will provide a $3.5 million, five-year grant to establish the Center of Excellence in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), a consortium of researchers from four universities and EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport.

MEDIA ADVISORY: CTS-Brasil, Challenge Bibendum Unite Latin American Mayors to Advance Sustainable Urban Transport

November 23, 2009

Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards EMBARQ, Partners $125 Million for Global Road Safety Work

November 18, 2009
Location: NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.

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.

The Access Initiative: a Network in Action

By Monika Kerdeman and Andrew Rizzardi on July 24, 2009

Here is a quick summary of recent progress by Access Initiative partners working to strengthen civil society, increase participation, and improve environmental policy choices.

What Does Environmental Democracy Look Like?

By Monika Kerdeman on April 28, 2008
Environmental democracy is about government being transparent, accountable, and involving people in decisions that affect their environment. 20 countries in The Access Initiative (TAI) network are expanding their work to promote environmental democracy. Here is a summary of what’s ahead in 2008 and beyond.

Closing the Gap: Information, participation, and justice in decision-making for the environment

Norbert Henninger, Elena Petkova, Crescencia Maurer, and Fran Irwin with John Coyle and Gretchen Hoff

August, 2002

Addresses the status of access to information, participation, and justice in nine countries – Chile, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and the United States.

Chile's Frontier Forests: Conserving a Global Treasure

Eduardo Neira, Hernán Verscheure, and Carmen Revenga. Map production and GIS Analysis by Eduardo Neira and Patricio Rutherford

April, 2002

Describes, for the first time, the extent and distribution of the country’s intact forests while identifying priority areas for conservation and future monitoring work.