World Resources Institute

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The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global research non-profit organization that was established in 1982 with funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth.. They maintain offices in the United States, China, India, Brazil, and Indonesia.. The organization's mission is to promote environmental sustainability, economic opportunity, and human health and well-being. WRI partners with local and national governments, private companies, publicly held corporations, and other non-profits, and offers services including global climate change issues, sustainable markets, ecosystem protection, and environmental responsible governance services.

In 2014, Stephen M. Ross, an American real estate developer, gave the organization US$30,500,000 to establish WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.

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Initiatives

WRI's activities are focused on six areas: food, forests, water, energy, cities, and climate.

WRI initiatives include:

The Access Initiative] ', a civil society network dedicated to ensuring that citizens have the right and ability to influence decisions about the natural resources that sustain their communities.
Aqueduct, an initiative to measure, map and understand water risks around the globe.
Champions 12.3, a coalition of executives to accelerate progress toward United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Target 12.3 to tackle food loss and waste.
Global Forest Watch, an online forest monitoring and alert system.
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol provides standards, guidance, tools, and trainings for business and government to quantify and manage GHG emissions.
LandMark, a platform providing maps and information on lands that are collectively held and used by Indigenous peoples and local communities
Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance]], a partnership of NGOs, customers, suppliers and policymakers working to increase global use of clean and Renewable energy.
The Science Based Targets Initiative helps companies transition to a low-carbon economic profile by setting greenhouse gas emission reduction targets in line with climate science.
WRI Ross Center helps cities grow more sustainably and seeks to improve quality of life in developing countries around the world.
' World Resources Report, WRI's flagship report series. Each report deals with a different topic.