World Resources Institute

The energy transition is happening🌍 Find out how it will happen and who reaps the benefits at #StoriesToWatch👉 go.wri.org/stw-2026

Iran is moving toward what experts call “water bankruptcy.”💧 WRI water expert, Liz Saccoccia explains Iran’s long-running water crisis, how conflict and water crises can reinforce each other, and what it means for the millions of people caught in between➡️ go.wri.org/iran-war-water…

A surge of new data centers is reshaping local energy grids, water systems and land use. This rapid expansion is often happening with limited public information about the long-term impacts — or benefits — new data centers could bring. Learn more👉 go.wri.org/data-centers-w… #WorldWaterDay

Water is impacting some of the Earth’s most cherished places💧💔 Water issues — whether it’s drought, scarcity, pollution or flooding — have become a threat to many of the more than 1,200 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Understand the stories of these sites👉 go.wri.org/world-water-ri… #WorldWaterDay

💧☀️In Berbere, Ethiopia, solar power is about more than clean energy. It's making irrigation possible, transforming farmers' incomes and lives. Learn more➡️ go.wri.org/ethiopia-solar… #WorldWaterDay

Did you ever think it’d be possible to count individual trees from space? The @BezosEarthFund supported @WorldResources to make that possible together with @Meta. By harnessing innovations in AI and satellite data, we can monitor forest restoration with unprecedented accuracy at a fraction of the cost and time. A process that used to take over a year now takes three days. That means less time and money spent measuring impact, and more money going to the people restoring forests, protecting water, supporting biodiversity, and strengthening communities. Innovation leads to better data, greater trust, and more restoration. Read more: go.wri.org/forests-ai #InternationalDayOfForests #ForestDay

🌲When forests are healthy, they provide priceless benefits to people, nature and climate. But neglected forests can quickly turn into liabilities. We already see this shift from assets to liabilities playing out around the globe👉 go.wri.org/forests-assets #ForestDay

Forests generate priceless benefits🌲💊💧💨🪵🥗 With their decline, we not only lose the bounty that healthy forests provide; changes to forest ecology are creating new threats to communities. Learn more: go.wri.org/forests-assets #ForestDay

Iran is moving toward what experts call “water bankruptcy.”💧 WRI water expert, Liz Saccoccia explains Iran’s long-running water crisis, how conflict and water crises can reinforce each other, and what it means for the millions of people caught in between➡️ go.wri.org/iran-war-water…

Forests are carbon removal powerhouses🌲💨💪 Earlier WRI research estimates that the theoretical carbon removal potential from forests and trees outside forests in the United States alone is more than half a gigatonne per year as of 2020. More on the role forests play in carbon removal👉 go.wri.org/forests-carbon #ForestDay

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1/6 Fundo Flora is financing local organizations at the center of the Brazilian Amazon’s bioeconomy. Its first cohort brings together: 💵Stronger value chains with greater traceability and fairer incomes 🤝Community-based seed collection networks 🌱 Natural forest regeneration with native species 🍫Diverse farms with native species like cocoa, cupuaçu, and Brazil nuts 🌴And more Led by @wribrasil, managed financially by @sitawifinancasdobem, and with anchor funding from the @bezosearthfund, Fundo Flora connects philanthropic, public, and private capital to local organizations committed to restoring economic and ecological prosperity in the Amazon. Meet the full first cohort: go.wri.org/fundo-flora-tw

💧Water risks — such as drought and flooding — are threatening many @UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the globe. Explore the analysis from WRI Aqueduct👉 go.wri.org/unesco-water-r… #WorldWaterDay

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1/6🌱Fundo Flora is investing $3.35 million USD to support 10 locally led restoration projects in Pará, Brazil. Together, they are uniting 26 organizations to restore 1,500 hectares, grow 1 million trees, and benefit 4,000 people. These projects are naturally regenerating the forest and strengthening value chains built on the Amazon’s native species — such as açaí, cocoa, Brazil nuts, andiroba, and copaiba. Led by @wribrasil, Fundo Flora is managed financially by @SITAWI, with anchor funding from the @BezosEarthFund. Learn more: go.wri.org/fundo-flora-tw