Projects
Carbon Stock Assessment and Monitoring
The Government of Guyana is among the first national governments to develop a scalable model for protecting and maintaining its forests to help reduce global carbon emissions. These efforts align with the United Nations REDD+ program, which focuses on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, as well as improving forest conservation, sustainable management and […]
Lowering Emissions and Accelerating Finance Technical Assistance (LEAF-TA)
Through the LEAF Technical Assistance Program funded by the UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Winrock’s Ecosystem Services team is supporting six jurisdictions: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nepal, and three Brazilian states (Acre, Mato Grosso and Pará), to advance their jurisdictional REDD+ programs and pursue results-based payments for reductions in deforestation and forest degradation […]
West Memphis Community Development Consulting
Winrock International is partnering with the city of West Memphis, Arkansas, to help the city translate Google’s recent $4 billion data center investments into long-term community transformation, job creation and economic growth. The project is expected to employ an estimated 750 people annually during the construction period, with around 250 permanent employees needed for data center operations. To help city […]
Burkina Faso Technical Assistance and Capacity Building to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
Burkina Faso is taking bold steps to combat deforestation and land degradation, which threaten ecosystems, agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods. Building on its long-standing commitment to sustainable land and forest management, the country is advancing a large-scale program to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). This effort aims to generate verified emission reduction […]
Ethiopia Village Solar Micro-Milling Feasibility Study
The goal of the Ethiopia Village Solar Micro-Milling Feasibility Study is to demonstrate a revenue model for off-grid village solar micro-milling in Ethiopia. Winrock will identify three communities where residents travel long distances to diesel mills, and work with women entrepreneurs to install and operate 1-3 kW solar-powered grain mills. Over six months, the entrepreneurs […]
Scope 3 Agricultural-based Raw Materials GHG Outcome Quantification
Winrock International worked with Griffith Foods, a U.S.-based, global developer and manufacturer of customized food ingredients, to coordinate a consolidated Science-Based Targets (SBTs) and Greenhouse Gas Protocol—aligned protocol for quantifying GHG emissions reductions and removals in agricultural raw materials. Winrock prepared a recommended approach to develop a GHG Outcome Quantification Protocol and accompanying guidance to […]
Net Zero Adaptation Finance Project
Funded by the Global Environment Facility and carried out in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Net Zero Adaptation Finance project, led by Winrock International, aims to integrate climate change adaptation into net-zero carbon projects. The project focuses on the agriculture, forestry and other land use sector, known as […]
The Empty Fruit Bunch Composting Project
The Empty Fruit Bunch Composting Project funded by WIPO GREEN is a pilot initiative implemented by Winrock International in partnership with an Indonesian palm oil mill. The project uses microbial composting accelerator to speed up aerobic composting of a mix of empty fruit bunches and palm oil mill effluent. This industrial-scale composting pilot will reduce […]
Women Economic Empowerment through Cashew Processing Program
The Women Economic Empowerment through Cashew Processing Program (WEECAP) is a transformative initiative aimed at creating 330,000 jobs — 70% of which are for young women — by strengthening the cashew value chain in Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau and Senegal. Led by Winrock International with partners CARE, GIZ and OCA and supported by the Mastercard […]