Press Release
Jude Kearney Elected Winrock International Board Chair
June 14, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, AR – June 14, 2021 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, is proud to announce the election of Jude Kearney as Chair of the Winrock International Board of Directors. Kearney is the managing partner of the Washington, D.C., office of ASAFO & Co. LLP and has served on […]
ACR Becomes First Crediting Program Approved by ICAO for post-2020 Credits
June 2, 2021
June 2, 2021 – American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, is pleased to announce the recent decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to extend the eligibility of ACR offset credits for compliance under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), to include units […]
ACR Testifies before the U.S. Senate on the State of U.S. Forest Carbon Markets
May 20, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MAY 20, 2021 – Today, the American Carbon Registry’s Director of Forestry, Jessica Orrego, testified in front of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry for its hearing on Federal, State, and Private Forestlands: Opportunities for Addressing Climate Change. ACR, a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, was invited to testify […]
Winrock International Announces New Online Hub for Opportunity Zone Investment
May 10, 2021
Little Rock, Ark. – May 10, 2021 – Winrock International and the Arkansas Economic Development Commission are proud to announce Opportunity Arkansas, Arkansas’s Opportunity Zone Investment Hub. Funded by the Delta Regional Authority and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Opportunity Arkansas builds the capacity of local leaders to develop investable projects that bolster small businesses and […]
USAID Marks Earth Day with Completion of its Vietnam Forests and Deltas Project
May 4, 2021
Ho Chi Minh City, April 22, 2021 — Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) hosted an Earth Day event in Da Lat city to mark the completion of the USAID Vietnam Forests and Deltas project and launch the new USAID Sustainable Forest Management project and […]
Southern Small Businesses and Nonprofits Impacted by Covid Can Now Apply for Support from Multi-Million Dollar Fund
April 28, 2021
April 27, 2021 – Small business owners and nonprofits across the South can begin applying today for very low interest loans of up to $100,000 and free business support through the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund—a new program created by a diverse group of community lenders aimed at helping small businesses and nonprofits navigate and […]
Bangladesh Prioritizes Elimination of Child Labor in Dried Fish Sector
April 23, 2021
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – April 23, 2021 ─ In response to efforts by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Child Labor Improvements in Bangladesh (CLIMB) project, implemented by Winrock International in collaboration with local partners, the Government of Bangladesh has announced it is prioritizing the elimination of child labor in the Dried Fish Sector (DFS). On […]
ART Welcomes the Launch of the LEAF Coalition
April 22, 2021
April 22, 2021 – The Secretariat of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), hosted by Winrock International, welcomes today’s announcement of the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition, a public-private initiative which aims to raise global climate ambition and mobilize at least $1 billion in results-based finance for the protection of tropical forests. […]
Winrock International Joins BankFWD to Phase Out Financing of Fossil Fuels
April 21, 2021
April 21, 2021 – Winrock International announced it has joined BankFWD’s groundbreaking pledge to lead major banks in the fight against climate change by phasing out all financing for fossil fuels. Winrock International joins other Rockefeller-affiliated organizations in signing the BankFWD pledge, including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the David Rockefeller Fund, and […]
Announcing Private Investment for Enhanced Resilience (PIER) Caribbean
April 15, 2021
The Private Investment for Enhanced Resilience (PIER) Project is now working in the Caribbean, where it is demonstrating how implementing partners can engage the private sector in reducing deforestation pressures and enhancing carbon stocks through investments in intercropping, cover crop development and agroforestry, thus encouraging more resilient value chains. PIER’s work in Jamaica, Dominican Republic, […]