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March 2014

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American Carbon Registry Approves Expansion of Rice Sector Emissions Reduction Opportunities to the US Mid-South

Mar 17 2014

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 17, 2014) — American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International today announced approval of Mid-South modules for its first-of-a-kind carbon offset methodology to quantify greenhouse gas reductions from rice production. The Mid-South modules of the methodology for Emission Reductions in Rice Management Systems were developed by Terra Global […]

Burkinabé Households Upgrades Traditional Well

Mar 13 2014

The Zongo family spends an average of two hours each day collecting water in their village of Tiogo Mossi, Burkina Faso. Given the difficulty of obtaining water, this family of 4 adults and 13 children tries to minimize the quantity of water they use for drinking, cooking, bathing and cleaning. Though they raise a few pigs around the homestead, insufficient […]
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Devex Executive Insights – How a business background helped set 2 NGO chiefs up for success

Mar 7 2014

In the March 2014 Executive Insights, Devex profiled Winrock President & CEO Rodney Ferguson. The article focuses on his transition from a business background to leading an international NGO. Ferguson discusses his first year at Winrock and shares his vision for the future. This ariticle is posted with the permission of Devex.
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American Carbon Registry Presents Annual Awards for Outstanding Environmental Achievements

Mar 7 2014

SAN FRANCISCO (March 27, 2014) Last night, the American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, hosted its annual gala reception to recognize and thank its members and partners. ACR Director John Kadyszewski welcomed guests and presented highlights from the year. He described the awards to be presented to recognize outstanding environmental achievements including […]
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Ken Andrasko Named Director of Winrock’s Ecosystem Services

Mar 5 2014

ARLINGTON, Va. (March 5, 2014) — Winrock International announced today that Ken Andrasko will become the organization’s new director of Ecosystem Services, succeeding Sandra Brown, who will continue at Winrock in her role as chief scientist of the Environment Group. Andrasko formerly served as senior carbon finance & methodology specialist with the World Bank’s Carbon […]
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Winrock Names Carol Ann Smith Vice President of Operations

Mar 3 2014

ARLINGTON, Va. (March 31, 2014) — Winrock International announced today that Carol Ann Smith will become the organization’s new Vice President of Operations, succeeding Ron Hubbard, who is retiring after 28 years with Winrock. Recently, Smith was the Senior Director for Grants, Contracts and Supply Chain Services at Population Services International (PSI), where she was […]