EMAIL SUBSCRIBE

Forestry Community

Forestry & Natural Resources

Applied science, economic opportunity and good governance are at the core of Winrock’s strategies to promote the health of the world’s most fragile — and critical — forests. Our work with local governments and rural communities also recognizes the importance of striking the right balance between conservation and economic opportunity.

One-pager

DOWNLOAD HANDOUT

RESET

CREL Final Performance Report

ACR at Winrock International and fellow Winrock enterprise ART approved by ICAO for first phase of CORSIA

Assessing carbon storage in Florida’s Everglades

How to integrate remote sensing into the forest carbon market, the right way

Winrock’s Aaron Sundsmo joins Devex panel on water security and climate-smart solutions

The Climate Q&A…

Diálogo Américas features launch of the USAID Upper Lempa Watershed Project

USAID-funded SCALE-NRM releases more grants

ART issues world’s first jurisdictional forestry carbon credits to Guyana

USAID in the Sahel features: “Letters from the Sahel: the Peace Corridors”

Winrock Experts Recognized in Soil and Water Conservation Society Awards

USAID-Supported Forest Development Fund Grant Scheme Progresses into Final Phase

ACR launches Innovative Registry Infrastructure for Removal Credits

ACR Carbon Markets 101: Additionality and Baselines for Improved Forest Management Projects

ACR Presents annual awards celebrating outstanding environmental achievements

Land, Water, Life: Supporting Communities to Improve Water Security and Resource Management as the Climate Changes

IQ Insigniam Quarterly® Features Winrock Partnerships to Eliminate Food Insecurity

Devex Op-Ed: Achieving Climate Goals Requires Landscape-level Thinking

Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) 2021: The Year in Review

Preserving Peatlands: A Hidden Key to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The World’s Forgotten Forests: Stable Forests as a Climate Solution

JDR3 Scholars Support Winrock-led Agriculture, Climate and Human Rights Projects Across Asia

Winrock’s ONE-SL Project Highlighted in U.S. Plan to Conserve Global Forests

November 2021 Innovations

LEAF Coalition Announces $1 Billion Mobilized, Intent for REDD+ Transactions and New Participants

GEF Names Winrock International Winner of Challenge Program for Adaptation Innovation

September 2021 Innnovations

ACR Publishes Methodology for Improved Forest Management on Canadian Forestlands

Mobilizing Large-scale Climate Solutions from the Forest Sector, Introducing TREES 2.0

Working with U.S. Farmers and Local Partners to Protect Water and Soil Health

Winrock Publishes Detailed Guide to Payment For Forest Environmental Services System

Bedrock Colleague and Winrock Stalwart John Kadyszewski Retires from Winrock

VFD Final Report

Communities, Companies and Conservation: Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) Practitioner’s Guidebook

ACR Testifies before the U.S. Senate on the State of U.S. Forest Carbon Markets

Winrock’s Jessica Orrego Testifies on Opportunities to Address Climate Change on Public and Private Lands

U.S. News Op-Ed: Growing Climate Solutions Act Could Help U.S. Farmers and Forests

U.S. News Publishes Op-ed on GCSA by Winrock’s Mary Grady

USAID Marks Earth Day with Completion of its Vietnam Forests and Deltas Project

April 2021 Innovations

ART Welcomes the Launch of the LEAF Coalition

Announcing Private Investment for Enhanced Resilience (PIER) Caribbean

The Climate Q&A…

Webinar Features Winrock’s Mary Grady on Forest Conservation at Scale with Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART)

ONE-SL Project Begins, Marks the Future of REDD+ Implementation

Forests Journal Features Work of Winrock’s Ecosystem Services Unit

How Winrock and Microsoft Worked Together to Manage Data in Vietnam

New Book Features Winrock’s Work in Bangladesh

What Transformation Takes: Evidence of Responsible INGO Transitions to Locally Led Development Around the World

Making Forest Conservation Pay

ART Approved to Supply Credits for Global Aviation’s Carbon Market

Annonce Concours Journée Mondiale des Pêches

Impact and Innovation: Annual Report 2019

USAID and Winrock Provide Training on Using Mobile Phones for Quicker, Safer, and More Transparent Forest Protection Payments

