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American Carbon Registry Approves Expansion of Rice Sector Emissions Reduction Opportunities to the US Mid-South
March 17, 2014
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 17, 2014) — American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International today announced approval of Mid-South modules for its first-of-a-kind carbon offset methodology to quantify greenhouse gas reductions from rice production. The Mid-South modules of the methodology for Emission Reductions in Rice Management Systems were developed by Terra Global […]
Burkinabé Households Upgrades Traditional Well
March 13, 2014
The Zongo family spends an average of two hours each day collecting water in their village of Tiogo Mossi, Burkina Faso. Given the difficulty of obtaining water, this family of 4 adults and 13 children tries to minimize the quantity of water they use for drinking, cooking, bathing and cleaning. Though they raise a few pigs around the homestead, insufficient […]
Devex Executive Insights – How a business background helped set 2 NGO chiefs up for success
March 7, 2014
In the March 2014 Executive Insights, Devex profiled Winrock President & CEO Rodney Ferguson. The article focuses on his transition from a business background to leading an international NGO. Ferguson discusses his first year at Winrock and shares his vision for the future. This ariticle is posted with the permission of Devex.
American Carbon Registry Presents Annual Awards for Outstanding Environmental Achievements
March 7, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (March 27, 2014) Last night, the American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, hosted its annual gala reception to recognize and thank its members and partners. ACR Director John Kadyszewski welcomed guests and presented highlights from the year. He described the awards to be presented to recognize outstanding environmental achievements including […]
Ken Andrasko Named Director of Winrock’s Ecosystem Services
March 5, 2014
ARLINGTON, Va. (March 5, 2014) — Winrock International announced today that Ken Andrasko will become the organization’s new director of Ecosystem Services, succeeding Sandra Brown, who will continue at Winrock in her role as chief scientist of the Environment Group. Andrasko formerly served as senior carbon finance & methodology specialist with the World Bank’s Carbon […]
Winrock Names Carol Ann Smith Vice President of Operations
March 3, 2014
ARLINGTON, Va. (March 31, 2014) — Winrock International announced today that Carol Ann Smith will become the organization’s new Vice President of Operations, succeeding Ron Hubbard, who is retiring after 28 years with Winrock. Recently, Smith was the Senior Director for Grants, Contracts and Supply Chain Services at Population Services International (PSI), where she was […]
FoodTank: Winrock’s Wallace Center Among ‘101 Organizations to Watch in 2014’
January 17, 2014
(January 10, 2014) — FoodTank, a food think tank, named The Wallace Center at Winrock International as one of its 101 organizations to watch in 2014. These organizations, they wrote, are “playing a vital part in creating a better food system” and are “showing the world that solutions to alleviating hunger, poverty, obesity, food waste, and […]
Fostering Local Ownership and Empowering Leaders
January 13, 2014
Note: The region of Southern Sudan referenced here is now the Republic of South Sudan, since gaining independence in 2011. BRIDGE activities such as these provided valuable support to communities as they made the transition to independence. Alikhook Arieu Akec cares for her family of nine, tends to her small farm and serves her community […]
Grassroots Conference Opens Doors for Peace in Southern Sudan
January 9, 2014
Note: The region of Southern Sudan referenced here is now the Republic of South Sudan, since gaining independence in 2011. BRIDGE activities such as these provided valuable support to communities as they made the transition to independence. For decades, the disputed and oil-rich border regions between Northern and Southern Sudan have witnessed scenes of violence as […]
Remarks by US Secretary of State Kerry on Climate Change and the Environment
December 31, 2013
Visiting the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam on Dec. 15, U.S. State Secretary John Kerry, spoke of the cooperation of the United States and Vietnam to “strengthen Vietnam’s resilience to the effects” of climate change. In his remarks, Kerry announced “an initial commitment of $17 million for USAID’s Vietnam Forest and Deltas Program” — a […]