Rio+8
An assessment of National Councils for Sustainable Development
WRI's Institutions and Governance Program has completed an asessment of national councils for sustainable development (NCSDs).
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Forest problems and law enforcement in Southeast Asia
The role of local communities
by , , and -In 1995, the World Resources Institute published a comparative study of national laws and policies affecting forests and forest-dwellers in India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and PNG (Lynch and Talbott, 1995). The study arrived at two main conclusions.
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How much sustainable development can we expect from the Clean Development Mechanism?
by -While many assessments of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) have asked how much the mechanism can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, less attention has been given to the question of how far the CDM will advance sustainable development goals, even though the mechanism's success rests on meeting
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Urban air pollution risks to children
A global environmental health indicator
by and -Millions of children living in the world’s largest cities, particularly in developing countries, are exposed to life-threatening air pollution two to eight times above the maximum World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines.
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Critical Consumption Trends and Implications
Degrading Earth's Ecosystems
by and -Chronic, human-induced imbalances in major biological systems---for example, nutrient cycling, inter-species relationships and food chains---are more insidious than acute incidents of pollution or other damage.
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Capacity for Climate
Economies in Transition After Kyoto
by , and -This report reviews the challenges and opportunities presented by the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol for Central and Eastern European countries with economies in transition, and serves as a background study for the project.
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What might a developing country climate commitment look like?
by , and -International climate change negotiations have stalemated over the timing and nature of developing country commitments. This is both unfortunate and unnecessary.
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Watershed management and upland development in Lao PDR
A synthesis of issues and opportunities
by -The government of Lao PDR has recently promulgated a series of laws and policies governing the allocation and use of natural resources. These reforms have positive long-term implications for rural development and environmental protection.
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Climate, biodiversity, and forests
Issues and opportunities emerging from the Kyoto Protocol
by and -Over the past 150 years, deforestation has contributed an estimated 30 percent of the atmospheric build-up of CO2. It is also a significant driving force behind the loss of genes, species, and critical ecosystem services.
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Informal survey of the NGO community regarding engagement of private international capital flows
by -The purpose of the survey was to gain a sense of how the community of non-governmental organizations that until recently focused on multilateral development bank reform is responding to the rise of private investment flows to developing and transition economies.
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Next bottom line
Making sustainable development tangible
by -Business people all over the world are developing new products and services that solve environmental problems and create business value at the same time.
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Safe climate, sound business
An action agenda
by , , , and -SCSB partners are already taking steps to focus on the issue of climate change because it is important not only that we understand the issues but also that we understand and control our own emissions.
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Cultivating Diversity
Agrobiodiversity and food security
by -Biodiversity is a fundamental basis for agricultural production and food security, as well as a valuable ingredient of environmental conservation.
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Logging Burma's frontier forests
Resources and the regime
by , and -Burma holds more than half of mainland Southeast Asia's closed forest, and is often called "the last frontier of biodiversity in Asia." Having lost virtually all of their original forest cover, Burma's neighbors -- China, India, and Thailand -- rely increasingly on Burma as a source of timber.
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Forests and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Opportunity in a time of crisis
by , and -Recommends policies to promote renewed forest stewardship and sound environmental management neglected during the Mobutu dictatorship and civil war. Argues that proper husbanding of the country's forest resources can act as a stimulant to economic growth.
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Which World? Scenarios for the 21st century
by -Looking 50 years into the future, Which World? analyzes persistent, long-term trends -- demographic, economic, social, environmental, and security trends -- that are likely to shape and constrain the future.
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Leverage for the Environment
A Guide to the Private Financial Services Industry
by , , and -In the years since the Earth Summit in Rio, financial globalization has compounded the challenge of reconciling economic growth with environmental sustainability.
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Sustainability Rulers
Measuring Corporate Environmental & Social Performance
by -Provides a basic framework for thinking about the various categories of sustainabilty indicators, and provides a preliminary list of ongoing efforts in the field.
