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Water and Food Security
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COMPLEX PROBLEM: Winrock International addresses this complex problem at multiple levels with an integrated set of services and tools that improve the management of water, natural resources, and agricultural production and delivery. INTEGRATED SOLUTION: Winrock International addresses this complex problem at multiple levels with an integrated set of services and tools that improve the management […]
Winrock Solutions
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Winrock offers integrated solutions and specific services to address some of the most pressing problems faced by governments, companies, communities and people worldwide. Click on a thumbnail below for downloadable versions of each solution. Winrock Solutions (all zipped) WINROCK SERVICES Click on a thumbnail below for downloadable versions of each service. Winrock Services […]
Nguyen Thi Hong Khanh
March 15, 2017|post
This portrait is part of the USAID Vietnam Clean Energy Program’s series on women champions in the Vietnamese construction sector, featuring women who have made strides in this male-dominated field, coming from diverse backgrounds and with different interests, but bound together by the common themes of a strong work ethic, love of country, a strong […]
Quest for Sustainable Agriculture
March 14, 2017|volunteer
When I initially read the notice about Winrock International needing a volunteer to teach pesticide safety and IPM; I got excited immediately. I teach people who want to become urban pest management professionals as well as continuing education credits (CEUs) for existing applicators in multiple states. In addition, I also give community talks about insect […]
Data Sources
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District Boundaries District boundaries were derived from the Global Administrative Boundaries (GADM) spatial database, available at http://www.gadm.org/ Land Cover Map (2000-2015) The land cover map was developed by Winrock International by combining the University of Maryland’s layers of tree cover and forest loss between 2000-2015 with a dataset developed by Wohlfart et al. (2014) […]
People and Economy
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Agricultural expansion is a major driver of deforestation in Cambodia. As such, land use planning and management decisions should consider the key factors that influence land use change, including population dynamics, potential agricultural productivity and infrastructure. Balancing these socioeconomic factors with existing forest ecosystem services is important for sustainable development. The WESTool offers several […]
Forests and Biodiversity
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Forests protect water sources and soil, store carbon, and provide habitat for plants, animals and microorganisms. Forests and biodiversity are intrinsically linked, as the complex web of life within forests maintains the very conditions needed for the forests themselves to thrive. Cambodia is part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot and is considered one of […]
Saving Sambo
March 2, 2017|post
The question is not “Can they reason?” nor “Can they talk?” but rather “Can they suffer?” — Jeremy Bentham Sambo the elephant and her owner, Sin Sorn, have much in common. In the 1970s, Khmer Rouge soldiers killed Sambo’s four siblings and sliced her feet with machetes. They sent Sorn out to dig ditches and murdered […]
From Farm to School
March 1, 2017|post
Like many young people in the Lilongwe district of Malawi, 15-year-old Mkasauka Laitani is the child of smallholder farmers. And like many, her education suffered in the wake of economic difficulty. School is expensive, with money needed for uniforms and fees, and when the family struggled, she and her siblings left the classroom for the […]
Winrock Solutions
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Winrock offers integrated solutions and specific services to address some of the most pressing problems faced by governments, companies, communities and people worldwide. Click on a thumbnail below for downloadable versions of each solution. Winrock Solutions (all zipped) WINROCK SERVICES Click on a thumbnail below for downloadable versions of each service. Winrock Services […]