Empowering Women, Protecting Wetlands and Strengthening Co-Management in Bangladesh

ACR Capital Markets

American Academy in Berlin: Winrock Board Chair Bumpers and ART Leadership Pen Op-Ed

Rapid Market Assessment on Impact of COVID-19 on Private Sector Partners and Farmers

Branchless Banking: Bringing digital financial services directly to farmers’ doorsteps

Forging Connections

A Film About Forests

Playing for Keeps in Bangladesh

Winrock Responds to COVID-19

‘Forests are Gold’

Boosting Women in Bangladesh

February 2020 Innovations

Winrock International at COP25

A Fruitful Partnership

Women and Climate Leadership

Fighting Wetland Loss Through Sustainable Development

January 2020 Innovations

Helping Vietnam Track its PFES Impacts

December 2019 Innovations

Embedded at COP25

On the Frontlines of Climate Change

November 2019 Innovations

Carbon PFES Study Tour Lessons Learned

What’s in a Game?

From Ancient Lands, a Modern Solution

September 2019 Innovations

Winrock President and CEO Rodney Ferguson Addresses Concordia Summit

Pulling for Forests in Vietnam

First Steps to Design an Emissions Reduction Pathway in Madre de Dios

First Steps to Design an Emissions Reduction Pathway in Madre de Dios

EPA announces more than $7.5 Million in water quality cooperative agreements through Gulf of Mexico Division

Arkansas Money & Politics Features Winrock CEO’s Appointment to Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee

New Long-Term Emissions Reduction Project Starts in Mexico

New Long-Term Emissions Reduction Project Starts in Mexico

Engaging the Private Sector to Invest in Resilience

Carbon Payments for Environmental Services (C-PFES)

Success Story: Vietnam’s Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) System

Success Story: Vietnam’s Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) System

Uploaded on June 12, 2019

In Africa, Harnessing the Bounty of the Sea

Architecture for REDD+ Transactions Brochure

Grant Agreement Between the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development

Winrock Forestry Work Highlighted in Bloomberg Businessweek

How much does forest restoration benefit climate?

May 2019 Innovations

Quality on Tap

Bloomberg Businessweek Features Winrock’s Work in Guyana

Estimating Carbon Sequestration From Forest Restoration Now Easier

Bringing Technology to Lam Dong

Data Editing Tool – Simplifying Life for PFES Managers

Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Forestry Sector

Winrock Assembles Advisory Committee of Resilience Experts

PIER Advisory Committee

Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Agricultural Sector

Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Energy Sector

Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Livestock Sector

Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Waste Sector

Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Wood Fuels

National Greenhouse Inventory System

WESTool – Helping Cambodia Find its Way

Esri’s ArcUser Magazine Features Winrock’s WESTool

Sustaining Forests through Science, Tech and Community-based Approaches

Sustaining Forests through Science, Tech and Community-based Approaches

Uploaded on February 7, 2019

Analyses of Land Cover Change Trajectories Leading to Tropical Forest Loss

Penentuan Tingkat Rujukan (Reference Level) untuk Menduga Penurunan Emisi dari Restorasi Gambut

Reference Level for the Estimation of Emission Reduction from Peatland Restoration

Fishing for Change

PENGELOLAAN KEBUN SAWIT DI LAHAN GAMBUT BAGI PETANI SWADAYA

Protocol for Oil Palm Independent Smallholder for Sustainable and Responsible Management of Peat Areas

September 2018 Innovations

The Future of Forests: An Optimist’s View

BUKU 1 : Indonesia Oil Palm Independent Smallholders Limited Definitions, Gaps and Challenges

Thomson Reuters Foundation Features Winrock Work to Improve Land Rights for Cocoa Farmers

Thomson Reuters Foundation Features Winrock Work to Improve Land Rights for Cocoa Farmers

Carbon Storage Potential in Degraded Forests of Kalimantan, Indonesia

Celebrating the Climate-Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods Project

Devex: Winrock connects the dots between illegal logging and climate change

Mongabay: Winrock combines aerial imagery and field data to measure timber harvest and carbon emissions

