Participatory natural resource management and economic development
Winrock’s integrated approach to sound natural resource management is key to rural and urban development and is an effective force for poverty alleviation, combining
a focus on civil society and small and medium enterprise development with good governance. From this base, our projects reach out to address resource management in
local areas or across regions. Work in research, policy, and environmental analysis promotes results. Our projects are in some of the most fragile areas and the
richest forests on earth.
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The Winrock Advantage
| Promoting Integrated Solutions for Effective Resource Management |
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- Integrating environmental management, economic development, and good governance for long-lasting rural benefits.
- Introducing comprehensive strategies that encompass forests, soils, water, and biodiversity issues, as well as policy, gender, and enterprise development.
- Building collaboration among public and private sectors and local communities to address concerns within watersheds and regions.
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| Strengthening Civil Society through Participatory Approaches |
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- Building the skills of individuals, organizations, communities, and governments to identify problems, assess needs, and establish decision making processes.
- Resolving conflict and adoption of resource management strategies through participatory approaches in local areas and fragile states. including policy analysis,
public-private partnerships.
- Planning and implementing integrated projects and following with monitoring and evaluation studies to track results.
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| Developing Enterprises and Market Strategies for Resource Conservation |
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- Stimulating development of natural resource enterprises to link income with resource management.
- Promoting timber and non-timber forest products, farm forestry, and ecotourism as incentives for natural resource management.
- Exploring payments for environmental services and carbon inventory, measurement and monitoring activities for local economic gain.
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