REDD+ CARBON PROJECT
The REDD+ mechanism has been introduced by the United Nations as a climate change mitigation strategy. The goal of a REDD+ project is to prevent deforestation and forest degradation by active forest protection and provide alternative livelihoods for local communities living in and around the forest area.
TANGIBLE REDD+ PROJECT IMPACTS (2018 – Current)
- MWCT
- Kenya Wildlife Service
- Kenya Forest Service
- Big Life Foundation
- Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
- Kuku A GR
- Kuku B GR
- Mbirikani GR
- Rombo GR
- Eastern Chyulu Community
- Emergency Allocation
Maintained employment for 75 Rangers
5 REDD+ rangers hired
Food rations and water supply for rangers
New uniforms and bedding for rangers
Expanded quarterly ranger management meetings
New ranger training
Smartphone & digital radio communications equipment for rangers
Additional food rations and water supply for rangers
53 Casual workers employed
Aerial tree re-seeding
Purchase of 8,880 assorted seedlings for reforestation
Water quality analysis for wildlife water points
Borehole and solar pump installation
Local FM radio broadcasts on conservation
Community outreach programs
Outreach to county and sub-county government leaders
Expanded community outreach programs
Purchase of pumps for fire fighting
Expanded travel and project transport
Plant and vehicle maintenance
12 Community lunches
480 Beehives to promote community honey production
Promotion of beekeeping value chain in Kibwezi East
30 Leaders meetings
Refurbishment (Fencing) and expansion of Thange Tree Nursery (KFS) Kibwezi
Rehabilitating of degraded wetland and riparian areas
Promotion of tree planting in schools and public institutions
Capacity building in nature-based enterprises development
Support for forest operations & patrols
Fire management equipment and response training
New water point, community water tanks, troughs, and plumbing
Opinion leaders meeting
15 Community sensitization meetings
4 Forest Scouts employed
5 Water Rangers employed
Utility bill payments to support community water access
New uniforms for rangers
Vehicle repairs and maintenance
Bursaries for school children
Heavy equipment, fuel, and maintenance for 22km road/fire break construction
Employment of local community members for road clearing
Helicopter costs for aerial surveying
2 New primary school teachers employed
Maintenance of employment for 14 REDD+ Rangers
1 New Community Health Worker Coordinator employed
1 New ECD (Early Childhood) Teacher employed
1 New Education Deputy Coordinator employed
1 New School Cook employed
1 New Secondary School Teacher employed
2 New Field Reporters employed for Wildlife Pays Program
4 New Cleaners for the dispensary and school employed
4 New Simba Scouts employed
15 New REDD+ Rangers employed
15 New Askari/Borehole Operators employed
Community member and leader outreach meetings
6,425 KUKU A Group Ranch membership cards designed, printed, and distributed
2 Laptops for Group Ranch Office
Uniforms, equipment, and supplies for rangers
2 New primary school teachers employed
3 New REDD+ rangers employed
Food rations, water supplies for REDD+ Rangers
Maintenance of employment for 14 REDD+ Rangers
Community and Group Ranch Leader outreach meetings
New Elephant-proof fencing at Samai School
New Latrines for schools
New Staff Quarters for Marlal Primary School
Support provided to women’s and youth groups
Renovation of borehole and water supply for local community group
Moilo Primary School renovation
Maintenance of Dispensary Security Guard employment
Maintenance of Nurse Assistant employment
Maintenance of Borehole Attendants employment
4 New Forest Scouts employed
Community engagement, support, and outreach meetings
Office equipment and supplies for new Group Ranch Office
School fees support for 329 students
Boundary survey
3 New Cattle Crushes
New Primary school teacher employed
3 New REDD+ rangers employed
Uniforms, supplies, and smartphone for rangers
New Construction and operating expenses for Rombo Group Ranch Office
Bursary program for school children
150 beehives to support alternative livelihoods women’s groups
Boundary marker installation
Support funds for vulnerable groups
New school supplies
Community member and leader outreach meetings
School infrastructure
Sustainable Menstrual Products for 600 girls
Selection and award of 151 bursaries for school children
Replacement of 10 community water tanks damaged by wildlife
Research bush-meat and human-wildlife conflict
Multiple community outreach programs
Beehives and equipment (suits, gloves, boots, smokers, hive tools) for community members
Beekeeping training for community members
6 Water tank and catchment systems for schools
New vehicle and running costs to support new KWS ranger station
Rations, water tank, radios, and supplies for new ranger station
Fire fighting helicopter hire
Air Tractor
Feeding Program for 58 Schools and 23,000+ Students
VERRA ISSUES 1 BILLIONTH CARBON CREDIT TO CHRP: VERRA.ORG
ARTICLE BY REDD ADVISOR, CHRISTOPHER TUITE: REDD+ in the Green Hills of Africa
WHAT IS REDD+
What is a REDD+ Carbon Project? It is protecting a forest from being destroyed! A REDD+ Carbon Project is making a forest more valuable alive than chopped down. But how – By increasing the forests economic value by keeping them alive rather than destroyed. This is done through a stream of revenues paid directly to those communities living near the forest, only if the forest is protected.
It works in a relatively simple way:
1. The amount of carbon stored in the forest is calculated
2. The value is audited by special agencies
3. And carbon credits are issued
4. Auditors constantly monitor the status of the forest
5. The verified credits can be sold in the volunteer market
for those of us sensitive to climate change and global warming.
THE CHYULU HILLS
The Chyulu Hills sit close to Kenya’s southern border with Tanzania nestled in front of Mount Kilimanjaro,which towers over this iconic African landscape. The hills themselves, like the great mountain, are the result of the violent volcanic history of this region. They gently rise nearly 4000 ft above the surrounding dry plains and savannah, just high enough to capture the clouds and provide conditions for the growth of a lush tropical montane cloud forest along its ridge tops. The landscape forms a critical “bridge”, linking together two of Kenya’s most important wildlife areas, the greater Tsavo Ecosystem and Amboseli Ecosystem. This area is home to Kenya’s largest surviving population of elephants and one of its foremost large-scale wildlife and wilderness areas. The Chyulu Hills REDD+ Project aims to protect the Chyulu Hills landscape, its forests, woodlands, savannahs, wetlands and springs, and its wild populations of Africa’s best known animals – lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, rhinos, elephants, and various antelopes.