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Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) 2021: The Year in Review
February 11, 2022
The progress ART achieved in 2021 with collaborators significantly broadened opportunities to unlock inclusive, large-scale solutions from forests that support achievement of the ambitious climate and sustainable development goals of the Paris Agreement. We would like to acknowledge the continued leadership from ART’s independent board of directors, who provide ongoing strategic guidance and help to […]
Concordia Live: Supporting Underbanked Small Businesses in the U.S. South and Southeast
February 7, 2022
My colleague Tonitrice Wicks and I recently participated in the first Concordia Live event of 2022. Concordia’s monthly live webinars spark global conversations and highlight innovative partnerships across the Concordia community. The topic for this first webinar of the year was chosen intentionally because it lasers in on one of the root causes of the […]
The World’s Forgotten Forests: Stable Forests as a Climate Solution
January 4, 2022
Forests truly are the lungs of our planet. They absorb massive amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) and release oxygen (O2). Their protection is vital to regulate our climate, but also to maintain biodiversity, filter and regulate water, and form the soil and clouds that feed our fields and pastures. At the U.N.’s 2021 Climate Change […]
Unavoidable Consumption: Escaping “The Bad Place” – While We Still Can
November 1, 2021
A storyline in the NBC sitcom “The Good Place” results in all humanity being damned to “The Bad Place” because the nature of modern life ─ not least our seemingly innate, hyper-consumptive human nature ─ means we cannot avoid negative impacts on the planet and all others who live here. Is this the reality of […]
Prioritizing Decarbonization Pathways to Curb Climate Change
October 29, 2021
In a few days, nations across the globe will convene at the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to accelerate actions to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, and preferably below 1.5 ⁰C. The outcomes of COP26 will be critical, especially […]
Mobilizing Large-scale Climate Solutions from the Forest Sector, Introducing TREES 2.0
September 13, 2021
Originally published by Ecosystem Marketplace, a Forest Trends Initiative. The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) has released an expanded and enhanced version of The REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard (TREES) for measuring, monitoring, verifying and crediting climate progress in the forest sector. The updated version – TREES 2.0 – broadens opportunities to unlock large-scale solutions from forests in […]
Claiming Space for Women’s Leadership
March 8, 2021
When discussing the careers of women leaders, there’s a phenomenon referred to as the “glass cliff.” A relative of the term glass ceiling, the “glass cliff” is when a company is in trouble and a female leader is put in charge to save it. The notion suggests that when women are finally given a chance […]
How Winrock and Microsoft Worked Together to Manage Data in Vietnam
December 14, 2020
In 2018, under the USAID-funded Vietnam Forests and Deltas Project, Microsoft and Winrock began an exciting partnership. The goal: to harness data across environmental and social indicators to help the Government of Vietnam better understand the impact of its innovative Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) system. PFES pays upstream forest owners to maintain healthy […]
From Every Angle: Winrock’s Commitment to Water Security in Tanzania
November 17, 2020
Winrock has worked in Tanzania across a variety of sectors over the past 40 years, and much of its work there over the last decade has been dedicated to improving water resource allocation and management to ensure sustainable, equitable access to water for all. Water security has always been a priority for Tanzania, especially increasing […]
Return Migration Presents an Opportunity for Change in Nepal
July 15, 2020
Poverty, lack of domestic employment and increased income opportunities outside the country have driven Nepali youth to foreign employment. For a few years the numbers of female migrants have been steadily rising, too. The age restrictions the government places on women who want to migrate to India and the Gulf states for domestic work means […]