WRI Publications: Alphabetical (Full list)

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2004. 2004 Sustainable Enterprise Summit presentations Nearly 200 business executives convened at the the seventh annual Sustainable Enterprise Summit to learn about best practices for implementing leading sustainable business strategies. Presentations from speakers and panelists at the March 17-18, 2004 event

2007. A Comparison of Legislative Climate Change Targets in the 110th Congress (December 7, 2007) This analysis compares targets in current legislative proposals of mandatory cap and trade programs for greenhouse gas emissions, in terms of annual and cumulative emissions.

1998. Africa's valuable assets: A reader in natural resource management This collection of essays highlights problems and opportunities surrounding natural resource management in Africa and describes some of the more promising strategies for improvement. Edited by Peter Veit

2007. Agricultural Subsidies, Poverty, and the Environment: Supporting a Domestic Reform Agenda in Developing Countries What policies are needed so that reforms in agricultural subsidies in developed countries can translate into real benefits for poor farmers and for the environment in developing countries? Antonio La Vina, Lindsey Fransen, Paul Faeth, Yuko Kurauchi

2007. Agriculture and Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities and the 2007 Farm Bill How can managers of agricultural operations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions? What opportunities exist under the Conservation Title of the 2007 Farm Bill to enhance climate change mitigation opportunities from the U.S. agricultural sector? Evan Branosky and Suzie Greenhalgh

2006. Agriculture and Climate Change: The Policy Context How will U.S. agriculture be affected by climate change and how do farmers benefit by decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions? Evan Branosky

1990. Air pollution's toll on forests and crops Contributing authors document and analyze forest dcline in Europe and the Eastern United States, as well as ozone's injury to California's pines. James J. MacKenzie and Mohamed T. El-Ashry

2003. Aligning Commitments: Public Participation, International Decision-Making, and the Environment Reviews public participation policies of institutions in three international arenas: Multilateral environmental agreements, multilateral development bank policy and lending, and trade and regional economic bodies. Crescencia Maurer with Suzanne Ehlers and Andrew Buchman

1998. All that glitters is not gold: Balancing conservation and development in Venezuela's frontier forests Warns that allowing uncontrolled extractive activities in Venezuela's Guayana region risks opportunities for economic growth and conservation. Identifies policy options for development plans with safeguard measures based on conservation, sustainability. Marta Miranda with Alberto Blanco-Uribe Q., Lionel Hernández, José Ochoa G., and Edgard Yerena

2002. An analysis of access to Central Africa's rainforests Identifies relatively undisturbed forest blocks in Central Africa, providing maps that show their size, condition and current levels of protection -- offering the first comprehensive picture of where logging concessions are located throughout the region. Susan Minnemeyer with contributions from Tyson Walker, Jean-Gael Collomb, Linda Cotton, and Dirk Bryant

2006. Análisis de Cuencas Hidrológicas en el Arrecife Mesoamericano WRI cuantifica el sedimento y los nutrientes provenientes de 400 cuencas que descargan en el Arrecife Mesoamericano para apoyar planes de ordenamiento territorial, la agricultura, la conservación y esfuerzos de mitigación de amenazas costeras. Lauretta Burke y Zachary Sugg con contribuciones de Will Heyman, Shin Kobara, Laurent Cherubin, Christopher Kuchinke, Claire Paris, Johnathan Kool

2003. Analysis of Bush Administration greenhouse gas target A 2003 analysis of the potential impact of U.S. climate change policy if it were to link greenhouse gas emission growth to a percentage of economic growth. World Resources Institute

2005. Arrecifes en Peligro en el Caribe El proyecto ofrece los elementos necesarios para una mejor comprensión de la relacion entre actividades humanas y el condicion de ecosistemas arrecifales en el Caribe. Lauretta Burke, Jonathan Maidens y autores contribuyentes: Mark Spalding, Philip Kramer, Edmund Green, Suzie Greenhalgh, Hillary Nobles, Johnathan Kool

2004. Assessing access to information, participation, and justice for the environment: A guide Contains the tools to assess implementation of several "access principles" as they relate to environmental decision-making -- access to information, access to participation, access to justice, and capacity-building, with accompanying instructional text. Elena Petkova and Gloria Bruce, editors

2007. Assessing U.S. Farm Drainage: Can GIS Lead to Better Estimates of Subsurface Drainage Extent? Extensive subsurface "tile" drainage systems on Corn Belt farmlands have important implications for nutrient pollution in surface water, notably the hypoxic "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, existing drainage data are outdated and inconsistent. Can a map-based GIS analysis lead to a better assessment of tile drainage? Zachary Sugg

2007. Atlas Forestier Interactif du Congo - Interactive Forest Atlas of Congo (version 1.0) Through the overview report and online interactive atlas, allows the user to access up-to-date spatial data and attributes, as well as, understand the context and utility of this information for Congo's forestry sector. Benoit Mertens, Susan Minnemeyer, Lawrence Ayenika Nsoyuni, Matthew Steil

2002. Atlas of Russia's Intact Forest Landscapes The first-ever, detailed map of intact forest landscapes in Russia, and can be used to flag areas where special precautions must be taken before development decisions are made. Dmitry Dobrynin, Alexander Isaev, Lars Laestadius, et. al.

2003. Awakening the 'Dead Zone': An investment for agriculture, water quality, and climate change Compares a number of policy options to reduce nutrient loss in the Mississippi River Basin from agricultural sources, provide new income sources for farmers, and help address hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. Suzie Greenhalgh and Amanda Sauer

1996. Balancing the scales: Managing biodiversity at the bioregional level Uses case studies to make the case for protecting biodiversity wherever it is found and not just within the boundaries of protected areas. Explains challenges and opportunities of bioregional management. Highlights core elements of successful projects. Kenton R. Miller

2001. Beyond grey pinstripes 2001: Preparing MBAs for social and environmental stewardship Identifies the pioneering U.S. business schools and faculty dedicated to training future managers to handle complex social issues and provide stewardship of fragile environmental resources. World Resources Institute Sustainable Enterprise Program and The Aspen Institute Initiative for Social Innovation Through Business

2006. Beyond the RFS: The Environmental and Economic Impacts of Increased Grain Ethanol Production in the U.S. Can we increase grain ethanol production without risk to soil and water resources? Liz Marshall and Suzie Greenhalgh

1993. Biodiversity prospecting: Using Genetic Resources for Sustainable Development Argues that biodiversity prospecting ventures won't succeed if they don't promote sustainable development. Focus on three institutional elements that will ultimately determine the course of this industry: organizations, contracts, national legislation. Walter V. Reid, Sarah A. Laird, Carrie A. Meyer, Rodrigo Gámez, Ana Sittenfeld, Daniel H. Janzen, Michael A. Gollin, and Calestous Juma

1995. Bittersweet harvests for global supermarkets: Challenges in Latin America's agricultural export boom Chronicles the benefits and shortcomings of trade and structural adjustment policies promoted throughout Latin America and the Caribbean by the World Bank, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other multinational agencies during the 1980s. Lori Ann Thrupp with Gilles Bergeron and William F. Waters

