World Resources Institute

The World Resources Institute (WRI, in German: World Resources Institute ) is an environmental think tank based in Washington, DC The nonprofit organization was founded in 1982 by James Gustave Speth. .

The WRI is an independent organization with a staff of more than 100 scientists, business analysts, economists, policy analysts and others. Their work serves the institution's purpose of protecting the environment to accelerate sustainable development in general and to improve the living conditions of the people.

Focus of WRI include global warming, various ecosystems, governance structures, renewable energy and particularly the use of resources. The global forest monitoring system Global Forest Watch is also created on the initiative of WRI.

Together with the WBCSD, the editor of the WRI Greenhouse Gas Protocol 's standards for carbon accounting.

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