World Resources Institute. World Resources Institute logo.
The World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1982 with offices in the United States (Washington, D.C.) and China (Beijing). WRI India, based in Mumbai, is an independent organization inspired by WRI and sharing WRI's mission, goals, and programs. WRI focuses on the intersection of the environment and socio-economic development. The organization goes beyond research to put ideas into action, working globally with governments, business, and civil society to build transformative solutions that protect the earth and improve people's lives.[1] WRI organizes its work around six goals:[2] Climate Change.
WRI has three Centers of Excellence that design solutions for and analyze these six critical goals: WRI is probably best known for its biennial publication, the World Resources Report, a well-regarded collection of data and in-depth analysis on current environmental issues. WRI's mission[edit] James Gustave Speth. James Gustave (Gus) Speth (born March 4, 1942) is a United States environmental lawyer and advocate.
Biography[edit] He was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1942. He graduated summa cum laude from Yale University in 1964, attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from Yale Law School, where he was a member of the Yale Law Journal, in 1969. He served in 1969 and 1970 as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Speth was a co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council, where he served as senior attorney from 1970 to 1977. He served from 1977 to 1981, as a Member and then for two years as Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality in the Executive Office of the President. In 1982, he founded the World Resources Institute,[1] a Washington, D.C. In 1991, he chaired a U.S. task force on international development and environmental security which produced the report Partnership for Sustainable Development: A New U.S.
Publications[edit] Books Articles. Rhodes Scholarship. Rhodes Scholars may study any full-time postgraduate course offered by the university,[7] whether a taught master's programme, a research degree, or a second undergraduate degree (senior status).
In the first instance, the scholarship is awarded for two years. However, it may also be held for one year or three years. Applications for a third year are considered during the course of the second year. University and college fees are paid by the Rhodes Trust. In addition, scholars receive a monthly maintenance stipend to cover accommodation and living expenses.[8][9] Although all scholars become affiliated with a residential college while at Oxford, they also enjoy access to Rhodes House, an early 20th-century mansion with numerous public rooms, gardens, a library, study areas, and other facilities.
"For more than a century, Rhodes scholars have left Oxford with virtually any job available to them. History[edit] Selection[edit] Subsequent changes to selection[edit] Allocations[edit]