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    Type of Resource
    Region
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    Forests
    Oceania Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 2, 2013

    3 Signs of Progress in Curbing the Illegal Wood Trade

    • Business
    • Cities
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    • Business
    • Cities
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • commodities
    Ocean
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    With Help from WRI Tool, Caribbean Country Establishes First National Park

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    sea turtle in ocean
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Forests
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    First Global Commitment to Forest Restoration Launched

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Farmer inspecting plant
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Forests
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    Brazil Overturns State Zoning Law that Threatened Amazon Forests

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Aerial shot of Amazon river
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    Rio’s New Bus Rapid Transit Line Improves Life for Millions

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    BRT bus in Brazil
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Cities
    Asia
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    Indian City Launches Pioneering Auto-Rickshaw Service

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Rickshaw in India
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    Mexico Passes Groundbreaking Climate and Transport Bill

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Woman in public transportation
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Cities
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    Development Banks Commit $175 Billion for Sustainable Transport

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    • Health & Road Safety
    City center
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Asia
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    Major Chinese City Plans Future around Low Carbon Development

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Qingdao, China
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Climate
    Outcomes
    July 2, 2013

    New Global Protocol Helps Cities Measure and Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Shanghai
    • Top Outcome: 2012
    Climate
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    July 2, 2013

    33 Cities Test New Framework for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories

    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • UNFCCC
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 1, 2013

    4 Reasons Renewable Energy Is Ready for the President’s Climate Action Plan

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    July 1, 2013

    President Obama’s Climate Action Plan: Can it Shift the World Away from Coal?

    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 28, 2013

    By the Numbers: The Economic Benefits of a National Climate Action Plan

    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 27, 2013

    What President Obama’s National Climate Plan Tells Us About International Climate Negotiations

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Greenhouse Gas Protocol

    The São Paulo skyline behind Ibirapuera Park. The city's urban trees are part of the greater Atlantic Forest ecosystem. Photo by Flávio Jota de Paula/Flickr.
    Climate
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    Reefs at Risk

    Cities
    Initiatives
    June 27, 2013

    World Resources Report

    With the world’s urban population expected to increase by about 60 percent by 2050, we have an opportunity to build cities where everyone can live, move, and thrive. See WRI’s work on this issue.