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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.

Visit the following links for WRI results in the following areas:

Agriculture and food Agriculture and food
Adopting greater stewardship of agricultural ecosystems.
Business and economics Business and economics
Harnessing the power of business to create profitable solutions to environment and development challenges.
Climate change, energy, and transportation Climate change, energy, and transportation
Halt changes to the Earth's climate caused by human activity.
Coastal and marine ecosystems Coastal and marine ecosystems
Improving the management of marine resources and the security of people who depend on them.
Forests, grasslands and drylands Forests, grasslands and drylands
Promoting stewardship in and around the world's frontier forests, grasslands, and drylands.
Governance and institutions Governance and institutions
Identifying ways to collaborate in the promotion of an environmental agenda.
People and ecosystems People and ecosystems
Safeguarding natural systems that support life on earth.
Population, health and human well-being Population, health and human well-being
Exploring links between environmental quality and human health.
Resource and materials use Resource and materials use
Breaking the connection between expanded prosperity and increased use of materials and generation of wastes.
Water resources and freshwater ecosystems Water resources and freshwater ecosystems
Improving human access to clean and reliable water supplies and reversing watershed degradation.
 

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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