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The Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Phase II Project based in Rukinga, Kenya is one of the world’s first REDD+ projects, grounded in the need to work with local communities to achieve long lasting and effective results.
It protects an expanse of over 200,000 hectares of dry land forest home to over 2,000 elephants, through creating a market-driven solution to wildlife conservation through a community-led, community-based sustainable model.
Reaching over 116,000 people the project so far has led to 13,936,339 tCO2e in
emission reductions. Find out more here.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. They recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand-in hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality and spur economic growth - all while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests. If you wish to view the impact of each SDG in more detail please click here.
The economic and social development programs are designed to alleviate poverty and impact over 116,000 community members.
The project’s organic greenhouse distributes seedlings to the community for reforestation and gardens, while also funding water access and sustainable farming training.
Regional hospital labs in the local region have been renovated and provided with updates equipment.
Over 12,000 students have received scholarships totalling over $530,000.
The project provides access to global sales channels for handicrafts made by 1200+ women, and 30% of the workforce associated to the project is female.
Carbon revenues have funded the completion of 31 water projects that improve water to over 50,000 people.
10,00 sustainable charcoal is produced from the project, without cutting down a single tree, developing sales channels to increase its distribution.
300+ locally hired employees throughout the project, making it the 2nd largest job provider in the country.
The project works with landowners and forest communities within the existing culture to implement inclusive self-governance structures.
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Prevention of the release of 1,428,835 tCO2 into the atmosphere
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The project is an example of a private-public-community partnership that brings
together national and regional governments, and the local community and private sector.
