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World Resources Institute explores issues at the intersection of environmental protection and economic development. Work focuses on protecting Earth's living systems, increasing access to information, reversing global warming, and creating sustainable enterprise and opportunity. The scale of WRI's activity ranges from local studies to national, regional, and global assessments, and specific topics are grouped in the categories at the left.

World Resources report, WRI's premier guide to the global environment, takes the broadest view of current issues and trends. Recent editions explore these themes:

 

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