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Preserving Peatlands: A Hidden Key to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
January 5, 2022
For more than a decade, Winrock International has been delving into Indonesia’s dirt ─ or more specifically, into the fascinating ancient soil type known as peat. Comprising partially decomposed organic matter, peatlands form over centuries through the arrested decay of billions of plants, the breakdown of which is delayed by the absence of oxygen in […]
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 […]
A letter from the president
December 28, 2021
A new year is almost upon us. Though our team is spread out and working hard “remotely” from nearly every time zone on this beautiful planet, I’d like to pause for just a moment and thank each one of you, personally, wherever you are, for all you’ve done in 2021. The dedication and impact of […]
JDR3 Scholars Support Winrock-led Agriculture, Climate and Human Rights Projects Across Asia
December 10, 2021
For nearly two decades, the John D. Rockefeller III (JDR3) Scholars program has cultivated a cadre of exceptional young Asian scholars capable of conducting rigorous analytic research, using data and other evidence to help decisionmakers solve critical social and economic problems in their home countries. The issues they tackle range from helping rice farmers cope […]
Winrock and Cartwheel partnership will develop promising tech startups in Northwest Arkansas
December 9, 2021
A new business acceleration project funded by Walton Family Foundation creates a fast path from concept to commercial enterprise for software services firms with big potential December 9, 2021 ─ Winrock International and Cartwheel, an Arkansas-based startup studio, are collaborating on a $1.2 million project funded by the Walton Family Foundation to identify and validate […]
Errin Stanger Named Director of Winrock’s Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub
December 6, 2021
December 6, 2021 – North Little Rock, Ark. – Winrock International is excited to announce that Errin Stanger has been named director of Winrock’s Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub. Stanger has been an essential part of the Hub team since its founding in 2014. She has served in numerous roles at the Hub, most recently as […]
ICAO Expands Approval of art Credits for global aviation’s carbon market
December 3, 2021
ARLINGTON, Virginia, December 1, 2021 – The Secretariat of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) welcomes the approval by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to extend the eligibility of ART-issued TREES Credits for compliance under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Initially approved to supply units generated between 2016 and […]
Winrock’s ONE-SL Project Highlighted in U.S. Plan to Conserve Global Forests
November 11, 2021
At COP26 during the World Leaders Summit Forest Day session on November 2, 2021, the United States announced the Plan to Conserve Global Forests: Critical Carbon Sinks, which includes an inventory of new and existing programs that support the implementation of the Plan including the Department of State-funded, Winrock-executed Offsetting National Emissions from Sustainable Landscapes Plus […]
Winrock Receives Visa Foundation Funding to Help Southern Small Businesses Recover and Grow
November 11, 2021
Little Rock, Ark. – November 11, 2021 – Winrock International has received a $500,000 grant from the Visa Foundation to promote economic growth in the U.S. South and Southeast by helping small businesses access loan assistance from the Southern Opportunity and Resilience (SOAR) Fund. Through the Visa Foundation-funded SOAR Technical Assistance Project, Winrock and partners […]
LEAF Coalition Announces $1 Billion Mobilized, Intent for REDD+ Transactions and New Participants
November 9, 2021
GLASGOW — November 8, 2021 – The Secretariat of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), hosted by Winrock International, welcomes the series of announcements last week at COP26 by the LEAF (Lowering Emissions by Accelerating Forest finance) Coalition. At the World Leaders’ Summit, LEAF announced it has mobilized $1 billion USD for forest country governments […]