Projects
Lestari Capital
Winrock International partnered with Lestari Capital to provide independent technical advisory services for their initiative, the Rimba Collective, a coalition of global companies investing in landscape-scale climate and nature projects across Indonesia’s palm oil supply chain. Winrock assessed the portfolio’s climate outcomes, monitoring and verification approaches, and reporting practices against leading frameworks and guidance, including […]
Jurisdictional REDD+ Technical Assistance Partnership (JTAP)
As described on the Jurisdictional REDD+ Technical Assistance Partnership website, JTAP is an “initiative to support jurisdictions and their key partners to participate in the highest integrity voluntary carbon markets, and thus catalyze tropical forest conservation and finance at scale. To achieve this, the partnership will provide timely technical assistance to address ongoing audit, issuance, transaction and implementation readiness needs.” JTAP seeks to support the growing number of tropical forest jurisdictions in advancing jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD+) programs […]
Support to Bolivia’s Jurisdictional REDD+ Program
Winrock International is supporting Bolivia to advance a high-integrity jurisdictional REDD+ program in the Charagua Iyambae Indigenous Territory that enables the country to access results-based climate finance while strengthening long-term forest governance. Funded by Conservation International, this work focuses on helping government partners meet the rigorous requirements of the Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) program […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hershey Biodiversity, Water and Waste KPI Support
Winrock collaborated with The Hershey Company, one of the largest snack manufacturing companies in the world, with more than 90 brand names in approximately 80 countries that drive more than $11.2 billion in annual revenues. Hershey, which is already committed to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI), partnered with Winrock to refine and update its […]
Earthworm Foundation GHG Technical Advisory & Project Validation
Accurate carbon accounting is crucial for assessing the impact of large-scale reforestation and agroforestry projects on GHG emissions and removals. It allows for proper quantification of climate benefits and helps organizations in setting and achieving science-based targets. Winrock International’s technical advisory and project validation services increase the rigor, consistency and evidence of climate programs and […]
Everglades Carbon Assessment Project
Winrock International and The Everglades Foundation are building upon a lasting collaboration that draws from mutual philosophies, complementary knowledge and skills. The focus of Winrock’s work is on assisting the Foundation to evaluate greenhouse gas emissions from various agricultural, freshwater, and coastal ecosystems across southern Florida. Winrock is also supporting the Foundation’s efforts to quantify […]