1994. Breaking the Logjam: Obstacles to forest policy reform in Indonesia and the United States Examines underlying economic, social, and political forces that drive forest conversion and exploitation and reforms in which local participation, national institutions, donor assistance, and international action can promote effective forest management. Charles V. Barber, Nels C. Johnson, and Emmy Hafild

2002. Building on the Kyoto Protocol: Options for Protecting the Climate Experts from around the world explore options for strengthening the Kyoto Protocol and Climate Convention, including proposals to engage both developed and developing countries in protecting the climate. Edited by Kevin A. Baumert with Odile Blanchard, Silvi Llosa and James Perkaus

2007. Building Public Acceptability for Carbon Capture Sequestration Jeffrey Logan, Andrea Disch, Kate Larsen and John Venezia

2006. Business and Ecosystems Issue Brief: Ecosystem Challenges and Business Implications Explores six challenges -- water scarcity, climate change, habitat change, biodiversity loss and invasive species, overexploitation of oceans, and nutrient overloading -- and discusses their implications for business and examples of corporate responses. IUCN, WRI, Earthwatch, and WBCSD

2000. Canada's forests at a crossroads: An assessment in the year 2000 Explores the scale and magnitude of timber, energy, and mineral resources development within Canada's northern frontier, home to over a third of the world's boreal forest and a tenth of total global forest cover. Global Forest Watch Canada report

2006. Canada's Large Intact Forest Landscapes (2006 update) Presents the results of a multiyear project to map Canada's large, intact forest landscapes and analyze their distribution and level of protection. Peter Lee (Global Forest Watch Canada), Dmitry Aksenov (Socio-Ecological Union International), Lars Laestadius (World Resources Institute), Ruth Nogueron (World Resources Institute), Wynet Smith (Global Forest Watch Canada)

2003. Canada's large intact forest landscapes 2003 The first analysis of its kind performed in Canada combining satellite imagery, GIS and ground-truthing to create an electronic atlas that uses ESRI software in an easy-to-use interface. Peter Lee, Dmitry Askenov, Lars Laestadius, Ruth Nogueron, and Wynet Smith

2006. Carbon Value Analysis Tool (CVAT) This tool allows project managers to factor in the price of carbon when evaluating greenhouse gas reduction projects. World Resources Institute

2003. Changing Drivers: The impact of climate change on competitiveness and value creation in the automotive industry Emerging carbon constraints constitute a new influence on competitiveness in the automotive industry, creating both risks and opportunities for companies that could materially affect their earnings and ability to compete in global markets. Duncan Austin, Niki Rosinski, Amanda Sauer, Colin Le Duc. Published by World Resources Institute and WRI and Sustainable Asset Management (SAM)

2002. Changing Oil: Emerging environmental risks and shareholder value in the oil and gas industry Evaluates how environmental issues might impact the future financial performance of leading companies in the oil and gas sector. Duncan Austin and Amanda Sauer

2002. Chile's frontier forests: Conserving a global treasure Describes, for the first time, the extent and distribution of the country's intact forests while identifying priority areas for conservation and future monitoring work. Eduardo Neira, Hernán Verscheure, and Carmen Revenga. Map production and GIS Analysis by Eduardo Neira and Patricio Rutherford

2000. A climate and environmental strategy for U.S. agriculture Examines how implementation of the Kyoto Protocol could actually help U.S. agriculture. Paul Faeth and Suzie Greenhalgh

2000. Climate of Export Credit Agencies Reveals that export credit and investment insurance agencies (ECAs) as a group are promoting exports and investments to developing countries that will contribute to long-term increases in greenhouse gas emissions. Crescencia Maurer with Ruchi Bhandari

2004. A Climate of Innovation: Northeast business action to reduce greenhouse gases Reviews corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions management based on the experiences of nine large corporations from various economic sectors. Andrew Aulisi, Jennifer Layke and Samantha Putt del Pino

2007. Climate Policy in the State Laboratory: How States Influence Federal Regulation and the Implications for Climate Change Policy in the United States This report analyzes the prospects of state efforts to address climate change by looking at a range of case studies to determine what characteristics of state policy innovation may be indicators of successful federal adoption. Andrew Aulisi, John Larsen, Jonathan Pershing, and Paul Posner

1997. Climate protection and the national interest: The links among climate change, air pollution, and energy security Shows how an integrated U.S. approach to dealing with of climate change, air pollution, and energy security would be a much more efficient and economical way of solving these linked problems. James J. MacKenzie

1997. Climate protection policies: Can we afford to delay? This report explains why delaying policy implementation threatens to make climate protection more, not less, costly while also postponing potential benefits from early action. Duncan Austin

2006. Climate science 2005: Major new discoveries A thorough review of 2005's literature shows that scientific discoveries and new research on climate change was incredibly worrisome. Taken collectively, they suggest that the world may well have moved past a key physical tipping point. Kelly Levin and Jonathan Pershing

2007. Climate Science 2006: Major new discoveries Major climate change science research of 2006 confirms a trend that has become increasingly clear: climate change has significant ramifications for the physical climate, hydrological cycle, and ecosystems, and impacts are already being witnessed today. Kelly Levin and Jonathan Pershing

1998. Climate, biodiversity, and forests: Issues and opportunities emerging from the Kyoto Protocol Examines why the role of forests and land-use change under the Kyoto Protocol remains controversial. Notes that climate change is a major threat to biodiversity and that protecting biological diversity may help mitigate other impacts of climate change. World Resources Institute and The World Conservation Union (IUCN)

2002. Closing the Gap: Information, participation, and justice in decision-making for the environment Addresses the status of access to information, participation, and justice in nine countries -- Chile, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and the United States. Elena Petkova, Crescencia Maurer, Norbert Henninger and Fran Irwin with John Coyle and Gretchen Hoff

2006. Conservation Best Management Practices, Cost-share and Water Quality Trading Programs Outlines economic and "fairness" reasons why supporting the sale of the cost-share portion of agricultural nutrient and sediment reductions is not the most appropriate policy for the USDA and other government agencies to adopt. Suzie Greenhalgh, Mindy Selman and Michael Taylor

1998. Contributions to climate change: Are conventional measures misleading the debate? How "stock contributions" can be used to reflect how much developed and developing countries have actually contributed to the buildup of atmospheric stock of carbon dioxide (CO2) that has occurred since pre-industrial times. Duncan Austin, José Goldemberg, and Gwen Parker

2002. Contributions to global warming map This map redefines the relative area of countries and regions of the world using historical carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel consumption. World Resources Institute

2002. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 1): Business case, challenges, and steps forward Outlines the challenges and benefits of green power for commercial and industrial users. Based on WRI’s experience with the Green Power Market Development Group. Duncan Austin and Craig Hanson

2002. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 2): Opportunities with landfill gas Provides an introduction to landfill gas as a green energy source for commercial and industrial enterprises. Shehnaz Y. Atcha and Vince T. Van Son

