The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches

Project/Juridiction proponent

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
Wildlife Works Inc.#http://www.wildlifeworks.com/redd/#KenyaNGO/private non for profit

Project/Juridiction Partners

NameWebsiteLocation of headquartersOrganization type
KEFRI (Kenya Forestry Research Institute)NDKenyaResearch/academic institute
Kenya Agricultural Productivity Project(KAPP)NDKenyaND
Ministry of AgricultureNDKenyaPublic
Natural Aromatics LtdNDKenyaPrivate for profit
Rukinga Wildlife SanctuaryNDKenyaND

Project characteristics

  • ID-RECCO ID
    377
  • Project status 2022
    Ongoing
  • Project name
    The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches
  • Secondary name
  • Country
    Kenya
  • Last IDRECCO update year
    2020
  • Size (in hectare)
    169741
  • Start year
    ND
  • End year
    2039
  • Duration
    30
  • Project description
    This project builds on Wildlife Works' first REDD project (Phase I, Rukinga Ranch) which has been protecting forests, flora and fauna since 2006. The aim of this new, larger project is to bring the benefits of direct carbon financing to surrounding communities, while simultaneously addressing alternative livelihoods and protecting vital flora and fauna. Human-wildlife conflict has been a problem in the past, as local agents are directly reliant on the environment as a means for subsistence. The project's Phase II directly addresses such sources of conflict in a holistic, sustainable approach, and on a large scale. The project's Phase II is classified by VCS as a mega-project, as it is estimated to reduce over 1 million tonnes of CO2-e per year.
  • Objective 1
    biodiversity conservation
  • Objective 2
    social development
  • Objective 3
    climate
  • Deforestation drivers
    charcoal production, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
  • Type of forest
    dry
  • Project activity
    REDD
  • Project Type
    REDD
  • Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
    NA
  • Multiple locations?
    Yes
  • Jurisdiction level 1
    Province : Coast
  • Jurisdiction level 2
    District : Taita Taveta

Carbon accounting

  • Crediting period
    2010-2039
  • Period to calculate annual carbon credits
  • Annual carbon credits
  • Total carbon credits
    48448769
  • Leakage is expected?
    yes
  • Carbon pools included
    Above ground biomass
  • Gasses included
    CO2
  • Reference period start year
    1987
  • Reference period end year
    2009
  • Carbon standard 1
    VCS

Carbon certification

  • Carbon standard 1 Progress
    certified
  • Carbon standard 1 Publication date
    40672
  • Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
    https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=32920&IDKEY=f98klasmf8jflkasf8098afnasfkj98f0a9sfsakjflsakjf8df45396680
  • Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
    42487
  • Carbon standard 2
    CCB
  • Carbon standard 2 Progress
    expired
  • Carbon standard 2 Publication date
    40660
  • Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
    http://www.climate-standards.org/2011/03/17/the-kasigau-corridor-redd-project-phase-ii-the-community-ranches/
  • Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
    42487
  • Carbon standard 3
    none
  • Carbon standard 3 Progress
    ND
  • Carbon standard 3 Publication date
    ND
  • Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
    ND
  • Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
    ND
  • Source of information
    https://vcsprojectdatabase2.apx.com/myModule/Interactive.asp?Tab=Projects&a=2&i=612&lat=-3%2E944264&lon=38%2E773234&bp=1; http://www.climate-standards.org/2011/03/17/the-kasigau-corridor-redd-project-phase-ii-the-community-ranches/; http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/612

Community level intervention

  • Any monetary benefits?
    Yes
  • Monetary benefit type
    Non-conditional
  • Monetary benefit detail
    Establishment of Trust Fund to distribute REDD revenues to communities | limited direct funding to the local Marungu Hill Conservancy Association and Kasigau Conservation Trust (KCT) | People paid for planting and protecting trees in restoration zone |
  • Provides employment?
    Yes
  • Are there non-cash benefits?
    Yes
  • Economic activities - type
    agroforestry | ecotourism | microenterprise | tree planting
  • Is there tenure clarification?
    No
  • Is there environmental education?
    No
  • Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
    No
  • Is there forest enhancement?
    Yes
  • Is there community infrastracture improvement?
    Yes
  • Is there other community benefits?
    No