The World Resources Institute is an independent non-profit organization with a mission to protect the Earth and improve people's lives. It catalyses permanent change through partnerships that implement innovative, incentive-based solutions founded upon hard, objective data. Its commitment to exploring private sector-led development is part of a long tradition of success in harnessing the power of markets to ensure real, not cosmetic, change. It has a staff of over 200 scientists, economists, policy experts, business analysts, statistical analysts, mapmakers and communicators.