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37-438: Nature Is Speaking is an ongoing environmental awareness campaign by Conservation International that was launched in 2014. The campaign is developed by TBWA\Media Arts Lab and produced by RadicalMedia for Conservation International. It was conceptualized by Peter Seligmann and Lee Clow and its launch was led by M. Sanjayan . The campaign intends to raise awareness that people need nature in order to survive. It features

74-749: A wildlife corridor known as the Western Kgalagadi Conservation Corridor . A Botswana government representative denied this. A May press release from CI said, "Contrary to recent reports, Conservation International (CI) has not been involved in the implementation of conservation corridors in Botswana since 2011," and asserted that CI had always supported the San Bushmen and their rights. In December of 2021, Sapiens magazine reported similar issues in Peru. The Alto Mayo Conservation Initiative in Peru

111-540: A 100% score for accountability and transparency. The foundation of CI's work is "science, partnership and field demonstration." The organization has scientists, policy workers and other conservationists on the ground in nearly 30 countries. It also relies heavily on thousands of local partners. CI focuses on four strategic priorities: protecting nature for climate; ocean conservation at scale; promoting nature-based economic development; and innovation in science and finance. CI works with governments, universities, NGOs and

148-823: A 500 metres (1,600 ft) resolution and analyzes the protection that reefs provide to people, infrastructure and the GDP . Beginning in 2002, the World Resources Institute worked with the Cameroon Forest Initiative, to combine disparate sources of data on land use to form digital and paper maps to track changes to Cameroon's forests and improve their management. They integrated satellite imagery with information on agricultural terrain, boundaries, protected land, community-owned forests, and authorized land use by commercial logging operations and mining concessions. In 2014, WRI built upon Matthew C. Hansen 's work at

185-488: A business forum in return for a fee, and sponsorship packages where the company could potentially invest money in return for being associated with conservation activities. Conservation International agreed to help the company find an "endangered species mascot". Film footage shows the Conservation International employee suggesting a vulture and North African birds of prey as a possible endangered species mascot for

222-700: A carbon sink. WRI has partnered with Google Earth Engine to develop Dynamic World, a near real-time (NRT) application that uses high-resolution satellite images to do land use land cover (LULC) classification. Dynamic World identifies areas of land and water such as wetlands, forests, trees, crops and urban areas. Released in June 2022, its uses include monitoring ecosystem restoration, assessing protected areas, and detecting land changes due to deforestation and fires. WRI's LandMark project provides maps and information indicating lands that are collectively held and used by Indigenous peoples and local communities. Data for

259-457: A dominant driver of forest loss in South America and Southeast Asia. As of January 2021, WRI used Global Forest Watch to generate a forest carbon flux map that combined data about emissions and removals of forest-related greenhouse gases. Using a new method for integrating ground, airborne, and satellite data to measure carbon fluctuations in forests, they were able to map forests worldwide at

296-419: A new executive team made up of senior CI leadership was announced. Conservation scientist M. Sanjayan was named chief executive officer. Sebastian Troeng is executive vice president of conservation partnerships, and Daniela Raik is executive vice president of field programs. Peter Seligmann remains chairman of the board. The organization's leadership grew to believe that CI's focus on biodiversity conservation

333-578: A per-paper basis, Conservation International's scientific output research is among the most influential of any conservation organization in the U.S., and ahead of top research universities and other NGOs. To date, Conservation International has published more than 1,100 peer-reviewed articles, many in leading journals like Science, Nature, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Conservation International works in partnership with some of

370-399: A rapid transition to a cleaner, prosperous, zero-carbon renewable energy future. It has over 200 members including Google, GM, Facebook, Walmart, Disney and other large companies, and reached 6 GW capacity in 2018. WIR's Champions 12.3 coalition promotes a “Target, Measure, Act” strategy with the goal of halving food loss and waste by 2030. A 1990 study by the World Resources Institute

407-523: A resolution of 30 metres (98 ft) yearly from 2001–2019. They were able to identify the contributions of different forest types, confirming that tropical forests both absorb more carbon than other types of forests, and release more as a result of deforestation and degradation. By integrating emissions and removals, the map increases the transparency and accuracy of global carbon estimates and can support more effective forest management decisions. In addition to mapping carbon emissions from forest loss, WRI

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444-827: A series of short films in each of which different aspects of nature are voiced by well-known personalities. Each film ends with the following slogan: "Nature doesn't need people. People need nature." As of 2023, the campaign has been released in 11 different languages: English, Mandarin, Portuguese, Filipino, Spanish, Cantonese, Indonesian, German, French, Dutch and Arabic. Conservation International CI's work focuses on science, policy and partnership with businesses, governments and communities. The organization employs nearly 1,000 people and works with more than 2,000 partners in 29 countries. CI has helped support 1,200 protected areas and interventions across 77 countries, protecting more than 6 million square kilometers (2.3 million square miles) of land and sea. Conservation International

