August 2014

Winrock’s Kevin Brown Contributes to Sustainable Palm Oil Conversation and Debate

August 14, 2014

Winrock’s Kevin Brown was featured as part of an online conversation and debate on palm oil, entitled “We need to talk about peat.” Brown’s contribution explains why we need a landscape-wide perspective on palm oil as a part of policies designed to mitigate global climate change, and is related to an analysis Winrock International did […]

Winrock’s Winsten proposes winning idea to address nutrient pollution in waterways

August 14, 2014

Agricultural and environmental economist Jon Winsten, a program officer at Winrock International, recently provided one of three winning solutions to a White House-sponsored challenge to address nutrient pollution through creative solutions. Nutrient pollution can lead to harmful algal blooms, the death of some aquatic species, contaminated drinking water, and reduced recreational uses of many waterways. […]