The Access Initiative (TAI) Global Gathering will bring together members of The Access Initiative global action network. More than 70 members from 43 countries are expected to participate.

The World Resources Institute will hold a press briefing of WRI’s upcoming Guidelines for CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage.

In September, ten industrialized countries including the US, Japan and several European donors pledged approximately $6.1 bn to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF).

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress brings together thousands of global leaders in sustainable development to discuss ideas, action and solutions for a diverse and sustainable world.

With the aim of ensuring that the U.N. High-level Event gives adequate priority to the critical role of improved environmental management in efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the Poverty-Environment Partnership (PEP) will host a policy dialogue on “Environment, Climate Change and the MDGs: Reshaping the Development Agenda.”

Please join EMBARQ—The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport and the Climate and Energy Program of the World Resources Institute for a special presentation by Dr. Lee Schipper.

Madeleine Albright, Ph.D., Co-Chair, Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor
Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute
Naresh Singh, Ph.D., Executive Director, Commission for the Legal Empowerment of the Poor
Beverly Wright, Ph.D., Founder and Executive Director of the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice

J. Timmons Roberts, College of William and Mary
Michael J. Tierney, College of William and Mary
Bradley C. Parks, Millennium Challenge Corporation

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The first Asia-Pacific Forestry Week is planned to start 21-26 April 2008, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
 

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The World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will hold a press briefing and question-and-answer session on the latest corporate efforts to improve purchasing procedures for products originating from the world’s environmentally sensitive forests.

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James Griffiths, Managing Director at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, and Lars Laestedius, Senior Forest Associate at the World Resources Institute, will share their expertise