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She has spearheaded successful fundraising efforts for political campaigns and conservation advocacy.
Elizabeth Wahler Wahler is a long-time ocean advocate and philanthropist.
Growing up on the California Coast, and having a father who pioneered carbon capture, she has a deep love and interest in protecting our oceans.
Antha Williams Williams leads the Environment program at Bloomberg Philanthropies.
Under Williams’ direction, Bloomberg Philanthropies supports environmental initiatives to improve the sustainability of cities around the world, accelerate the transition to clean energy, and combat overfishing and protect coral reefs.
Oceana is the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation.
With more than pollution, and the killing of threatened species like turtles and sharks, Oceana’s campaigns are delivering results.
A restored ocean means that enjoy a healthy seafood meal, every day, forever.
Mexico: Clean Air, Fresh Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
We bring people together to confront the world’s most urgent environmental and developmental challenges.
To keep global warming within emissions this decade, while reducing inequality and restoring nature.
This is exactly the challenge WRI embraces: To find and promote practical solutions for system-wide change at scale that ensures people and nature can thrive.
With more than the world, we have teams working on seven programs: Cities, Climate, Energy, Food, Forests, Ocean and Water.
We are working to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by more prosperous world for all.
Her team applies a broad range of expertise in pursuit of vital landscapes, an equitable energy transition and resilient cities.
As Africa’s population and urban areas grow, country leaders on the continent have unique opportunities to develop green infrastructure and expand access to affordable, renewable energy.
WRI’s Energy Access Explorer provides an unvarnished look at where energy options are available in underserved areas.
Mariana Oliviera supports WRI Brasil’s Forests, Land Use and Agriculture program.
The country holds more tropical rainforest than any other in the world, which makes nature a central element to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and foster a just, lowcarbon economy.
Alarming rates of forest loss push the world closer to losing a precious carbon sink.
Through the Assisted Natural Regeneration Alliance, Citiesand tools to guide local governments, land owners and other stakeholders to conserve, manage, monitor and restore forests.
In the Faces of Restoration project, which tells stories of people in Brazil who are restoring local forests.
About focused on forests, climate and sustainable cities, work in these two offices .
The Food and Land Use Coalition, a community of more than organizations and individuals, pursues sustainable ways to grow, distribute and consume food at the grassroots and policy levels around the world.
WRI’s US work focuses on efforts at the national, state and local level to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance a strong, equitable and clean energy economy .
For the Water, Peace and Security Partnership, he and the rest of the team work to identify and help resolve potential conflicts connected to water.
Led by Stientje van Veldhoven, who joined WRI in July the continent in its global leadership on climate, development and the environment.
WRI has a regional office in The Hague, and houses several programs in its London office, including the Ocean program and the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, for which WRI serves as the secretariat.
Among many other projects, WRI Europe’s office in The Hague supports PACE (Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy), which catalyzes business, government and civil society to eliminate waste and safely use natural resources.
The team of more than across the institute’s core issues, with a special emphasis on high-level convenings and negotiations, as well as natural resource security .
the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development, which focuses on making China’s Belt and Road Initiative greener.
Together with nearly initiated the Partnership of Biodiversity and Finance to unite stakeholders, including financial institutions, the private sector, academia, development agencies and social organizations to meet financing needs for biodiversity conservation, improve investment mechanisms and promote global collaboration.
The team’s work prioritizes urban infrastructure and mobility, clean energy and sustainable investments .
and help shift the longredundant narrative of environment vs .
Ashwini also leads development of the Green Model Economy for India, as well as WRI India’s work on carbon markets.
Those efforts began with the creation of the Restoration Opportunities Atlas for India, and led to the adaptation of the Restoration Opportunities Methodology (ROAM) for the Indian context.
The team focuses on low-carbon, resilient and inclusive development in sectors including sustainable transport, electric mobility, renewable energy, energy access, governance, restoration and more .
WRI’s Indonesia team focuses on land use and forestry issues – two sectors in which Andika Putraditama has expertise.
As Deputy Program Director for Agriculture, Forests and Land Use, Andika Putraditama leads efforts to create sustainable supply chains for agricultural commodities, in particular those with links to deforestation.
Elsewhere at WRI, Global Forest Watch, which tracks tree cover loss and other data, has found evidence that efforts to slow the rate of deforestation in Indonesia are working.
This decision was spurred in part by the Low Carbon Development Initiative’s Green Economy Report, which was initiated by Indonesia’s Ministry of National Development Planning, and was supported by WRI Indonesia and the New Climate Economy, for which WRI serves as the secretariat.
Ignacio Bernabe Galván and the rest of the urban development and accessibility team, including those who work on water quality issues, pursue projects across the country.
In Mexico City and elsewhere, WRI México staff work to improve air quality, develop strong climate goals, end deforestation, restore tree cover and protect coastlines and mangroves, in addition to work on circular economy, energy efficiency and renewable energy.
the institute’s key sectors: Climate, Cities, Forests, Energy, and the Ocean .
The agreement is the first treaty in Latin America and the Caribbean designed to protect environmental defenders by making it easier for people to access information, participate in decision-making processes, and hold powerful interests accountable.
To ensure that WRI does all it can to value people, provide opportunities for growth and ensure that we build a just, equitable workplace, the institute welcomed Dr. Kynai Johnson as its Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in 2021.
The Global Board is responsible for guiding WRI’s mission, values and strategy, and for ensuring the financial integrity and effective resource management of the institute.
Our current operational investments include those that strengthen internal systems, assuring we are able to recruit and maintain our high caliber of employees and provide an environment that is adaptable to the needs of our work.
