The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches
Project/Juridiction proponent
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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Wildlife Works Inc. | #http://www.wildlifeworks.com/redd/# | Kenya | NGO/private non for profit |
Project/Juridiction Partners
Name | Website | Location of headquarters | Organization type |
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KEFRI (Kenya Forestry Research Institute) | ND | Kenya | Research/academic institute |
Kenya Agricultural Productivity Project(KAPP) | ND | Kenya | ND |
Ministry of Agriculture | ND | Kenya | Public |
Natural Aromatics Ltd | ND | Kenya | Private for profit |
Rukinga Wildlife Sanctuary | ND | Kenya | ND |
Project characteristics
- ID-RECCO ID377
- Project status 2022Ongoing
- Project nameThe Kasigau Corridor REDD Project - Phase II The Community Ranches
- Secondary name
- CountryKenya
- Last IDRECCO update year2020
- Size (in hectare)169741
- Start yearND
- End year2039
- Duration30
- Project descriptionThis 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 1biodiversity conservation
- Objective 2social development
- Objective 3climate
- Deforestation driverscharcoal production, local livelihoods, slash and burn agriculture
- Type of forestdry
- Project activityREDD
- Project TypeREDD
- Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activityNA
- Multiple locations?Yes
- Jurisdiction level 1Province : Coast
- Jurisdiction level 2District : Taita Taveta
Carbon accounting
- Crediting period2010-2039
- Period to calculate annual carbon credits
- Annual carbon credits
- Total carbon credits48448769
- Leakage is expected?yes
- Carbon pools includedAbove ground biomass
- Gasses includedCO2
- Reference period start year1987
- Reference period end year2009
- Carbon standard 1VCS
Carbon certification
- Carbon standard 1 Progresscertified
- Carbon standard 1 Publication date40672
- Carbon standard 1 Weblinkshttps://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=32920&IDKEY=f98klasmf8jflkasf8098afnasfkj98f0a9sfsakjflsakjf8df45396680
- Carbon standard 1 Expiry date42487
- Carbon standard 2CCB
- Carbon standard 2 Progressexpired
- Carbon standard 2 Publication date40660
- Carbon standard 2 Weblinkshttp://www.climate-standards.org/2011/03/17/the-kasigau-corridor-redd-project-phase-ii-the-community-ranches/
- Carbon standard 2 Expiry date42487
- Carbon standard 3none
- Carbon standard 3 ProgressND
- Carbon standard 3 Publication dateND
- Carbon standard 3 WeblinksND
- Carbon standard 3 Expiry dateND
- Source of informationhttps://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 typeNon-conditional
- Monetary benefit detailEstablishment 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 - typeagroforestry | 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