2003. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 3): Corporate greenhouse gas emissions inventories: Accounting for the climate benefits of green power Introduces corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories as a fundamental first step to enabling green power to meet corporate energy and climate goals. Craig Hanson and Janet Ranganathan

2003. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 4): Introducing the Green Power Analysis Tool The fourth installment accompanies the release of the Green Power Analysis Tool. This installment identifies the business case for the tool, describes how it works, and explains how managers can input data on green power projects and corporate targets. Duncan Austin

2003. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 5): Renewable energy certificates: An attractive means for corporate customers to purchase renewable energy This installment provides an introduction to RECs for corporate energy users. The publication defines RECs, their business benefits, and their similarities to other renewable energy products. It also makes suggestions for purchase strategy and policy. Craig Hanson and Vince Van Son

2006. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 6): Developing Next Generation Green Power Products for Corporate Markets in North America Provides an introduction to three "next generation" green power products specifically tailored to the needs of corporate customers in voluntary markets. Andrew Aulisi and Craig Hanson

2005. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 7): The business case for green power Describes the business case for companies to use renewable resources to meet their energy needs. Craig Hanson

2007. Corporate Guide to Green Power Markets (Installment 8): The Business Case for Corporate Use of Renewable Energy in Europe This WRI policy brief gives an overview of the benefits that are motivating businesses in Europe to switch to renewable energy. Craig Hanson and Diana Profir

1997. The costs of climate protection: A guide for the perplexed Provides readers a tool by which to form their own judgment about the likely economic impact of climate protection policy. Robert Repetto and Duncan Austin

1999. Critical consumption trends and implications: Degrading Earth's ecosystems Argues that production and consumption patterns are integrally linked and entire use cycle must be considered to understand environmental effects, identify potential interventions, and articulate effective policy approaches. Emily Matthews and Allen Hammond

1998. Cultivating diversity: Agrobiodiversity and food security Reveals the urgent need for action to incorporate biodiversity planning into agricultural development, and highlights effective practices and policies. Lori Ann Thrupp

2007. Dans L’attente de la Démocratie: La Politique Des Choix Dans La Décentralisation De La Gestion Des Ressources Naturelles Jesse C. Ribot

2007. David Jhirad testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Hearing on U.S. Re-Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight Cimate Change (May 15, 2007) Dr. David John Jhirad

2001. Defining common ground for the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Analyzes an initiative that connects protected areas from Mexico to Central America. Concludes that governments and citizens need closer cooperation in designing development programs to create biological corridors and provide economic opportunities. Kenton Miller, Elsa Chang, and Nels Johnson

2002. Democratic Decentralization of Natural Resources: Institutionalizing popular participation This brief presents preliminary findings and recommendations from research on natural resources in decentralization efforts around the world.
Also available in Spanish and French. Jesse C. Ribot

2007. Designing a Customized Greenhouse Gas Calculation Tool This guidebook explains how to customize a greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation tool. It is designed to help technical staff adapt existing GHG Protocol calculation tools to use for a specific GHG program or to more closely reflect national and/or regional circumstances. Florence Daviet

2004. Designing genes: How can genetic engineering serve U.S. midwestern agricultural sustainability? Explores the intersection of two critical, but rarely juxtaposed science and policy issues: The path to U.S. agricultural sustainability and the future of genetically engineered (GE) crops. Don S. Doering

2000. Designing the Clean Development Mechanism to meet the needs of a broad range of interests Details struggles over basic design and features of the Clean Development Mechanism established in the 1997 Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Change. Reviews different designs and explores how an "open architecture" CDM might operate. Kevin Baumert and Nancy Kete with Christiana Figueres

2007. Development Without Conflict: The Business Case for Community Consent This report seeks to build the 'business case' for sponsors of large-scale, high-impact projects to treat the consent of the host community as a requirement of project development. Authors: Steven Herz, Jon Sohn, Antonio La Vina. Editor: Jonathan Sohn

2005. Diverging Paths: What future for export credit agencies in development finance? Calls for the reform or even elimination of ECAs come in the broader policy context of government commitments to meet Millennium Development Goals that set targets for poverty alleviation, health, education, and environmental protection. Jim Harmon, Crescencia Maurer, Jon Sohn and Tomas Carbonell

1991. Drowning the national heritage: Climate change and U.S. coastal biodiversity Examines the status of coastal biodiversity and the potential impacts of climate change. Evaluate various policy responses and recommend specific changes to protect the biological wealth of these vital ecosystems. Walter V. Reid and Mark C. Trexler

2003. Drylands, people, and ecosystem goods and services: A web-based geospatial analysis A web-based analysis taking advantage of the power of geospatial technologies to examine the world’s drylands from the perspective of human livelihoods and how these livelihoods are integrated with dryland ecosystem goods and services. Robin P. White and Janet Nackoney

2005. EarthTrends / World Resources Data CD 2005 Gain instant, portable access to the EarthTrends database on global conditions and trends with the EarthTrends Data CD-ROM. World Resources Institute, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Program, The World Bank

2002. An ecosystem approach to drylands: Building support for new development policies Examines current issues surrounding dryland management policies and the livelihoods of people who live in dryland areas. Robin P. White, Dan Tunstall, and Norbert Henninger

2007. Eliminating Tax Expenditures with Adverse Environmental Effects Eliminating or scaling back tax expenditures that promote production and consumption of fossil fuels would reduce the budget deficit, promote economic efficiency, and be a step towards more environmentally friendly tax law. Eric Toder (on commission by WRI and Brookings)

2007. Empowering People: A Governance Analysis of Electricity; India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand Based on experiences in India, Indonesia, Philippines, and Thailand, this report makes the case for greater attention to how electricity sector decisions are made -- and the need for greater public involvement and scrutiny. Smita Nakhooda, Shantanu Dixit, and Navroz K. Dubash

2006. Energy Security and Climate Change: Alternatives for the Clean Car Evolution Presents a framework for understanding the regulatory and market dynamics driving the demand for more fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles, and highlights investment ideas that are levered to this long-term theme. Merrill Lynch and WRI's Capital Markets Research Team

2005. Energy Security and Climate Change: Investing in the Clean Car Revolution Presents framework for understanding the regulatory and market dynamics driving the demand for more fuel efficient and less polluting automobiles, and highlights investment ideas levered to this long-term theme. Merrill Lynch and WRI's Capital Markets Research Team

2002. Environment, Livelihoods and Local Institutions: Decentralization in Mainland Southeast Asia Assesses the potential of decentralization reform to improve rural livelihoods and natural resource stewardship in this rapidly-changing region. Mairi Dupar and Nathan Badenoch with Dang Thanh Ha, Hoang Huu Cai, Le Van An, Nguyen Quang Dung, Pham Thi Huong, Sith Sam Ath, Tran Duc Vien, Zuo Ting

2000. Environmental accountability beyond the nation-state: The implications of the Aarhus Convention Identifies the broader implications of the Aarhus Convention and seeks to influence the debate over disclosure policies by international and global institutions. Elena Petkova with Peter Veit

