April 2021 Innovations

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ANNOUNCING CLIMATE 1.5
Inspired by the Paris Agreement — and just in time for Earth Month
Climate 1.5, a new series by Winrock International, is inspired by the urgent goal outlined in the Paris Agreement, brokered by former Winrock board member Christiana Figueres, to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Winrock’s Climate 1.5 series features climate experts in a cool 1.5 minutes — because when it comes to climate action, there’s no time to waste.
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WINROCK WELCOMES THE LAUNCH OF LEAF COALITION
The Secretariat of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), hosted by Winrock, welcomes the Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance (LEAF) Coalition, a public-private initiative that aims to raise global climate ambition and mobilize at least $1 billion in results-based finance for the protection of tropical forests.
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WINROCK JOINS BANKFWD TO PHASE OUT FINANCING OF FOSSIL FUELS
Winrock has joined BankFWD’s groundbreaking pledge to lead major banks in the fight against climate change by phasing out all financing for fossil fuels, joining other Rockefeller-affiliated organizations in signing the BankFWD pledge.
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CLIMATE Q&A WITH WINROCK’S MEGAN MIELKE
This second in a series of climate question-and-answer interviews features Water and Sanitation Specialist Megan Mielke, who has just returned from Tanzania, where she spent three years working on water supply and sanitation.
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ANNOUNCING PRIVATE INVESTMENT FOR ENHANCED RESILIENCE (PIER) CARIBBEAN
The PIER Project is now working in the Caribbean, demonstrating how implementing partners can engage the private sector in reducing deforestation pressures and enhancing carbon stocks through private-sector investments.
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April 2021 Innovations

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