In today’s turbulent world, WRI is working around the globe to turn big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being.
Gender, social network analysis and native trees: All these combine to offer hope and transformation to a rural community in the Brazilian state of Para, where slash-and-burn monoculture has left forests blackened and nutrition sparse.
Decarbonizing the transport sector would create a cleaner, healthier and more affordable future for everyone, and it can be done without sacrificing the interconnectedness we've come to expect from modernity.
Mass public mobilization on display during September UN summits on climate action and sustainable development showed the intertwined nature of the climate crisis with crises in justice and democracy. Advocates around the world are telling government leaders that they want urgent, just, inclusive climate action.
Land and environmental defenders across the world face threats, attacks or fatal violence for protecting their land, rivers, forests and communities from large corporations, paramilitary groups and their own governments. The Defending the Land and Environmental Defenders Coalition, Global Witness, EarthRights International and WRI will co-host this event to bring greater awareness to these significant threats.
