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Agricultural Land Grabs Threaten Local Property Rights and Sustainable Development

By Mercedes Stickler and Alisa Zomer on April 18, 2011

With large-scale agricultural investments on the rise, the rights of local people must be protected.

New Initiative Uses Environmental Lens to Promote Government Transparency in Key African Countries

April 5, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

A new initiative was recently launched to promote government transparency and increase people’s access to information in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa.

Can the World Bank Regain its Lead on Sustainable Development?

By Kirk Herbertson and Kim Thompson on October 5, 2010

After falling behind other development organizations, the World Bank now has a chance to update its environmental and social safeguard policies.

Momentum Builds for Gaining the Consent of Indigenous Peoples

By Kirk Herbertson on May 5, 2010

Extractive industries explore the benefits of acquiring consent for their projects.

A Roadmap for Integrating Human Rights into the World Bank Group

Kirk Herbertson, Kim Thompson, Robert Goodland

April, 2010

This report argues that human rights are an integral part of effective and sustainable development, and should be explicitly considered in all World Bank Group (WBG) investment decisions. We examine the WBG’s integration of human rights standards into its operations — highlighting accomplishments, shortcomings, and barriers — and suggest ways forward.

Review of IFC Performance Standards and Sustainability Policy Overview of Key Issues

By Kirk Herbertson on November 1, 2009

From September to November 2009, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is conducting an initial scoping of issues to improve in its updated sustainability policies.

MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI Experts Available for Interviews on World Bank and International Monetary Fund Meeting

September 30, 2009
Location: ISTANBUL, TURKEY

WHAT:

Experts from the World Resources Institute (WRI) will participate in four panel discussions during the World Bank Group (WBG) and International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual meeting in Istanbul, Turkey.

The panel discussions are part of the Civil Society Policy Forum, which will bring together bank staff, civil society representatives, government officials and academics to discuss important topics, such as integrating human rights into WBG operations; financing climate change adaptation in developing countries; financing forest conservation to combat global warming; and transforming transportation in cities. WRI experts appearing on these panels will be available for interviews.

WRI Releases Guide to Help Extractive Companies Work with Local Communities

March 5, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

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

Traditions and Intersections Of An Access Movement

August 28, 2008

MEDIA ADVISORY - Madeleine Albright to Discuss U.S. Poverty, Empowerment and the Environment

June 13, 2008

WHAT: The World Resources Institute and the Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (CLEP), will discuss a new global survey of

MEDIA ADVISORY: Book Launch and Panel Discussion - Voice and Choice: Opening the Door to Environmental Democracy

May 23, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: In honor of