The big picture:
Every year, the world loses 15 million hectares/150,000 km2 (37 million acres/58,000 square miles) of forest lands. This loss contributes to over 1billion tonnes of carbon output, the single largest contributor of human-caused greenhouse gases.
In the last two decades studies estimate that land use change, including deforestation and degradation accounts for12-29% of global greenhouse gas emissions. For this reason the inclusion of reducing emissions from land use change is considered essential to achieve the objectives of the UNFCCC.
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management offorests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries(REDD+) was first negotiated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in2005, with the objective of mitigating climate change through reducing net emissions of greenhouse gases through enhanced forest management in developing countries.
How It Works:
Wildlife Works is the world's leading REDD+ program development and management company with an effective approach to applying innovative market based solutions to the conservation of biodiversity. Over its 20 year history, Wildlife Works established a successful model that uses the emerging marketplace for REDD+ Carbon Offsets to protect threatened forests, wildlife, and communities. REDD+ allows us to help local landowners in the developing world monetise their forest and biodiversity assets whether they are governments, communities, ownership groups, or private individuals.
The Project:
In 2011, the Wildlife Works Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project was validated and verified under the Verified CarbonStandard (VCS) and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB). This was the world's first REDD+ project to receive issuance of carbon credits and is the world's first VCS REDD+ mega-project, in that it will result in the avoidance of over 1.5 million tonnes of CO2-e emissions per year for the next30 years. Kasigau protects over 500,000 acres of highly threatened Kenyan forest, securing the entire wildlife migration corridor between Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks, and brings the benefits of direct carbon financing to more than 100,000 people in the surrounding communities. This project was awarded the additional distinction of Gold level status by the CCB for exceptional biodiversity and climate benefits. The project area is home to over 50 species of large mammals, more than 20 species of bats and over 300 species of birds and important populations of IUCN Red List species such as; Grevy's Zebra, Cheetah, Lion, African Wild Dog as well as over 2,000 African elephants.
The big picture:
Every year, the world loses 15 million hectares/150,000 km2 (37 million acres/58,000 square miles) of forest lands. This loss contributes to over 1billion tonnes of carbon output, the single largest contributor of human-caused greenhouse gases.
In the last two decades studies estimate that land use change, including deforestation and degradation accounts for12-29% of global greenhouse gas emissions. For this reason the inclusion of reducing emissions from land use change is considered essential to achieve the objectives of the UNFCCC.
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation and the role of conservation, sustainable management offorests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries(REDD+) was first negotiated under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in2005, with the objective of mitigating climate change through reducing net emissions of greenhouse gases through enhanced forest management in developing countries.
How It Works:
Wildlife Works is the world's leading REDD+ program development and management company with an effective approach to applying innovative market based solutions to the conservation of biodiversity. Over its 20 year history, Wildlife Works established a successful model that uses the emerging marketplace for REDD+ Carbon Offsets to protect threatened forests, wildlife, and communities. REDD+ allows us to help local landowners in the developing world monetise their forest and biodiversity assets whether they are governments, communities, ownership groups, or private individuals.
The Project:
In 2011, the Wildlife Works Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project was validated and verified under the Verified CarbonStandard (VCS) and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard (CCB). This was the world's first REDD+ project to receive issuance of carbon credits and is the world's first VCS REDD+ mega-project, in that it will result in the avoidance of over 1.5 million tonnes of CO2-e emissions per year for the next30 years. Kasigau protects over 500,000 acres of highly threatened Kenyan forest, securing the entire wildlife migration corridor between Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks, and brings the benefits of direct carbon financing to more than 100,000 people in the surrounding communities. This project was awarded the additional distinction of Gold level status by the CCB for exceptional biodiversity and climate benefits. The project area is home to over 50 species of large mammals, more than 20 species of bats and over 300 species of birds and important populations of IUCN Red List species such as; Grevy's Zebra, Cheetah, Lion, African Wild Dog as well as over 2,000 African elephants.