481-475: A sustainable human society with a basis of human health and well-being, environmental sustainability , and economic opportunity. 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. The World Resources Institute maintains international offices in

518-653: Is active in initiatives for monitoring, data analysis, and risk assessment. WRI emphasizes the extent to which systems are linked, and the need to connect issues such as addressing food insecurity with strategies to address climate change, protect ecosystems, and provide economic security. WRI worked with companies to develop a common standard, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for quantifying and managing GHG emissions. WRI tracks estimates of fossil fuel combustion and greenhouse gas emissions , published as biennial reports. WRI's Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

555-535: Is managed by CI and has brokered the sale of carbon offset credits to the Disney Company to offset their cruise ships' activities. This may be leading to the eviction of local and indigenous peoples in the area. World Resources Institute The World Resources Institute ( WRI ) is a global research non-profit organization established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under

592-529: Is the World Resources Report , each of which deals with a different topic. WRI encourages initiatives for monitoring, data analysis, and risk assessment, including global and open source projects. WRI has maintained a 4 out of 4 stars rating from Charity Navigator since 1 October 2008. The mission of the World Resources Institute (WRI) is to “move society to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations”. It seeks to promote

629-509: Is working with scientists at Purdue University , Science-i, and the Global Forest Biodiversity Initiative to develop methods for assessing carbon accumulation rates in forested ecosystems. Such rates are affected by three forest growth components, which are difficult to measure: ingrowth, upgrowth and mortality. Being able to assess this more accurately would reduce uncertainty in estimating the impact of global forests as

666-539: The University of Maryland on forest change analysis. WRI partnered with Google Earth Engine to develop Global Forest Watch (GFW), an open-source web application that uses Landsat satellite imagery to map forest changes. Weekly GLAD deforestation alerts and daily Fires alerts can be specific to a 30 square metres (320 sq ft) area. Global Forest Watch is most frequently used by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), academic researchers, government employees, and

703-589: The Amazon region has shown that rainforest managed by local and Indigenous communities stores carbon dioxide, while rainforest managed by government and private interests is a net source of greenhouse gases. Other WRI initiatives include The Access Initiative , which ranks countries based on environmental democracy , the ability of citizens to engage in decision-making about natural resources, as measured by transparency, public participation laws, and access to justice. In 2014, philanthropist Stephen M. Ross established

740-741: The Brazil, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, the Netherlands, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States and is active in over 50 countries. A report by the Center for International Policy 's Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative of the top 50 think tanks on the University of Pennsylvania 's Global Go-To Think Tanks rating index found that during the period 2014–2018 World Resources Institute received more funding from outside

777-485: The Circular Economy (PACE) is a public-private collaboration platform and project accelerating focusing on building the circular economy . PACE was launched during the 2018 World Economic Forum Annual meeting. The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) is an alliance of large clean energy buyers, energy providers, and service providers that is unlocking the marketplace for all non-residential energy buyers to lead

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814-528: The United States than any other think tank, with a total of more than US$ 63 million, though this was described as "unsurprising" given the institute's presence in so many countries. In 2014, Stephen M. Ross , an American real estate developer , gave the organization US$ 30 million to establish the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. WRI's activities are focused on the areas of water (including oceans), forests, climate, energy, food and cities. WRI

851-429: The WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities through a major gift. The Center focuses on the development of sustainable cities and improvements in quality of life in developing countries around the world. WRI's flagship report for 2021 was Seven Transformations for More Equitable and Sustainable Cities . It followed Accelerating Building Efficiency: Eight Actions for Urban Leaders (2019). The Platform for Accelerating

888-538: The World Resources Institute reported on water quality world-wide, identifying over 400 dead zones due to eutrophication including areas in the Baltic Sea , the Chesapeake Bay in the United States, and Australia's Great Barrier Reef (33, 34). Eutrophication results from the discharge of highly concentrated phosphorus in urban wastewater into lakes and rivers, and from agricultural nutrient pollution. WRI advocates for

925-508: The company. CI contends that these recordings were heavily edited to remove elements that would have cast CI in a more favorable light, while using other parts of the video out of context to paint an inaccurate and incomplete picture of CI's work with the private sector. In May and June 2013, Survival International reported that an indigenous Bushman tribe in Botswana was threatened with eviction from their ancestral land in order to create

