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Chile Accesses Millions for Emissions Reduction
April 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2017 – Chile became the first country to be fully accepted by the Carbon Fund and can now access millions of dollars for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forestlands through the implementation of its Emission Reductions Program. “Chile is leading the world and Winrock is thrilled to […]
Bloomberg Features American Carbon Registry and Partners’ Work to Reduce Emissions from Rice Production
April 27, 2017
A new Bloomberg article features American Carbon Registry‘s work to reduce emissions from rice production. According to the article, Nature’s Stewards, a Winrock ACR partner under a USDA Conservation Innovation Grant, is changing the way rice is produced. “Nature’s Stewards is trying to provide evidence that Alternate Wetting Drying can make economic sense for rice farmers…” Read […]
An Ecotourism Site is Born
April 25, 2017
In Cambodia’s Sandan region, a small cluster of villages is becoming a flourishing ecotourism site, thanks to the Winrock-implemented USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project (SFB). With its friendly guides, good food and family accommodations, Sandan is already well-placed to become an important ecotourism destination. SFB’s new, easy-to-use guidebook, available for download here, will introduce visitors […]
A Guidebook Highlighting the Beautiful Birds of Cambodia’s Sandan Ecotourism Site
April 21, 2017
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 21 April 2017 – In celebration of International Earth Day, the USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project (USAID SFB) is offering a free, easy-to-use guidebook about the birds at Kampong Thom’s Sandan community-based ecotourism site. The guidebook, which can be downloaded free, has high-definition pictures and detailed information about 50 significant bird […]
Anatomy of a Breakthrough
April 10, 2017
By Anne Cassidy; illustrations by Jessica Kelley When viewed from above, deforestation is a brown gash in a green world, vivid proof that what once was verdant has succumbed to the axe or the bulldozer. Forest degradation — the loss of trees from logging, fires or harvesting firewood — is much more difficult to detect, […]
The Journey from Research to Policy
April 4, 2017
Since the 1980s, Winrock has implemented multiple projects in Bangladesh, one of which is the USAID-funded Climate Resilient Ecosystems and Livelihoods (CREL) project (2012-2017), which seeks to improve livelihoods and the environment. Under CREL, Winrock’s John D. Rockefeller 3rd (JDR3) Program, which supports evidence-based research by local researchers to inform policy, commissioned two research teams […]
Tower Power!
March 17, 2017
In Georgia’s Kakheti province, the city of Telavi is an administrative hub – so it’s no surprise that it’s also become a forward-thinking innovation center. Telavi recently unveiled Energy Central, an energy tower that provides electricity and heat for Telavi City Hall. Financed by USAID’s Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies (EC-LEDS) Clean Energy […]
Tran Kieu Anh
March 15, 2017
This portrait is part of the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on women champions in the Vietnamese construction sector, featuring women who have made strides in this male-dominated field, coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests, but bound together by the common themes of a strong work ethic, love of country, a strong […]
Nguyen Thi Hong Khanh
March 15, 2017
This portrait is part of the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on women champions in the Vietnamese construction sector, featuring women who have made strides in this male-dominated field, coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests, but bound together by the common themes of a strong work ethic, love of country, a strong […]
In Kenya, Blue Skies for Solar Water Pumps
March 14, 2017
By Jenn Holthaus Solar water pumps can greatly boost incomes by improving yields and allowing farmers to grow high-value horticulture crops during the dry season. On February 15, Winrock hosted a convening in Nairobi to discuss smallholder financing for these pumps. Through the USAID/Kenya Smallholder Solar Irrigation project, Winrock has spent two years working to […]