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Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project (Kenya)

Kenya's first REDD+ project: Wildlife Works protects 200,000 ha of dry Acacia-Commiphora forest between Tsavo East and West National Parks, with 13.9 million tCO2e verified under VCS and CCB Gold standards.

200,000 ha

Forest protected

13.9M tCO2e

Verified emission reductions

Details

Maturity: Established
Promoter: Wildlife Works
Period: 2011-present
Keywords: Dryland forest, carbon, biodiversity, community livelihood

Context

The Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project was Kenya's first REDD+ project, with Wildlife Works protecting dry Acacia-Commiphora forest between Tsavo East and West National Parks.

Results

The project protects 200,000 ha and has verified 13.9 million tCO2e under the Verra VCS and CCB Gold standards.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

Data sources

Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.

C-NAPSE web research — accessed 2026-06-20
Wildlife Works — accessed 2026-06-20
World Agroforestry - Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project in southern Kenya — accessed 2026-06-20
Earthly - Kasigau Corridor project profile — accessed 2026-06-20

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Quality score: 73/100

How is this calculated?

Evidence: Observational / pre–post

Top 4% in this catalogue (335 scored practices)

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Evaluation

Evaluated by C-NAPSE

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Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced3/3

13.9 million tCO2e independently verified to VCS by accredited auditors; credits listed on Verra registry; first REDD+ project worldwide validated under both VCS and CCB Gold.

Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced3/3

Protects migration corridor for 50+ large mammal species and >300 bird species including IUCN-listed cheetah, African wild dog and Grevy's zebra; CCB Gold standard verified.

Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control1/3

Intact dryland forest reduces erosion and maintains local springs, but no quantified hydrological-service monitoring or payment for water services is reported.

Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced1/3

Forest conservation reduces bush-fire risk relative to cleared land; however, fire management is not a dedicated design mechanism or independently monitored outcome.

Governance, certification & transferability3/3

Dual VCS + CCB Gold certification with periodic third-party audits; credits listed on Verra registry; 30-year project agreement with community landowners; transferable credits on voluntary market.

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Evidoria. Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project (Kenya). Persistent ID: caa5d7a3-3c70-4a82-8ffe-b8bd978efa18.

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