Among them: A $electrification of America’s school bus fleets and development of Land & Carbon Lab, a comprehensive monitoring system to track all forms of land cover and land use globally, as well as their associated carbon flows.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation renewed its support for WRI’s Global Forest Watch Pro platform that offers the latest data, technology and tools to empower people everywhere to better protect forests.
LAUDES FOUNDATION Laudes Foundation’s long-standing partnership with WRI enables us to develop evidence and pathways to drive transformation of key industries, such as fashion and the built environment; expand science-based target-setting guidance for the financial sector; equip the UN High Level Champions with analysis and tools to change the narrative on the path to net zero; and advance the integration of circular economy in climate action as a key strategy towards advancing a just transition through the Platform to Accelerate Circular Economy.
By combining HSBC’s financial expertise with the breadth and depth of WRI’s research and programs and a network of local partners, the partnership seeks to accelerate progress towards renewables and energy efficiency solutions in key sectors in Asia; provide technical, financial, and political support to Nature-Based Solutions projects worldwide; and collaborate with pioneering climate startups through mentorship and access to networks.
SALL FAMILY FOUNDATION Sall Family Foundation (SFF) was co-founded by John and Ginger Sall leaders and organizations tackling complex environmental, public health and poverty challenges.
“SFF embraces the complexity and long-term nature of problems,” explains Jason Haggins, the foundation’s executive director.
Council members help steer the institute’s programs and participate in serious discussions on today’s most pressing environment and development issues.
, changed with access to safe water or sanitation.
This year we have increased access to safe water and sanitation for people in need and turned poverty into possibility, because of you.
While the world moved toward a state of normalcy this year, our vision of safe water and sanitation for all remained essential in all that we do.
Thank you for helping get safe water into the homes and hands of people around the world who need it most.
We will expand our work around the world, increasing our focus on infrastructure through partnerships with water utilities, and continue to break down the financial barriers between people and access to safe water.
We empower people living in poverty with access to small, affordable loans for water and sanitation solutions at home — unlocking education, economic opportunity and improved health.
the world with lasting access to safe water or sanitation — in partnership with people like you.
In 2021, 9.2 million more people in eleven countries now have access to safe water or sanitation.
The environment Women's empowerment Climate change resiliency Water is the best investment the world can make to help solve major global challenges.
of the people we serve One of the major barriers to safe water and sanitation is access to affordable financing.
they become participants in solving their family’s water crisis.
lasting access to safe water or sanitation at home, empowering them to define their own future.
Access to safe water at home means health, hope and opportunity for Patricia and her family.
Now, their water crisis is in the past.
water her vegetable garden, and to cover her household needs.
And, now she doesn’t walk long distances carrying heavy vessels of water, multiple times a day.
Stories of resilience and hope are made possible by affordable access to safe water, and people like you.
We work with 150 partners around the world In Indonesia, we work with various partners to increase affordable access to safe water and sanitation to families in their communities.
Through a program called PAMSIMAS, the government provides stimulants for villages to develop community-based water supply and sanitation systems in rural areas.
An organization called the Rural Drinking Water Supply (locally known as KPSPAMS) was formed to manage the development of the program at the village level.
To ensure all households can access the water and sanitation systems, our partner financial institutions in Indonesia support the KPSPAMS by providing small loans for water and sanitation connections to the community.
to support small loans that brought safe water and sanitation to people in need.
Small, affordable loans offer families the ability to purchase long-term safe water and sanitation solutions that solve their immediate need and over time will cost less than continuing to pay for temporary fixes.
Although we experienced some challenges due to the pandemic, loans for water and sanitation made by our partners continue to maintain an overall repayment rate of 99%.
Every repaid loan means another family can get safe water at home.
Together, we will see the day when everyone in the world has access to safe water and sanitation.
Find the latest news and press releases about our work in the water and sanitation sector here.
As the stories and examples in this report show, the year brought with it an undeniable shift in the way many people have come to view the importance of nature as we race to confront the climate crisis and global biodiversity loss.
As I met with leaders, experts and activists at November’s COPconference in Glasgow, Scotland, for example, the idea that nature can be a powerful force for climate solutions was at the center of the dialogue.
This is why we have been compelled to launch the boldest goals ever for The Nature Conservancy.
For more than do critical conservation by working together with partners.
As we begin another year of this pivotal decade for nature, the conservation community must build a bigger tent.
At The Nature Conservancy, we know we cannot address the biodiversity and climate crises without also elevating the leadership of the people who are best positioned to take action.
The recent climate and biodiversity commitments we’ve seen from governments and corporations give me hope, but we know that these commitments are only the first step.
At TNC, we aren’t just pushing for our own conservation successes; we’re also working alongside governments, businesses and communities to turn policies and commitments into powerful action for nature.
In Belize, for instance, we were able to help protect part from future carbon offsets, and we helped create a new financial mechanism that will reduce the country’s debt burden while generating significant funding for marine conservation.
we saw almost on carbon markets that could help generate new finance streams for forest and wetland protection, as well as transitions to clean energy.
That said, there is still a long way to go to close the enormous funding gap needed to protect nature.
Our work to drive greater participation, policy and innovative funding in pursuit of a world where nature and people thrive is only possible thanks to our incredible community of partners, supporters and volunteer leaders around the globe.
Every acre we protect, every river mile we restore, every tree we plant and ounce of carbon we help sequester from the atmosphere begins with you.
Thank you for being part of our efforts to build a brighter future for people and nature around the globe.
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We are facing the interconnected crises of rapid climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten the future of life on our planet.
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are now higher than they were in preindustrial times, and human emissions have already increased the average temperature of the planet by about 1.1 degrees C (2 degrees F).
As we consider these global-scale problems and our role in shared global commitments like the Paris Climate Agreement, the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, we know this calls for our biggest, most ambitious plans yet.