1994. Environmental partnerships: A business handbook One in a series of three, this handbook is filled with real-life examples, this handbook offers step-by-step guidance for selecting projects, locating partners, negotiating agreements, and securing financing. Frederick J. Long and Matthew B. Arnold

2004. Environmental stories to watch in 2004 Remarks by Jonathan Lash on December 22, 2003 at a National Press Club briefing for journalists on "Environmental Trends and Topics." Jonathan Lash

2005. Environmental stories to watch in 2005 What's coming up in 2005 for global warming, ecosystems, poverty and the environment? Remarks by Jonathan Lash based on a National Press Club briefing on December 21, 2004. Jonathan Lash

2006. Environmental stories to watch in 2006 Summary of briefing by Jonathan Lash, President of the World Resources Institute, for journalists on environmental trends for 2006. Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute

2006. Environmental Stories to Watch in 2007 National Press Club Briefing by Jonathan Lash on December 19th, 2006. Jonathan Lash

2001. Facing the United States' oil supply problems: Would opening up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Coastal Plain really make a difference? While the ANWR Coastal Plain may make a contribution to U.S. oil supply a decade from now, we cannot rely on ANWR to significantly alleviate our long-term security problems stemming from our heavy reliance on increasingly imported oil. James J. MacKenzie

2000. Fertile ground: Nutrient trading's potential to cost-effectively improve water quality Explores the cost-effectiveness and environmental performance of various strategies to reduce phosphorus loads in nutrient-impaired waterways. Paul Faeth

2000. Financing sustainable development with the Clean Development Mechanism To explore the CDM's ability to fund sustainable development in developing countries, we conducted case studies focusing on potential projects in Brazil, China, and India. Edited by Duncan Austin and Paul Faeth

2000. A first look at logging in Gabon Provides an overview of logging activities within Gabon's forests and summarizes Gabon's forestry law and tax system. Jean-Gael Collomb, Jean-Bruno Mikissa, Susan Minnemeyer, Stéphane Mundunga, Honoré Nzao Nzao, Jean Madouma, Jean de Dieu Mapaga, Christian Mikolo, Nicaise Rabenkogo, Serge Akagah, Emmanuel Bayani-Ngoye, and Aurelien Mofouma

2004. Fishing for Answers: Making sense of the global fish crisis This report allows consumers make links between what they eat and the effect on the ecosystem and fishers globally, as well as stimulate dialogues among environmentalists, the fishing industry, and consumers. Yumiko Kura, Carmen Revenga, Eriko Hoshino, and Greg Mock

1998. Forests and the Democratic Republic of Congo: Opportunity in a time of crisis 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. Deanna M. Wolfire, Jake Brunner, and Nigel Sizer

2005. Framing Climate Change Risk in Portfolio Management Policies to regulate greenhouse gases are being developed and implemented in major markets around the world. Because these new policies bring costs as well as opportunities, prudent investors will factor climate change risk into investment decisions. Fred Wellington and Amanda Sauer

1997. Frontiers of sustainability: Environmentally sound agriculture, forestry, transportation, and power production Spells out a realistic and workable plan that ensures a healthy stock of environmental and natural resources assets. Examine environmental performance and trends in agriculture, electricity generation, transportation, and pulp and paper manufacturing. Roger Dower, Daryl Ditz, Paul Faeth, Nels Johnson, Keith Kozloff, and James J. MacKenzie. Introduction by Walter V. Reid and Roger Dower. Foreword by Jonathan Lash.

2002. Fruits of Progress: Growing sustainable farming and food systems Shows how ecologically based practices can generate profits, while contributing to broader goals of sustainable development. Lori Ann Thrupp

2001. GIS: Supporting environmental planning and management in West Africa This joint USAID/WRI Information Working Group for Africa report on three West African countries concludes that benefits can be gained from the use of modern information technologies in environmental planning and in managing natural resources. Andre Bassole, Jake Brunner, Dan Tunstall

1992. Global Biodiversity Strategy: Guidelines for action to save, study and use Earth's biotic wealth sustainably and equitably Offers the most systematic and comprehensive plan ever devised to protect the world's total stock of genes, species, and ecosystems. World Resources Institute, IUCN-The World Conservation Union, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in consultation with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

1984. Global Possible: Resources, development and the new century A broad overview of the state of the world's threatened resources that draws evidence from experiences in many countries to propose realistic and politically practical corrective measures. Edited by Robert Repetto

1992. The Going Rate: What it really costs to drive Tackles the problem of estimating true transportation costs. Makes a case for transportation reforms and argues that these initiatives are unlikely to get off the drawing board unless and until U.S. drivers pay more of the true costs of transportation. James J. MacKenzie, Roger C. Dower and Donald D.T. Chen

2007. A Green Employment Tax Swap: Using a Carbon Tax to Finance Payroll Tax Relief Highlights the potential economic and environmental benefits of a revenue neutral tax reform where a national tax on carbon emissions is paired with a reduction in the payroll tax so the reform is both revenue and distributionally neutral. Gilbert E. Metcalf

1992. Green fees: How a tax shift can work for the environment and the economy Demonstrates how shifting tax burden can reduce environmental damages, increase economic production and income, and increase economic welfare overall. Robert Repetto, Roger C. Dower, Robin Jenkins, and Jacqueline Geoghegan

1993. Green Guidance for Latin America and the Caribbean Clarifies link between environment and development, identifies approaches and activities most likely to resolve problems, suggests ways to integrate environmental considerations in A.I.D. programs. Designed for A.I.D. Missions and developing countries. United States Agency for International Development and WRI

1995. Green ledgers: Case studies in corporate environmental accounting Shows how greater attention to environmental costs can improve the bottom line and promote business sustainability. Gives practical steps for integrating effective environmental accounting practices into business systems. Edited by Daryl Ditz, Janet Ranganathan, and R. Darryl Banks. Contributors: Beth Beloff, Miriam Heller, Devaun Kite, Ajay Maindiratta, David Shields, Christopher Stinson, and Rebecca Todd.

2005. The Green Power Market Development Group: Green Power Projects (January 2005 – December 2005) Since January 2005, the Green Power Market Development Group has implemented or signed contracts for 185 megawatts (MW) of new green power projects and purchases – enough to power approximately 55,000 homes.