SUCCESS STORY: Increasing access to information about climate change

WESTool Success Story

SUPPORTING FORESTS AND BIODIVERSITY FINAL REPORT 2012 – 2018

Major Climate Challenge Solved

Reducing GHG Emissions from Peat Lands and Oil Palm in Indonesia: A Jurisdictional Approach

Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project Northern Ghana Land Use Ecosystem Service and Economic Valuation Study

SUCCESS STORY: An Improved Silvicultures Strategy for Sustainable Forest Mangement

SUCCESS STORY: Community-Based Forest Management in Nghe An Province

Vietnam Forests and Deltas Program Supports Improved Forest Policy in Vietnam

March 2018 Innovations

Protecting Resources, Improving Lives

A Fighter for Forests

A Fighter for Forests: Winrock’s Sandra Brown

A Fighter for Forests: Winrock’s Sandra Brown

Uploaded on March 26, 2018

Rahinatu’s Story: Moringa Entrepreneur

Rahinatu’s Story: Moringa Entrepreneur

Uploaded on February 22, 2018

USAID AgNRM December 2017 Newsletter

The Log Blog

Free Guidebook Highlights Significant Plants in Cambodia’s Sandan Region

Seeds of Hope in Bangladesh

Planting Interest in Ecotourism

SUCCESS STORY: Climate-Smart Rice Supports Livelihoods and the Environment

SUCCESS STORY: Piloting Development of Village Regulation for PFES Management and use in Thanh Hoa Province

Ghana Receives Landmark Approval From Carbon Fund

Clement Aapengnuo on Land Tenure and Women

Clement Aapengnuo on Land Tenure and Women

Uploaded on September 7, 2017

Land Tenure and Natural Resource Access Issues in Northern Ghana – With a focus on women

Pay-for-Performance Conservation: A How-To Guide

Using Wisconsin’s SnapPlus Planning Tool in Pay-for-Performance Projects

A Cambodian Nature Film: The Kingdom of Nature

A Cambodian Nature Film: The Kingdom of Nature

Uploaded on August 24, 2017

Winrock’s American Carbon Registry Has Issued Over 100 Million Tonnes of Carbon Offset Credits

‘We Protect the Forest as We Protect Our Lives’

Greenhouse gas emissions from tropical forest degradation: an underestimated source.

Views from the Forest

MUSing on Water in Northern Ghana

Winrock Joins Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 ‘Partnership of Champions’

USAID Improves the Livelihoods of Rural Women in Northern Ghana

Chile Accesses Millions for Emissions Reduction

An Ecotourism Site is Born

A Guidebook Highlighting the Beautiful Birds of Cambodia’s Sandan Ecotourism Site

Birds in Sandan

Reaksmey Phoum Pir Kiri Boeung Kranhak Ecotourism Leaflet

Anatomy of a Breakthrough

The Journey from Research to Policy

Attribution of net carbon change by disturbance type across forest lands of the conterminous United States

ACTIVITY SUMMARY: Climate Smart Livelihoods to Support Sustainable Forest Management

SUCCESS STORY: Participatory Forest Land Allocation in Thanh Hoa

SUCCESS STORY: A Bamboo Development Strategy for Thanh Hoa

SUCCESS STORY: Supporting Green Growth in Thanh Hoa

SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPES: Vietnam Forests and Delta Program

SUCCESS STORY: The 2nd Red River Delta Symposiam

SUCCESS STORY: Working with Schools to Tackle Climate Change

SUCCESS STORY: Lowering the Negative Environmental Impacts of Rice Cultivation

ADAPTATION: Vietnam Forests and Deltas Program

SUCCESS STORY: Improving PFES Implementation through Communities of Practice

Perbedann Comparison in INA

Winrock research featured by Mongabay

Winrock research featured by Mongabay

Winrock research featured by Mongabay

Saving Sambo

Winrock Scientists Pinpoint Source of Carbon Emissions Greater than Global Aviation

‘Can You Imagine This World Without Forests?’

How Do You Measure Carbon in a Forest?

Saving the Forests

Devex Features Winrock Work Protecting Cambodian Forests

Devex Features Winrock Work Protecting Cambodian Forests

December 2016 Innovations

Royal Recognition: Special Honor for Cambodia Project

2015 Annual Report: Impact and Innovation

USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project Performance Indicator Achievements

October 2016 Innovations

Tapping a New Source of Light & Income

2015 Annual Report

Saving Cambodia’s Ecosystem — One Click at a Time

August 2016 Innovations

In Search of Douc Langurs

Knitting The Future

Knitting The Future

Uploaded on July 11, 2016

Busted!

