Topic: sustainable development

Expanding agriculture onto already degraded lands could relieve pressure on the world’s remaining forests.

Enabling tropical countries to boost their economies and feed global populations whi

Kirsty Jenkinson talks about how New Ventures, WRI’s center for environmental entrepreneurship, helps environmentally-focused small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets compete in a global economy.

Nagoya delegates need to plan how the world achieves food security, before ecosystems reach critical tipping points.

Can new SEC disclosure rules help bring transparency to Uganda’s oil sector?

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

A new policy to develop oil palm on degraded land could protect Indonesia’s forests. But what does “degraded” really mean?

This piece is adapted from a speech that was delivered on June 25th at the 5th Asia Clean Energy Forum: Meeting the Technology Transfer Challenge. The forum, hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Resources Institute, is the premiere knowledge sharing platform on best practices in policy, technology, and finance for clean energy in the Asian region.

Read WRI’s recommendations for the International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) environmental and social sustainability framework.

An upcoming United States-Indonesia partnership is an opportunity to tackle deforestation.

The World Bank must systematically address issues of environmental and social sustainability in its mainstream investments.

Read WRI’s formal comments to the World Bank Group on its Energy Strategy Review.

Multilateral Development Banks can play a leading role in promoting more sustainable energy options.

Investing in ecosystem services will help MDBs improve the livelihoods of the poor.