2005. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in U.S. States: Observations and Lessons from the OTC NOx Budget Program Reviews the performance of a multi-state emissions trading program for nitrogen oxides (NOx), implemented by states in the Ozone Transport Commission. Based on this review, recommendations are made for multi-state emissions trading for greenhouse gases. Andrew Aulisi (WRI), Alexander E. Farrell (University of California at Berkeley), Jonathan Pershing (WRI), and Stacy VanDeveer (University of New Hampshire)

2004. The Greenhouse Gas Protocol: A corporate accounting and reporting standard (Revised edition) Helps companies and other organizations to identify, calculate, and report GHG emissions by outlining a standard for accurate, complete, consistent, relevant and transparent accounting and reporting by companies and organizations. World Resources Institute and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

2005. Greenhouse Gas Protocol: The GHG Protocol for Project Accounting Provides specific principles, concepts, and methods for quantifying and reporting GHG reductions from climate change mitigation projects. World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and World Resources Institute

1990. Greenhouse trap: What we're doing to the atmosphere and how we can slow global warming Traces history of greenhouse effect. Possible future consequences, based on scientific rearch, are vividly described and assessed. Government policies for slowing global warming are outlined along with suggestions for individuals. Francesca Lyman with Irving Mintzer, Kathleen Courrier, and James MacKenzie

2006. Greening the Tax Code This policy brief, authored by The Brookings Institution and World Resources Institute, examines fiscal intruments that both raise revenue and help improve environmental quality. Craig Hanson (World Resources Institute) and David Sandalow (The Brookings Institution)

1995. Growing green: Enhancing environmental and economic performance in U.S. agriculture A comprehensive, empirically based analysis of U.S. agricultural sustainability. Uses agronomic and environmental data collected from 45 physical U.S. regions. A tool to assess the environmental and economic impacts of a broad range of policy options. Paul Faeth

2005. Growing in the Greenhouse: Protecting the Climate by Putting Development First Discusses how economic development in developing countries can be compatible with limiting their greenhouse gas emissions. Kevin A. Baumert, Rob Bradley, Navroz K. Dubash, Jose Roberto Moreira, Stanford Mwakasonda, Wei-Shiuen Ng, Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira, Virginia Parente, Jonathan Pershing, Lee Schipper, Harald Winkler

2004. Guide to Purchasing Green Power: Renewable Electricity, Tradable Renewable Certificates and On-Site Renewable Generation Provides an overview of green power markets and describes the necessary steps to buying green power. U.S. DOE, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program; U.S. EPA Green Power Partnership; World Resources Institute; Center for Resource Solutions Green-e Renewable Energy Certification Program

2007. Guidelines for Quantifying GHG Reductions from Grid-Connected Electricity Projects This WRI/WBCSD report explains how to quantify reductions in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from projects that either generate or reduce the consumption of electricity transmitted over power grids. It is a supplement to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Project Accounting. Derik Broekhoff

1996. Has environmental protection really reduced productivity growth? We need unbiased measures Counters argument that environmental regulation spawned productivity slowdown. Shows how conventional measure of productivity growth misrepresents industrial process by taking into account pollution abatement costs and ignoring pollution damages averted. Robert Repetto, Dale Rothman, Paul Faeth, and Duncan Austin

1997. Hidden benefits of climate policy: Reducing fossil fuel use saves lives now The same activities that will eventually threaten the earth's climate also threaten human health today. World Resources Institute

2006. Hot Climate, Cool Commerce: A Service Sector Guide to Greenhouse Gas Management A guide on managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that details the various steps necessary to manage, track, and reduce GHG emissions. Samantha Putt del Pino, Ryan Levinson, John Larsen

1999. How much sustainable development can we expect from the Clean Development Mechanism? WRI authors team up with collaborators in Brazil, China and India to assess the development benefits of potential CDM projects. Duncan Austin and Paul Faeth

2000. How will the Clean Development Mechanism ensure transparency, public engagement and accountability Pinpoints the areas within the CDM's regulations where public access and participation should be introduced. Highlights the importance and the benefits of including such measures in the already complex Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Kevin A. Baumert and Elena Petkova

2006. Human Pressure on the Brazilian Amazon Forests The analysis compiles a comprehensive set of geospatial indicators of human activities that lead to forest degradation and conversion. Illustrated by numerous maps, the results provide valuable insights for land-use planning and zoning. Paulo Barreto, Carlos Souza Jr., Ruth Nogueron, Anthony Anderson and Rodney Salomao. In collaboration with Janice Wiles

2005. Integrating Socio-economic Considerations into Biosafety Decisions: The role of public participation This paper focuses on the social and economic implications of modern agricultural biotechnology and its products and taking these implications into account in decision-making. Lindsey Fransen, Antonio La Vina, Fabian Dayrit, Loraine Gatlabayan, Dwi Andreas Santosa, Soeryo Adiwibowo

2005. Interactive Forestry Atlas of Cameroon (version 1.0) In one source, this Atlas contains much of the relevant spatially explicit data for forest management and governance in Cameroon. Jim Beck, Otodo Kede, Frederic Medjo, Susan Minnemeyer, Roger Ngoufo, Lawrence Ayenika Nsoyuni, and Maria Jacoba Van de Pol

2007. Interactive Forestry Atlas of Cameroon (version 2.0) This interactive atlas tool allows users to access the most complete and up-to-date information on the Cameroon forest sector – timber extraction areas, forest concession management plan status, volume of timber logged by concession area and more. Benoit Mertens, Matthew Steil, Lawrence Ayenika Nsoyuni, Gideon Neba Shu, Susan Minnemeyer

2007. Jonathan Lash's Statement To the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming

2007. Jonathan Lash's Testimony Before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Jonathan Lash's testimony before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Jonathan Lash

2007. Jonathan Pershing testifies before the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality Committee on Energy and Commerce Dr. Jonathan Pershing testifies at the Hearing on Climate Change -- International Issues, Engaging Developing Countries on March 27, 2007 Jonathan Pershing

2003. Journalist guide to World Resources 2002-2004 A 20-page document that summarizes the key findings of the 9-chapter, 300-page book -- World Resources 2002-2004: Decisions for the Earth: Balance, voice, and power. World Resources Institute

1989. Keeping Options Alive: The scientific basis for the conservation of biodiversity Not since the Cretaceous era ended some 65 million years ago have losses been so rapid and great. If the trend continues, one quarter of the world's species may be gone by 2050. Walter V. Reid and Kenton R. Miller

2006. The Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry Guidance for Greenhouse Gas Project Accounting The Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) Guidance for GHG Project Accounting was developed to provide more specific guidance to the Protocol for Project Accounting to quantify and report GHG reductions from LULUCF project activities. Suzie Greenhalgh, Florence Daviet, and Emily Weninger

2006. Land-based Sources of Threat to Coral Reefs in the US Virgin Islands World Resources Institute (WRI) and US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Atlas provides a series of spatial indicators of watershed-based sources of threat to coral reefs in the US Virgin Islands. World Resources Institute (WRI) and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

1997. Las ultimas frontera forestales: Ecosistemas y economias en el limite Con base en los conocimientos de 90 de los principales especialistas forestales del mundo, WRI acaba de publicar el primer estudio sobre la situación actual de las fronteras forestales en el mundo. Dirk Bryant, Daniel Nielsen y Laura Tangley. Colaboradores: Nigel Sizer, Marta Miranda, Paige Brown, Nels Johnson, Andrew Malk y Kenton Miller

1997. Last frontier forests: Ecosystems and economies on the edge Offers the first scientific assessment of the world's large, intact natural forests and graphically depicts the extent of human impacts on global forests. Dirk Bryant, Daniel Nielsen and Laura Tangley

2001. Last Intact Forest Landscapes of Northern European Russia This first attempt at identifying boreal forest areas of minimal human disturbance (intact) using high-resolution satellite imagery reveals that only 14 percent or 32 million hectares of the boreal or northern forests of European Russia remain. Alexey Yu. Yaroshenko, Peter V. Potapov, and Svetlana A. Turubanova (Greenpeace Russia). Editor of English version: Lars Laestadius (WRI). A joint publication of Greenpeace Russia and Global Forest Watch.

