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The Pilot Analysis of Global Ecosystems (PAGE) reports that nearly 30% of global coastal land area has been altered or destroyed by human demand. Increasing coastal populations, rising nutrient pollution, overfishing, and the effects of global climate change—including rising sea levels and warmer oceans—threaten the capacity of these ecosystems to provide essential services such as food, biodiversity, and shoreline stabilization.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute provides a global progress update on 2,900 voluntary ocean action commitments and financial pledges from the Our Ocean Conference, focusing on the 2025–2026 period to improve accountability and transparency.

This guide details the operational framework of the global stocktake under the Paris Agreement Rulebook. It outlines the roles of the UNFCCC Secretariat and subsidiary bodies, the process for collecting inputs from Parties and non-Party stakeholders, and the technical assessment's link to IPCC report timing. The document emphasizes that the stocktake assesses collective progress—including NDCs, adaptation efforts, and finance flows—rather than individual country performance, integrating various transparency and implementation frameworks into a broader review cycle.

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute examines the increase in heavy precipitation in the United States since the late 1950s, attributing the trend to human-caused climate change and detailing the resulting impacts on infrastructure, health, and agriculture.

The World Resources Institute working paper 'Achieving Abundance' introduces a methodology for decision-makers to calculate the costs of sustainable water management and estimates the global annual cost to reach these goals at US$1.04 trillion (2015$) between 2015 and 2030.

This technical note details the data indicators and calculations used in the India Water Tool 2.0 (IWT), a high-resolution platform designed to help users identify water risks and prioritize management actions in India.

A statement from the Board of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment outlining ten key messages regarding the impact of human activity on global ecosystems and the resulting threats to human well-being.

A study by the World Resources Institute and WWF Central America evaluating the economic contributions of coral reefs and mangrove ecosystems to Belize's economy, focusing on tourism, fisheries, and shoreline protection.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines food loss and waste (FLW) within the maize, potato, fresh fruits, and fish value chains in Kenya. It identifies the economic, social, and environmental impacts of FLW and advocates for a "Target-Measure-Act" approach to halve food loss and waste by 2030.

This research paper examines how land compensation and resettlement frameworks in Tanzania and Mozambique marginalize rural women. It finds that women are often excluded from decision-making and compensation payments due to subordinate household roles and legal gaps that ignore subsistence farming and communal resource use. The paper recommends mandatory joint compensation, gender quotas in governance, and legally binding commitments for infrastructure and employment to ensure gender equity.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines how state-level climate policy innovation in the United States can influence federal regulation, a process termed "vertical diffusion." By analyzing thirteen cases of policy diffusion and specific initiatives like the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) and California vehicle emissions standards, the report identifies key drivers that encourage the federal government to adopt state-led climate policies.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) details a scoping exercise to identify a preliminary list of indicators for measuring the environmental sustainability of agriculture, defined as minimizing the environmental impacts of agriculture.

This issue brief introduces a series on incentives, markets, and practices designed to promote the conservation and sustainable management of forests in the southern United States to preserve ecosystem services against various drivers of change.

This document is a Form 990 'Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax' for the World Resources Institute (WRI) for the tax year beginning October 1, 2000, and ending September 30, 2001. It provides a detailed financial accounting of the organization's revenues, expenses, net assets, and program activities, as well as information on its governance and compensation of key employees.

This document is a Form 990 'Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax' for the World Resources Institute (WRI) for the tax year beginning October 1, 2002, and ending September 30, 2003. It details the organization's financial status, including total revenue of $47,908,366 and total expenses of $49,691,442, as well as its programmatic goals and expenditures across various environmental initiatives.

This document is the 2003 IRS Form 990 return for the World Resources Institute (WRI), a 501(c)(3) environmental think tank. It details the organization's financial status, governance, and program activities for the tax year beginning October 1, 2003, and ending September 30, 2004.

This document is the 2004 IRS Form 990 tax return for the World Resources Institute (WRI), an environmental think tank. It details the organization's financial status, including total revenue of $18,646,375 and total expenses of $20,108,387 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005. The return outlines WRI's program service accomplishments across eight thematic areas, its governance structure, and its asset holdings, including $39,503,429 in securities.

This fact sheet describes the Solidarity for Environmental Defenders (STAND) initiative, a collaboration between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Alliance for Land, Indigenous, and Environmental Defenders (ALLIED). The initiative aims to support Local Environmental Defenders (LEDs) who face security risks, criminalization, and violence, particularly in countries dependent on extractive industries or large-scale infrastructure.

This document is the IRS Form 990 return for the World Resources Institute (WRI) for the tax year beginning October 1, 2006, and ending September 30, 2007. It details the organization's financial status, including total revenue of $27,179,487 and total expenses of $23,176,502, as well as its program service accomplishments across seven thematic areas focused on environmental protection and sustainable development.

This document is the 2011 IRS Form 990 tax return for the World Resources Institute (WRI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It details the organization's financial activities, governance, and program accomplishments for the tax year ending September 30, 2012.