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The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a non-governmental global research organization which seeks to create equity and prosperity through sustainable natural resource management.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About WRI )〕 It was established in 1982 with funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=James Gustave Speth )〕 WRI is an independent, non-partisan and nonprofit organization with a global staff of more than 450 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts, mapmakers, and communicators developing and promoting policies with the intention of protecting the Earth and improving people’s lives.〔 The efforts of the WRI are focused on six key areas—climate, clean energy, food, forests, water, and sustainable cities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mission & Goals )〕 In 2014, Stephen M. Ross, an American real estate developer, gave the organization to establish WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. ==Initiatives== Some of the major initiatives of WRI include: * ACT 2015 is a relatively new project, designed as an international climate change agreement towards a low-carbon, climate resilient world.〔()〕 * EMBARQ, the sustainable urban mobility initiative of WRI, founded in 2002, collaborates locally and nationally to implement environmentally, socially, and financially sustainable urban mobility solutions to improve the quality of city life. EMBARQ is part of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.〔()〕 * Aqueduct, an initiative to measure, map and understand water risks around the globe.〔(Aqueduct initiative official page )〕 * The CAIT Climate Data Explorer is a suite of online data and visualizations tools that support the many dimensions of climate policy making.〔(CAIT Climate Data Explore official site )〕 * The Environmental Democracy Index (EDI) tracks national progress in promoting environmental democracy in law and practice.〔(Environmental Democracy Index official site )〕 * Global Forest Watch, an online forest monitoring and alert system.〔(Global Forest Watch official site )〕 * WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities galvanizes action that will help cities grow more sustainably and improve quality of life in developing countries around the world.〔(WRI Cities official site )〕 * ''World Resources Report'', is WRI's flagship report.〔(''World Resources Report'' official page )〕 For example, the latest edition of ''World Resources'' was titled "Creating a Sustainable Food Future" and addressed the question "How can the world adequately feed more than 9 billion people by 2050 in a manner that advances economic development and reduces pressure on the environment?". The report is produced together with the World Bank, United Nations Environment Programme and United Nations Development Programme. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Resources Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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