2007. Legality Standards and Stepwise Approaches to Sustainable Forest Management in Central Africa: Challenges of Coordination and Communication Outlines some of the issues and ongoing initiatives associated with the stepwise approach to sustainable forest management in Central Africa. Karl Morrison, Pierre Methot, and Didier Bastin

1998. Leverage for the Environment: A Guide to the Private Financial Services Industry Profiles eight segments of the private financial services industry, and identifies a list of potential leverage points for influencing various actors to integrate environmental considerations into decision making. John Ganzi, Frances Seymour, and Sandy Buffett, with Navroz Dubash

1998. Logging Burma's frontier forests: Resources and the regime Uses satellite and field data to assess the impact of unsustainable logging on Burma's forests and establishes a link between logging policy, deforestation, and the political violence that has plagued the country in recent years. Jake Brunner, Kirk Talbot, and Chantal Elkin

2002. Low access forests and their level of protection in North America Identifies relatively undisturbed forest blocks in Canada and the United States, providing maps that show their size, condition and current levels of protection. Ruth Nogueran with contributions by Dirk A. Bryant, James Strittholt, and Jonathan Kool

2005. Mainstreaming Climate Change Considerations at the Multilateral Development Banks Investigates the limited extent to which climate change issues have been included in the World Bank Group's country assistance strategies, energy-sector loans and project lending and recommends reforms to improve Bank practices. John Sohn, Smita Nakhooda, and Kevin Baumert

2000. Making joint implementation work: Lessons from Central and Eastern Europe Draws on experiences of Central and Eastern European countries to examine the Joint Implementation (JI) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) flexibility mechanisms created by the Kyoto Protocol and explores issues regarding their implementation. Elena Petkova and Kevin A. Baumert

1998. Mapping and geographic analysis of human welfare and poverty -- Review and assessment Provides a comprehensive overview of activities in the area of spatial analysis of human welfare and poverty. Norbert Henninger

2006. Mapping High Conservation Value Forests of Primorsky Kray, Russian Far East Mapping less disturbed forest tracts, floodplain and bottomland ecosystems of intact river basins, naturally rare and unique forest communities, and rare and endangered plant species habitats -- to aid regional conservation strategies. English Summary: D. E. Aksenov; Contributors to the English text: L. Laestadius, V. Roshchanka, S. Minnemeyer; Edited by: I. Munilla

2006. Mapping Undisturbed Landscapes in Alaska: Overview Report Presents an analysis and geographical representation of relatively large landscapes free of visual evidence of human disturbances across the State of Alaska, USA. James Strittholt, Ruth Nogueron, Mila Alvarez, and John Bergquist

2006. Market of the Majority: The BOP Opportunity Map of Latin America and the Caribbean Among the first efforts to systematically document the size and scope of the base of the economic pyramid (BOP) market using statistical analysis. Prepared by Development through Enterprise Project, World Resources Institute, for the Inter-American Development Bank

2005. Material Flow Accounts: A Tool For Making Environmental Policy This paper makes the case that employing Materials Flow Analysis as a tool for environmental policy has utility, and that this type of analysis addresses major environmental policy challenges. Iddo Wernick and Frances Irwin

2008. Material Flows in the United States: A Physical Accounting of the U.S. Industrial Economy Analyzes WRI's material flow dataset by economic sector, identifies the environmental implications of national trends in materials use, and recommends several policy alternatives to the U.S. government for incorporating and utilizing these accounts. Donald Rogich, Amy Cassara, Iddo Wernick, Marta Miranda

1997. Measuring up: Toward a common framework for tracking corporate environmental performance Calls for a new framework to measure and communicate corporate environmental performance based on four standard categories of environmental performance on materials use, energy consumption, non-product output, and pollutant releases. Daryl Ditz and Janet Ranganathan

2003. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Well-being -- A framework for assessment Lays out the approaches, assumptions, processes, and parameters scientists are using in the most extensive study of the state of the planet's health and its effects on human well-being. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

2005. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Ecosystems and Human Well-being -- Synthesis Presents a synthesis and integration of the findings of the four MA Working Groups along with more detailed findings for selected ecosystem services concerning condition and trends and scenarios, and response options, Walter V. Reid, et al.

2005. Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: Living Beyond Our Means -- Natural Assets and Human Well Being (Statement from the Board) The statement from the Board identifies 10 key messages and conclusions that can be drawn from the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The Board of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

2003. Mining and Critical Ecosystems: Mapping the Risks First-ever study to use computer-generated maps to identify environmentally or socially vulnerable areas to mining. It addresses the underlying questions that form the basis of the World Bank's controversial and on-going Extractive Industries Review. Marta Miranda, Philip Burris, Jessie Froy Bincang, Phil Shearman, Jose Oliver Briones, Antonio La Viña, Stephen Menard

1999. Mission Design: WRI's office environment WRI's office design is built within a conventional leased office space and within a standard budget, but it makes some intelligent choices that use resources efficiently and deal with waste constructively. World Resources Institute

2000. Monitoring for impact: Lessons on natural resources monitoring from 13 NGOs A handbook on organizing and implementing effective natural resources monitoring programs based on the experiences of and lessons learned by thirteen NGOs. Christian Ottke, Peter Kristensen, David Maddox, and Eric Rodenburg

2005. Multilateral Development Bank Lending through Financial Intermediaries: The Environmental and Social Challenges This policy brief examines the limitations of MDB measures to assess and monitor the environmental and social impacts of subproject investments resulting from their lending through Financial Intermediary institutions. Atiyah Curmally, Jon Sohn and Christopher Wright

2007. Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being This report provides a new approach to integrating spatial data on poverty and ecosystems in Kenya. It is endorsed by five Permanent Secretaries in Kenya and with a Foreword by Wangari Maathai (recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize). WRI; Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya; Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and National Development, Kenya; International Livestock Research Institute

2005. Navigating the Numbers: Greenhouse Gas Data and International Climate Policy Provides a comprehensive assessment of the world's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the global, national, sectoral, and fuel levels and identifies implications of the data for international cooperation on global climate change. Kevin A. Baumert, Timothy Herzog, and Jonathan Pershing

1996. New partnerships for sustainable agriculture Reveals vital but overlooked ingredients for spreading innovative sustainable agriculture techniques -- mainly institutional collaboration, farmer participation, and political support. Edited by Lori Ann Thrupp

2007. The Next 4 Billion: Market Size and Business Strategy at the Base of the Pyramid Discussions of base of the economic pyramid (BOP) markets have, until now, relied principally on business case studies and rough estimates of market size. The Next 4 Billion uses previously unreleased data to measure market opportunity at the BOP. Allen L. Hammond, William J. Kramer, Robert S. Katz, Julia T. Tran, and Courtland Walker

1998. Next bottom line: Making sustainable development tangible Brings sustainable development down to earth for a business audience. Its framework, tools, and success stories break down abstract concepts into ideas small enough to grasp and powerful enough to lead to new business opportunities. Matthew B. Arnold and Robert M. Day

2007. Opportunities and Challenges for Carbon Capture and Sequestration Jeff Logan, John Venezia, Kate Larsen

1992. Organizations for Policy Analysis: Helping Government Think Explores the histories and structures of US policy analysis institutions. Carol H. Weiss, Ed.

