Projects
Offset National Emissions through Sustainable Landscapes (ONE-SL)
As businesses strive to achieve a carbon neutral footprint and demand for carbon offsets increases, developing countries are seeking new ways to finance efforts to reduce emissions, including from forest land use. The Offset National Emissions through Sustainable Landscapes (ONE-SL) project aims to develop enhanced understanding and capacity for successful implementation of nested jurisdictional Reducing […]
Building Responsibility for the Delivery of Government Services (BRIDGE)
The U.S.-brokered 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement between Sudan and Southern Sudan provided for a referendum on secession in 2011, ushering in an era of promise that began officially on July 9, 2011, Independence Day for the new Republic of South Sudan. Before and after independence, Winrock worked with South Sudanese leaders and communities to begin…
Protecting Peatland Forest Through a Social Forestry Scheme in Siak, Indonesia
The draining of carbon-rich peatlands in Indonesia for agriculture has led in recent decades to increasingly large fires and greenhouse gas emissions. Winrock is working with local communities to develop a set of peatland Social Forestry schemes in Indonesia’s Siak District to overcome the barriers to sustainable peatland forest management and promote the protection of […]
SUNREF Nigeria
The Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance (SUNREF) Nigeria project seeks to improve access to affordable finance for renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, a critical step to increase economic opportunities, reduce carbon emissions, create employment, and ultimately promote sustainable development in Nigeria. These outcomes will be achieved by removing the barriers to…
USAID/Malawi Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests in Malawi -Tiphike mwa Makono (MCHF)
USAID/Malawi Modern Cooking for Healthy Forests in Malawi -Tiphike mwa Makono (MCHF) is focused on advancing Malawi’s low-emissions, climate-resilient development through forest conservation and sustainable energy options, and through strengthening low-emission planning, analysis and investment capacities. The goal of the project is to assist in ensuring that Malawi’s forest and soil resources are managed more […]
Farmer Driven Water Quality in Mississippi River Basin
Agricultural production using high-disturbance tillage, inefficient fertilizer application, and winter fallowing is a leading cause of the nutrient and sediment inputs driving hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico. The Wallace Center’s Farmer-Driven Water Quality project will conduct water quality monitoring and increase the use of conservation grazing best management practices in Wisconsin’s Kickapoo River Watershed…
Sustainable Peatland Business Model
The degradation of carbon-rich peatlands in Indonesia has led to destructive wildfires and surging greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. Winrock is working with multiple groups in Indonesia to identify opportunities for peatland restoration, including the government of the Siak regency, Indonesia’s National Peatland Restoration Agency, the private sector and local stakeholders. These efforts target…
Efficient Electric Cooking Market Uptake in Nepal
While access to electricity has substantially increased in recent years in Nepal, a majority of Nepali households rely on firewood and other harmful fuels for cooking, according to the World Bank. To address this issue, the Efficient Electric Cooking Market Uptake in Nepal project will research consumer’s preferences for Electric Pressure Cookers (EPCs), as well…
Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP)
Energy is a key driver of Nepal’s economy, and renewable energy can play a significant role in helping the country grow its economy, reduce poverty, diversify its energy mix, meet climate goals, and build societal resilience. The Nepal Renewable Energy Programme was designed to support efforts by the Government of Nepal and the private sector…