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 […]

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 […]