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Cover_of_Mapping_Public_Water_Management_Proof_of_Concept_WRI
World Resources Institute (WRI)
This technical note tests a novel data collection approach that relies on crowdsourcing data from multinational enterprises with operations across many geographies. This is eventually intended to allow effective response to water crises, providing empirical, comparable, global information on the state of public water management.
Cover_of_Comparing_the_Life_Cycle_Greenhouse_Gas_Emissions_of_Dairy_and_Pork_Systems_WRI
World Resources Institute (WRI)
This paper compares the lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) costs of dairy production across 13 countries and pork production across 10 countries to obtain insights about what causes higher or lower emissions.
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Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
CDP has analyzed climate-related information disclosed by some of the world’s biggest companies, and, based on these insights, provided recommendations to policymakers, financial regulators and supervisors on what actions to take to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)
This report proposes a range of measures to be included in the national approach to avoid further deforestation in Indonesia.
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World Bank Group

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely an example of how the disturbance of ecosystems can have systemic consequences. As biodiversity is often seen as a public and therefore open access good, its conservation, restoration, and sustainable use rely heavily on scarce public sector finance. Simultaneously, governments are spending vast amounts to promote economic activities that are potentially harmful to biodiversity.