2000. Overview of logging in Cameroon Documents through maps and indicators the current and historic extent of logging in Cameroon along with the key actors -- companies and individuals -- engaged in this activity. Henriette Bikié, Jean-Gaël Collomb, Louis Djomo, Susan Minnemeyer, Roger Ngoufo, and Samuel Nguiffo. Contributions by: Théophile Ndjodo, Ousseynou Ndoye, Laurie Clark, Elizabeth Selig, and Dirk Bryant

1996. Ozone protection in the United States: Elements of success This report addresses a profoundly important question: given hard evidence that human activity is damaging the atmosphere, can we alter deeply embedded economic habits to forestall it? Edited by Elizabeth Cook. Case study contributors: Reynaldo Forte, J. Andrew Hoerner, Jeffrey D. Kimes, David Lee, Robert Livernash, David Malakoff, Sandra Phillips, Stephen R. Seidel, and Pamela Wexler

2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Agroecosystems Reveals that environmental damage threatens future world food production. Stanley Wood, Kate Sebastian, Sara J. Scherr; A joint study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and World Resources Institute

2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Coastal ecosystems Warns that the planet's coastal zone is in danger of losing its capacity to provide fish, protect homes and businesses, reduce pollution and erosion, and sustain biological diversity. Lauretta Burke, Yumiko Kura, Ken Kassem, Carmen Revenga, Mark Spalding, and Don McAllister

2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Forest ecosystems Provides a "big picture" view of forest extent and change and the role of these ecosystems in industrial roundwood production, woodfuel use and availability, biodiversity, carbon storage and sequestration, and watershed protection. Emily Matthews, Richard Payne, Mark Rohweder, and Siobhan Murray

2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Freshwater systems Reveals that the world's freshwater systems are so degraded that their ability to support human, plant and animal life is greatly in peril. Carmen Revenga, Jake Brunner, Norbert Henninger, Richard Payne, and Ken Kassem

2000. Pilot analysis of global ecosystems: Grassland ecosystems Warns that the world's grasslands have declined in their extent and condition, as well as their ability to support human, plant, and animal life. Robin White, Siobhan Murray, and Mark Rohweder

2007. Painting the Global Picture of Tree Cover Change: Tree Cover Loss in the Humid Tropics This is the first in a series of WRI posters on tree cover change across the globe focuses on tropical hot spots in Brazil, Cambodia, Central Africa, and Indonesia. Stephen Adam, Susan Minnemeyer, Matthew Hansen (SDSU), Peter Potapov (SDSU), Kyle Pittman (SDSU)

2007. Paying for Environmental Performance: Estimating the Environmental Outcomes of Agricultural Best Management Practices How can the estimation of environmental outcomes be used to effectively allocate conservation funding, and what additional steps are needed to improve this process? Jenny Guiling and Jonathan St. John

2006. Paying for Environmental Performance: Investing in farmers and the environment Explores the allocation of funding in Farm Bill conservation programs, and offers recommendations on how to more efficiently and effectively allocate conservation funding. Suzie Greenhalgh, Mindy Selman, and Jenny Guiling

2007. Paying for Environmental Performance: Using reverse auctions to allocate funding for conservation Explains how reverse auctions can be used as a cost-effective method for allocating funding in US Farm Bill Conservation Programs. Suzie Greenhalgh, Mindy Selman, Jenny Guiling, and Jonathan St. John

2000. Perverse habits: The G8 and subsidies that harm forests and economies Identifies Group of Eight (G8) subsidies to forest products industries that undermine forest protection and accelerate forest loss and highlights actions these countries should take to conserve and manage forests for future generations. Nigel Sizer with contributing authors Robert Gale, Fred Gale, Tokiharu Okazaki, Robert Wolf, Catarina Cardoso, and Mikiko Fukuda

1996. Pesticides and the immune system: The public health risks Brings together an extensive body of experimental and epidemiological research from around the world documenting the effects of widely used pesticides on the immune system and the attendant health risks. Robert Repetto and Sanjay S. Baliga

2002. Power politics: Equity and environment in electricity reform Drawing on past experience from six country studies, this report provides recommendations for including environmental concerns and social public benefits as integral parts of reforms in the electric power sector. Navroz Dubash

1996. Profit without plunder: Reaping revenue from Guyana's tropical forests without destroying them Identifies key steps Guyana can take for sustainable forestry management, providing both concrete proposals for immediate and long-term action and a comprehensive analysis of the country's forestry programs to date. Nigel Sizer

1990. Promoting environmentally sound economic progress: What the North can do Spells out actions that the North must take if the world economy is gong to continue to devlop and yet avoid the environmental degradation that threatens to undermine living standards. Robert Repetto

2000. Pure Profit: Financial implications of environmental performance Examining 13 companies in the U.S. pulp and paper sector, this report provides a new method of assessing a company's prospective financial exposure to environmental risks that could give investors an edge when making investment decisions. Robert Repetto and Duncan Austin

2004. Recursos Mundiales 2004: Decisiones para la Tierra: Equilibrio, voz y poder La mala gestión de los recursos naturales acrecienta la división entre países pobres y ricos, hipoteca las posibilidades de futuro de millones de seres humanos y evidencia la diferencia, en muchos casos, entre la democracia y un sistema autoritario. Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (UNDP), Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEP), Banco Mundial (World Bank), y Instituto de Recursos Mundiales (WRI) [Ecoespaña, Madrid]

2002. Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia Provides a detailed analysis of threats to coral reefs across Southeast Asia and provides an economic valuation of what will be lost if these threats -- destructive fishing, overfishing, marine-based and inland pollution, coastal development -- continue. Lauretta Burke (WRI), Liz Selig (WRI), and Mark Spalding (UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK)

2004. Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Seeks to provide quality information about the relationship between human activities and coral reef condition across the region. Lauretta Burke and Jon Maidens and contributing authors: Mark Spalding, Philip Kramer, Edmund Green, Suzie Greenhalgh, Hillary Nobles, Johnathan Kool

2005. Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Data CD The Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean Data CD contains the range of data assembled and model results developed under the project (with metadata). Lauretta Burke and John Maidens

1998. Reefs at Risk: A map-based indicator of potential threats to the world's coral reefs This global analysis evaluates human pressure on coral reefs for 55,000 coral reef locations worldwide. Dirk Bryant, Lauretta Burke, John McManus, and Mark Spalding

