World Resources Institute's Profile

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World Resources Institute
Member Since:
April 3, 2008
Member Name:
WRI
Last Logged in:
April 3, 2008
Biography:

The World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives.

Our mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.

Because people are inspired by ideas, empowered by knowledge, and moved to change by greater understanding, WRI provides—and helps other institutions provide—objective information and practical proposals for policy and institutional change that will foster environmentally sound, socially equitable development.

WRI organizes its work around four key goals:

  • People & Ecosystems: Reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services.
  • Access: Guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.
  • Climate Protection: Protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change.
  • Markets & Enterprise: Harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment.

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World Resources Institute's Content

Title Role Content Type Website Date
Alien species transport via ship ballast water Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
The expansion of invasive species through ship ballast water Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Reefs at risk in the Caribbean Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis Reports Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Malaysia - Biodiversity and Protected Areas Factsheet (WRI) Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Malaysia - Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Factsheet (WRI) Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Malaysia - Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems Factsheet (WRI) Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Malaysia Water Resources and Freshwater Ecosystems Factsheet Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Malaysia- Forests, Grasslands, and Drylands Factsheet Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Malaysia Biodiversity and Protected Areas Factsheet Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Malaysia- Climate and Atmosphere Factsheet Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Summary for Decision-makers Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Reader’s Guide Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Board Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Panel Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Preface Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Key Questions in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Appendix D. Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Figure Sources Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Appendix E. Assessment Report Tables of Contents Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Ecosystems and Human Well-being Synthesis: Contributors Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010