A Gold Miner in the Forest

May 2016 Innovations

Creating A Legal Basis for Community Co- Management of Wetlands

Pioneering Mangrove Valuation Research

Forecast Hopeful as Cambodia Safeguards Priority Forests

ACR Webinar: Carbon Market Opportunities for Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands

ACR Webinar: Carbon Market Opportunities for Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands

Uploaded on April 14, 2016

Protecting Forests, Enriching Lives: Cambodia Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project

Protecting Forests, Enriching Lives: Cambodia Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project

Uploaded on April 14, 2016

USAID LEAF Final Report

Partnering For Results

Group of kids showing off hand stamps

‘We Must Protect Them’

A Forest of Possibilities

Winrock International March 2016 Innovations Newsletter

March 2016 Innovations

Role of Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use Mitigation in INDCs and National Policy in Asia

Hog badger

A Glimpse at a Previously Unknown World

Winrock International January 2016 2016 Newsletter

January 2016 Innovations

Preserving Guyana’s Remarkable Forests

parched earth deforestation

Blog: Climate Change Finance — Actions More Valuable Than Words

Blog: The Conference of the Parties in Paris — A Bird’s-Eye View

Bangladeshi woman and child

Winrock in elite company for public-private partnerships in Asia

High Carbon Stock Consulting Study 3: Review of aboveground biomass estimation techniques

Winrock Plans Active Participation at Paris Climate Negotiations

Christiana Figueres

Former Winrock Board Member ‘The Woman Who Could Stop Climate Change’

People walking through forest

Report Provides Guidance to Decision-Makers Seeking to Finance Sustainable Land Use Activities

Financing Land Use Mitigation: A Practical Guide for Decision-Makers

Bioenergy

Final Biodiversity Assessment Report of Prey Lang

Final Biodiversity Assessment Report of Prey Lang

Implementation of Guyana’s National Forest Monitoring System (NFMS) for REDD+

Men extracting palm oil

Palm Oil Extraction Equipment Creates 2,000 Jobs in Rural Liberia

Bangladesh wetlands

Winrock Supports Groundbreaking Policy Research on Mangrove and Wetland Conservation in Bangladesh

Prey Lang Forest Landscape Biodiversity Assessment

Financing Innovations in Sustainable Landscapes

Sean Tha, a resin collector since 1998, points to resin he collected and sold to earn income. His resin business supports his family, including the cost of school for his children.

New market strategies boost incomes for resin collectors in small Cambodian village

Winrock Annual Report 2014

2014 Global Projects and Financial Statement

PAY FOR PERFORMANCE INFOGRAPHIC

Pay For Performance Infographic

Milwaukee River Pay-for-Performance Project Factsheet

Milwaukee River Pay-for-Performance Project Factsheet

Rainfall and Crop Modeling to Improve Rice Farmers’ Yields in Indonesia

JDR Bangladesh Team

Valuing the Ecosystem Services Provided by Mangroves in Bangladesh

Hasina has established a thriving nursery with the knowledge she gained from project training.

Emerging From Tragedy: Tree Nursery Gives Woman New Hope, Income Source

An example of a Garjan tree seed.

Biodiversity Restoration from Small Seeds to Tall Trees

Carbon emissions from tropical forest degradation caused by logging

Winrock International August 2014 Innovations Newsletter

August 2014 Innovations

Sandra Brown received award

Sandra Brown Presented with USDA Forest Service Tropical Forest Conservation Award

Forest Carbon Monitoring System: Emission Factors and their Uncertainties, Version 2

Farmer Gunendra Sen sorts cucumbers grown at his CREL demo farm.

Innovative Farming Techniques Good for People and Ecosystems in Bangladesh

woman tying bamboo

Gauging the impact of tropical forest logging: Winrock develops new method for quantifying carbon emissions

Winrock in Indonesia

Winrock in Indonesia

Winrock International Capabilities

Winrock International January 2014 Innovations Newsletter

January 2014 Innovations

John Kerry speaking near Mekong Delta

Remarks by US Secretary of State Kerry on Climate Change and the Environment

single tree in forest

Has the Idea of ‘Zero Deforestation’ Lost Its Meaning?

