Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  341
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project – Phase I Rukinga Sanctuary
• Secondary name
• Country
  Kenya
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  30169
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  ND
• Project description
  WWC's first project at Rukinga, Kenya, has been operating since 2005 protecting local wildlife and forests. The aim of this project is to bring the benefits of direct carbon financing to surrounding communities, while simultaneously addressing alternative livelihoods. Human-wildlife conflict has been a problem in the past, as local agents are reliant on flora and fauna as a means for subsistence. The Rukinga project directly addresses such sources of conflict in a holistic, sustainable approach. An additional goal is to secure a contiguous wildlife migration corridor between Tsavo East and West National Parks.
• Objective 1
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 2
  climate
• Objective 3
  social development
• 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?
  No
• Jurisdiction level 1
  Province : Coast
• Jurisdiction level 2
  District : Taita Taveta

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2005-2034
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  7150706
• Leakage is expected?
  no
• Carbon pools included
  Above ground biomass | Below ground biomass | Soil organic carbon
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  1987
• Reference period end year
  2004
• Carbon standard 1
  CCB

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  in process
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  40078
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=32292&IDKEY=9lksjoiuwqowrnoiuomnckjashoufifmln902309ksdflku098l44530668
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  VCS
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  certified
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  40577
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  https://registry.verra.org/mymodule/ProjectDoc/Project_ViewFile.asp?FileID=32285&IDKEY=f0e98hfalksuf098fnsdalfkjfoijmn4309JLKJFjlaksjfla9k44521015
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• 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=562&lat=-3%2E5915&lon=38%2E79761&bp=1; http://www.climate-standards.org/2009/09/09/the-kasigau-corridor-redd-project/; http://www.forestcarbonportal.com/project/kasigau-corridor-redd-project; http://www.voanews.com/content/forests-deforestation-degradation-redd-conservation-kenya-drc-carbon-emissions-bonoba/1752194.html; http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/562

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Unclear
• Monetary benefit detail
  Direct cash: We will be providing financial rewards to community members who outplant those trees and protect them through two full years – budget below. Employment: Furthermore we have only employed 100 people to date, and only plan to employ a maximum of 200 from a community of over 25,000.
• 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?
  Yes
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  Yes
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes