World Resources Institute

Recent papers from World Resources Institute

1. MillionTrees: A global benchmark for tree detection across geography, sensor, and annotation geometry2026
2. Mapping global organic soil disturbance and associated greenhouse gas emissions, 2001–2024Frontiers in Environmental Science · 2026
3. Integrated Groundwater Potential Assessment and Numerical Modeling for Sustainable Water Access in Pastoralist Areas of the Lower Omo Subbasin, EthiopiaHydrology · 2026
4. An African Tree Crown–Stem Allometry Dataset for Monitoring Trees Outside Forests and Landscape RestorationEarth System Science Data Discussions · 2026
5. Re-examining Mortality Impacts of Urban Heat Islands in United States Cities2026
6. Amazon Forgotten Fishes. How the remarkable diversity of freshwater fishes is critical to people, rivers and forest2026
7. Amazon Forgotten Fishes. How the remarkable diversity of freshwater fishes is critical to people, rivers and forest2026
8. Ten rules for using evidence to guide ecosystem restorationJournal of Applied Ecology · 2026
9. Multi-layered influence of social-ecological contexts, forest governance types, and sociodemographic factors on perceptions of forest ecosystem services across Western AfricaEnvironmental and Sustainability Indicators · 2026
10. Lacticaseibacillus paracasei WiKim0110 attenuates alcohol-induced gut–liver axis injury and enhances intestinal barrier-related responsesScientific Reports · 2026
11. Self-Governance of Common-Pool Resources Under Rapid Urbanisation: The Case of Lake Hawassa, EthiopiaAfrica Spectrum · 2026
12. A Semi-Empirical Method for Estimating All-Sky Photosynthetically Active Radiation from Sentinel-2 for High-Resolution Land Surface AnalysisRemote Sensing · 2026
13. Indigenous Women’s Participation in Forest Governance and Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Cameroon and Central African Republic: A Comparative Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results AnalysisSociety & Natural Resources · 2026
14. Data Considerations for Estimating Ambient Heat Exposure for Environmental Epidemiological StudiesCurrent Environmental Health Reports · 2026
15. High-carbon primary forests as conservation targets in Ontario, CanadaFrontiers in Forests and Global Change · 2026
16. Global distribution of cattle, horses, goats, sheep and buffaloes at 1 km resolution for 2000–2022 based on subnational census data and spatiotemporal machine learningPeerJ · 2026
17. Building on Indigenous Knowledge for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition: Evidence from a Community-based Intervention in Eastern IndiaCurrent Developments in Nutrition · 2026
18. Eco-Focused Menu Labels on Full Meal Orders From Fast-Food RestaurantsJAMA Health Forum · 2026
19. A meta-analysis of carbon losses and gains from tropical moist forest degradation and regenerationScience Advances · 2026
20. A Study of Just Transition Policy Instruments and Paths Under Climate GovernanceChinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies · 2026