962-499: The establishment of new protected areas. As of 2016, CI no longer works directly in Papua New Guinea. In 2011, Conservation International was targeted by a group of reporters from Don't Panic TV who posed as an American company and asked if the charity could "raise [their] green profile." Options outlined by the representative of Conservation International (CI) included assisting with the company's green PR efforts, membership of

999-430: The leadership of James Gustave Speth . Subsequent presidents include Jonathan Lash (1993–2011), Andrew D. Steer (2012–2021) and current president Ani Dasgupta (2021–present). WRI studies sustainable practices for business, economics, finance and governance, with the purpose of better supporting human society in six areas: food, forests, water, energy, cities, and climate. The institute's flagship report series

1036-545: The management of sustainable fisheries and restoring mangroves, which mitigate the impacts of climate change . The Blue Nature Alliance, a global initiative launched by CI and partners in 2020, aims to protect an additional 18 million square kilometers (7 million square miles) of ocean area. The organization has been active in United Nations discussions on issues such as climate change and biodiversity, and its scientists present at international conferences and workshops. On

1073-449: The private sector with the aim of replicating its successes on a larger scale. By showing how conservation can work at all scales, CI aims to make the protection of nature a key consideration in economic development decisions around the world. For example, through its partnerships with governments and coastal communities, CI has helped to protect more than 5 million square kilometers (13 million square miles) of ocean area while also improving

1110-571: The private sector, arguing that change requires working with corporations that have large environmental impacts. A 2008 article in The Nation claimed that the organization had attracted $ 6 million for marine conservation in Papua New Guinea , but that the funds were used for "little more than plush offices and first class travel." CI has touted its operations in Papua New Guinea, claiming that they have contributed to new scientific discoveries and

1147-634: The private sector. It is also used by journalists and indigenous groups, many of whose lands are threatened. Applications of Global Forest Watch include rapid detection and response to fires, detecting illegal logging, assuring supply chain transparency, and assessing endangered tiger habitats. Working with the Sustainability Consortium, WRI works to identify and quantify major drivers of forest losses . For example, they have identified industrial scale internationally traded commodity crops such as beef, soybeans, palm oil , corn, and cotton as

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1184-585: The use of local nature-based solutions (NBS), which tend to be cost-effective, to improve ecosystems, resist water-related climate impacts, and mitigate the effects of warming. WRI publishes the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas , ranking countries in terms of risk of severe water crises. WRI is active in studying the world's coral reefs , publishing reports in 1998 and 2011 that tracked damages due to coastal development, overfishing, climate change and rising ocean acidity. A 2022 report examines reefs to

1221-610: The world's most prominent companies to reduce their impact on the environment and support the protection of nature. CI is working with Starbucks, Walmart, P&G and Apple, among others. In 2020, CI began a new partnership with Mastercard and World Resources Institute (WRI) to support the Priceless Planet Coalition in its goal to restore 100 million trees in critical forests around the world. CI has been criticized for links to companies such as BP , Cargill , Chevron , Monsanto and Shell . CI has defended its work with

1258-432: Was criticized by Anil Agarwal , who had been on the council of the World Resources Institute from 1988 to 1990. Agarwal, who "was among the first to argue that concepts of social equity need to be integrated into international policies aimed at mitigating the harmful effects of human-induced climate change", accused WRI of allocating too much responsibility for global warming to developing countries, and under-acknowledging

1295-674: Was established in 2015 to help companies to set emission reduction targets in line with climate science. The WRI manages the Climate Watch website (formerly known as the CAIT Climate Data Explorer), which enables journalists and others to examine greenhouse gas data by country and per capita emissions. In 1997 and 2000, WRI published the first comparative study of material flow accounting (MFA), using time series data to comprehensively assess all material inputs and outputs (excluding water) used by industrial economies. In 2008,

1332-415: Was founded in 1987 with the goal of protecting nature for the benefit of people. In 1989, CI formally committed to the protection of biodiversity hotspots , ultimately identifying 36 such hotspots around the world and contributing to their protection. The model of protecting hotspots became a key way for organizations to do conservation work. On July 1, 2017, Peter Seligmann stepped down as CEO of CI and

1369-608: Was inadequate to protect nature and those who depended on it. CI updated its mission in 2008 to focus explicitly on the connections between human well-being and natural ecosystems. Since then, the organization has expanded its work with a stronger focus on marine conservation; scientific research; conservation finance; and partnerships with governments, corporations and Indigenous and local communities. In FY2020, CI's expenses totaled more than US$ 154 million. CI receives high ratings from philanthropic watchdog organizations, with an A rating from Charity Watch. Charity Navigator awarded CI

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