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Chi River Basin Says No Burn: a #thaiRAIN Success Story
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Piloting behavioral changes at Chi River Basin For nearly half a year, Thailand experiences dangerous air pollution caused by high particulate matter (PM 2.5) levels that exceed safety standards. This smog is largely due to open burning within the country and neighboring areas, which peaks from November to May. A study by Action on Smoking […]
Stronger Together: Advancing Innovation and Opportunity Between the U.S. and Africa
February 20, 2025|volunteer
Interview with Abiodun Emmanuel Abioye Black History Month is a time to reflect on the stories, achievements, and contributions of people of African descent across the globe. The ties between Africa and Black America run deep, shaped by history, culture, and a shared commitment to progress. While our journeys have taken different paths, the connections […]
Intercontinental Exchange plans 2025 launch of environmental registry services to bring state-of-the-art infrastructure to carbon markets
January 28, 2025|post
This news release was originally published on ACRcarbon.org. ATLANTA — Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, and the world’s largest operator of environmental derivatives markets, today announced plans to launch an environmental registry technology service to bring best in class infrastructure to registries and registry users and support the […]
Growing the No-Burn Network: a #thaiRAIN Success Story
December 20, 2024|post
No-Burn Conference Expanded #thaiRAIN’s Network USDA #thaiRAIN significantly expanded its network of leaders and organizations seeking to reduce PM2.5 emissions from open-field biomass burning. The event made #thaiRAIN a partner of The Friends of Thai Agriculture (FTA), a coalition of international diplomats working in Thailand’s farming sector. In addition to #thaiRAIN, the FTA includes the […]
Forging global partnerships: A conversation with Winrock’s Nodira Saidkarimova
December 16, 2024|post
Nodira Saidkarimova, chief of party of the Safe Migration in Central Asia project, spent six weeks in Washington, D.C., as a part of the Rumsfeld Foundation and Central Asia-Caucasus Institute CAMCA Fellowship program. We asked her about her experiences raising awareness of USAID-funded counter-trafficking and safe migration work in Central Asia, expanding SMICA’s network of […]
Resilient Farming: Satkhira Fish Farmers Embracing Sustainable Practices to Mitigate Flood Impacts
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In 2024, Bangladesh experienced several floods across the country. One such instanceoccurred in September of this year when continuous rainfall over the course of fourdays and the breach of an embankment of the Betna River at Satkhira caused a suddenflood. As a result, at least fifty villages in three unions across two upazilas were flooded.All […]
White House statement highlights role of ART-TREES standard in groundbreaking deal to protect Amazon rainforest
November 19, 2024|post
A statement issued by the White House during President Joe Biden’s recent trip to Brazil cites new initiatives aimed at combating climate change and protecting forests, including in the Amazon, and highlights the importance of the ART-TREES standard in the future verification of high-integrity forest carbon credits sought by the Brazilian state of Pará. Winrock […]
Evidence-based AgTech audit: A #thaiRAIN success story
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Conclusion of #thaiRAIN’s First S of the 5-S Approach #thaiRAIN has completed the first phase, Source, of its evidence-based participatory approach called “5-S,” which involves Sourcing, Supporting, Scaling, Selling, and Sharing agricultural innovations. In its third year of operation, the project will validate the market for all audited AgTech to determine the support needed in […]
Endless Cycles of Debt-Bondage – A Case Study of Fishers in the Sundarbans
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The findings of this case study are based on focus group discussions carried out by the Bangladesh Program to End Modern Slavery (B-PEMS) AugroJatra team with fishers and women of Sutighata village, in Koyra upazila in Khulna, bordering the Sundarbans. All names used in this case study have been changed to protect anonymity. Fishing in […]
Strategic Frugality – A Case Study of Cross-Border Migration Among Shrimp Cultivators in Khulna
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The findings of this case study are based on focus group discussions carried out by the Bangladesh Program to End Modern Slavery (B-PEMS) AugroJatra team with shrimp cultivators in Charbandha village, in Paikgacha upazila in Khulna. All names used in this case study have been changed to protect anonymity. Shrimp Cultivation – An Enforced Livelihood […]