What Does Zero Deforestation Mean?

Winrock International September 2013 Innovations Newsletter

September 2013 Innovations

Benchmark Map of Forest Carbon Stocks in Tropical Regions Across Three Continents

Benchmark Map of Forest Carbon Stocks in Tropical Regions Across Three Continents

Estimation of Aboveground Carbon Stocks

Opportunities and Challenges for Offsetting Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Forests

Transaction Costs for Carbon Sequestration Projects in the Tropical Forest Sector

Comparison of Registry Methodologies

Comparison of Different Registries and Methodologies for Reporting Carbon Credits for Afforestation Projects in the United States

Winrock Sample Plot Calculator Spreadsheet Tool

Winrock Sample Plot Calculator Spreadsheet Tool

Ecosystem Services (Servicios de Ecosistemas)

Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (USAID LEAF)

Payment for Forest Environment Services: A Case Study on Implementation in Lam Dong Province Vietnam

Payment for Forest Environment Services: A Case Study on Implementation in Lam Dong Province Vietnam

Raising Rural Incomes and Protecting the Environment in Vietnam and Cambodia

Tibetan Sustainable Environmental Resources for Increased Economic Growth (TSERING)

Winrock International July 2013 Innovations Newsletter

July 2013 Innovations

Winrock International January 2013 Innovations Newsletter

January 2013 Innovations

Winrock International July 2011 Innovations Newsletter

July 2011 Innovations

Winrock International February 2011 Innovations Newsletter

February 2011 Innovations

November 2009 Innovations

Winrock Tools

FACT Net

MORE

PROJECTS

HIDE LEGACY PROJECTS

West Africa Biodiversity and Low Emissions Development (WABiLED) activity

- Legacy -
Blue Carbon Feasibility Study for the Bahamas

Strengthening Competitiveness, Agriculture, Livelihoods, and Environment - Natural Resource Management (SCALE-NRM)

- Legacy -
Protecting Peatland Forest Through a Social Forestry Scheme in Siak, Indonesia

USAID/Malawi Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests in Malawi -Tiphike mwa Makono (MCHF)

American Carbon Registry (ACR)

- Legacy -
ILRG Cocoa Bridge Phase

Senegal Dekkal Geej (Restoring the Sea)

ART

Feed the Future KISAN II

- Legacy -
Climate Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL)

- Legacy -
Vietnam Forests and Deltas (VFD)

- Legacy -
Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project (AgNRM)

- Legacy -
Cambodia Supporting Forests and Biodiversity (SFB)

- Legacy -
LESTARI

- Legacy -
The Alliance for Sustainable Palm Oil or Aliansi Sawit Lestari Indonesia (ASLI)

- Legacy -
Milwaukee River Pay-for-Performance Project

- Legacy -
Liberia SHOPS II

- Legacy -
Indonesia Carbon Monitoring System

- Legacy -
Improving Chesapeake Bay Water Quality

- Legacy -
Conflict and Cooperation over REDD

GHG Registry Agreements

- Legacy -
Smallholder Protocol for Peat

- Legacy -
Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF)

- Legacy -
Ontario Pay-for-Performance

- Legacy -
Wetlands Carbon Sequestration Protocol

- Legacy -
Green Assets - Middleton ARB Transition

- Legacy -
Malawi PERFORM

- Legacy -
Mata no Peito Brazil Forest Carbon Initiative

- Legacy -
HCS Allometric Equations

- Legacy -
EPA Stratus: Alternative Fuels and Climate Change (TO4)

- Legacy -
KKC Allometric Equation

- Legacy -
WB Liberia RL

- Legacy -
FUNAB WB Mozambique: Technical support for REDD+ Readiness

- Legacy -
Chile ER-Program Tech Assistance

- Legacy -
Guyana Forestry Commission Measurement Reporting and Verification (GFC: MRV II)

- Legacy -
Enhancing Capacity to Reduce GHG Emissions from Peatlands and Palm Oil Production within a Jurisdictional Framework