2006. Reforming Agricultural Subsidies: "No Regrets" Policies for Livelihoods and the Environment This paper analyzes the environmental and poverty effects of agricultural subsidies. It proposes policy reforms to help developing countries capitalize on subsidy reductions and turn their agriculture sectors into vehicles for sustainable development. Antonio La Vina, Lindsey Fransen, Paul Faeth, Yuko Kurauchi

1991. Religious Beliefs and Environmental Protection: The Malshegu Sacred Grove in Northern Ghana One of the few contemporary case studies of the role of religious beliefs in environmental protection, this report offers specific policy recommendations in favor of decentralized government and local protection of ecosystems. World Resources Institute

1997. Resource flows: The material basis of industrial economies Constructs a parallel set of national accounts in physical terms using material flow analysis; proposes new summary measures that can be used with economic indicators to give a far more accurate sense of the scale and consequences of industrial activity. Albert Adriaanse, Stefan Bringezu, Allen Hammond, Yuichi Moriguchi, Eric Rodenburg, Donald Rogich, Helmut Schütz

2007. Restoring Nature's Capital: An Action Agenda to Sustain Ecosystem Services Proposes an action agenda for business, governments, and civil society to reverse ecosystem degradation. Frances Irwin and Janet Ranganathan

1992. The right climate for carbon taxes: Creating economic incentives to protect the environment Explores the main components of a tax-reform strategy that promotes environmental improvement. Roger C. Dower and Mary Beth Zimmerman

2000. Right conditions: The World Bank, structural adjustment, and forest policy reform Addresses the intersection between the forest sector and structural adjustment lending and asks the question, "To what extent, and under what conditions, can the World Bank be an effective proponent of forest policy reform through adjustment lending?" Frances Seymour and Navroz Dubash with Jake Brunner, Francois Ekoko, Colin Filer, Hariadi Kartodihardjo, and John Mugabe

1999. Rio+8: An assessment of National Councils for Sustainable Development Comparative analysis catalogues the different strategies pursued by NCSDs, areas of demonstrated achievement, and common obstacles. Crescencia Maurer

2001. Risky business: Lessons in risk management for an international greenhouse gas emissions market Identifies risk-management principles pertinent to the international market for greenhouse gas emissions rights and fashions recommendations for each. Jim Perkaus and Kevin Baumert

1998. Safe climate, sound business: An action agenda A collaborative effort by General Motors, the World Resources Institute, Monsanto, and British Petroleum addresses how the Earth's climate can be protected while expanding global economic prosperity. British Petroleum, General Motors, Monsanto, and World Resources Institute

2007. Scaling Up: Global Technology Deployment to Stabilize Emissions An analysis of ways to promote the policy and market structures for deploying low-carbon technologies to mitigate climate change. This report is a collaboration between WRI and the Goldman Sachs Center for Environmental Markets. Fred Wellington, Rob Bradley, Britt Childs, Clay Rigdon, Jonathan Pershing

2001. Should development aid be used to finance the CDM? Explores the question of whether industrialized countries should be allowed to use their development assistance funds (aid) to directly finance Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects. Nancy Kete, Ruchi Bhandari, and Kevin Baumert

2001. Stalking the elusive financial case for corporate sustainability Using an analytical approach that estimates the expected financial results of specific strategies at a particular company, this paper examines the business case for corporate sustainability strategies and the modest attempts to quantify it financially. Donald J. Reed, CFA

2002. The state of the forest: Indonesia A comprehensive, map-based analysis of the scale and pace of change affecting Indonesia's forests and the forces and actors that are driving deforestation -- turning Indonesia from a forest-rich country to a forest-poor country. Charles Victor Barber, Emily Matthews, David Brown, Timothy H. Brown, Lisa Curran, Catherine Plume

2005. Stocks and Flows: Carbon inventory and mitigation potential of the Russian forest and land base Assesses the forest carbon situation in Russia and makes the data available to researchers and policy makers. Ken Andrasko, Mikhail Gytarsky, Georgy Korovin, Lars Laestadius, Brian Murray, Brent Sohngen, Anatoly Utkin, Dmitri Zamolodchikov

2007. Submission to the House Energy & Commerce Committee (3/2007) This document contains WRI's responses to questions from the House Energy and Commerce Committee on options for U.S. climate policy design and implementation.

2007. Submission to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (2/2007) This document contains WRI's responses to questions from the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee on the impacts that biofuels promotion, especially ethanol, might contribute to energy security and efforts to combat climate change.

2006. Submission to the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Climate Conference: Responses to Questions on the Design Elements of a Mandatory Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Regulatory System WRI's submission to the recent Bingaman-Domenici Senate white paper reflect our experience working with business and government to accelerate the U.S. response to climate change. Jonathan Pershing, Andrew Aulisi, Rob Bradley, Kevin Baumert

2006. Sustainability Rulers: Measuring Corporate Environmental & Social Performance Provides a basic framework for thinking about the various categories of sustainabilty indicators, and provides a preliminary list of ongoing efforts in the field. Janet Ranganathan

2007. Sustainable Procurement of Wood and Paper-based Products: An Introduction This WRI/WBCSD publication is an information and decision-making tool to help customers develop their own sustainable procurement policies for wood and paper-based products. It also has information on existing approaches to procurement from legal and sustainable sources. a joint collaboration between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

1997. Sustainable trade expansion in Latin America: Analysis and assessment An empirical and policy assessment that highlights recent changes in trade policy and focuses on the sectoral impacts from these changes, their likely environmental consequences, and opportunities to promote more sustainable trade strategies. C. Ford Runge, Eugenio Cap, Paul Faeth, Patricia McGinnis, Demetri Papageorgiou, James Tobey, Robert Houseman

2007. Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia: Making the Vision a Reality Identifies indicators of sustainable transport to help decision makers in Asian cities better understand the current sustainability, or lack of it, of their urban transport systems and to develop more structured and quantified approaches to policy making. Partnership for Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia (PSUTA): Asian Development Bank, Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), World Resources Institute

2006. Sustaining the Environment at the World Bank The evidence has never been stronger that protecting the environment is not only compatible with the World Bank's development objectives, but in fact essential to achieving them. Frances Seymour

2006. Switching to Green: A renewable energy guide for office and retail companies A practical resource for companies that want to "green" their energy supply but don't know how. Samantha Putt del Pino

2004. Taking the High (Fuel Economy) Road: What Do the New Chinese Fuel Economy Standards Mean for Foreign Automakers? New Chinese fuel economy standards are likely to affect automakers differently. More info. Amanda Sauer and Fred Wellington

2006. Taller Sobre el Manejo de Cuencas, Belice 2006 Taller Sobre el Manejo de Cuencas, Análisis del Cambio de Cobertura Terrestre y Modelamiento de la Contaminación Proveniente de Actividades en Tierra y de la Descarga de Sedimentos al MAR, San Ignacio, Belice,