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Payments for Environmental Services (PES) to Benefit the Rural Poor Thailand and Vietnam (2006-2009)
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The Program’s inaugural research team, commissioned through a September 2005 grant competition, investigated how the rural poor can be compensated for protecting environmental services needed by urban residents, such as clean drinking water from forest watersheds. These “payments for environmental services” (PES) can provide a sustainable livelihood for rural communities while protecting sensitive forest watersheds. […]
Resilient Agriculture
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COMPLEX PROBLEM: Climate change is already making it harder for people to feed themselves. From 2003 to 2013, climate-related economic losses stemming from decreased crop and livestock production exceeded $80 billion. The problem is especially severe in sub-Saharan Africa, where 95 percent of the food grown depends on rain. The World Bank anticipates that by […]
Revitalizing Local Economies
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COMPLEX PROBLEM: According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve, wages for American workers have been stagnant or in decline for the past four-plus decades. Globalization and increasing automation have displaced U.S. jobs, diminished local economies and prompted rural residents to seek opportunities in cities. The Great Recession of 2008 and 2009 exacerbated […]
Sustainable Supply Chains
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COMPLEX PROBLEM: Consumers and investors increasingly demand that companies look beyond short-term profit when developing their supply chains. Companies must effectively manage the demands of economic growth, environmental protection, fair labor practices and business ethics – and they must do so in the context of continuously evolving markets and relationships. INTEGRATED SOLUTION: Winrock International’s approach […]
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 […]