Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project
World's first verified REDD+ project continues to deliver vital impact in the face of challenging times
Undeterred by fatal human wildlife conflicts and Covid-19, the brave Wildlife Works rangers stand strong alongside their ever dedicated Wildlife Works Kenya team colleagues to protect the Kasigau Corridor forest and wildlife, and to continue to serve the local community.

Despite difficult circumstances globally, the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project continues to deliver life-changing impact to the 120,000 people who live in and around the project area. This would not be possible without the consistent support of progressive companies who choose carbon credits from Kasigau to offset their unavoidable emissions.

With great pride we take this opportunity to highlight some of the many awe-inspiring achievements of the Wildlife Works staff and the local community who are protecting their forest for the benefit of everyone.
Honouring fallen forest heroes
Unfortunately, we are sometimes reminded with deep sadness of the serious risks and consequences associated with conservation work. Tragically, two members of the Wildlife Works ranger team lost their lives in the line of duty in 2020. Jessica Njeri and Joseph Ngeti are conservation heroes, and we join our Wildlife Works family in mourning their lives and extolling their bravery and unwavering commitment to protect nature, having paid the ultimate price.
In 2020, Everland commissioned Impact Photographer Filip Cederholm Agoo to document the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project.
Photos and videos © Photos by Filip Agoo // CreateTheChange.tv
Introducing the Wildlife Works Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project
Location: Kenya
Developer: Wildlife Works
Hectares of forest protected: 200,000
Verified CO2 emissions avoided to date: 13,900,000 tonnes
Annual CO2 emissions avoided: 1,650,000 tonnes / year
Key species: Over 50 species of large mammals, 300 species of birds and key populations of IUCN Red List species, including African Elephants, African Wild Dog, Cheetah and Grevy’s Zebra
People impacted: 120,000
Start date: 2005
The Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project is addressing conflicts between humans and nature. Through a comprehensive, community-governed benefit sharing model, the project has directly and indirectly touched the lives of 120,000 people living in the area through job creation and investments in health, education and access to water. 
The Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project protects over 200,000 hectares of dryland forest. The project is the second largest private sector employer in the region and has introduced sustainable alternatives to slash and burn and charcoal production. In an area where wildlife and human survival were at odds, the project has implemented a market-driven solution so that humans, wildlife and the forest can co-exist.
Meet Wildlife Works Founder Mike Korchinsky
Wildlife Works social media manager Jane Okoth recently spoke to Mike about why he started Wildlife Works and his hopes for the future.
Meet Wildlife Works Head of Security Eric Sagwe
The Wildlife Works Rangers are on the frontline of a conservation effort to protect 200,000 hectares of dryland forest and the wildlife that live there. Eric Sagwe, the Head of Security at Wildlife Works since 2002, gave his insight into their work.
REDD+ = resilience
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the critical role that high impact REDD+ can play in providing community resilience in the face of catastrophe. Projects, like the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project, have stepped in to provide essential health services for their communities and continued to support livelihoods through direct employment and ongoing activities that support community prosperity in addition to scholarships for education and increasing community access to clean water. In the absence of the project, it is clear that forests, wildlife, communities — and the existing institutions which support them — would be facing an extraordinary disaster. Their presence provides a steadying, solidifying force that illustrates in practice what durable conservation is all about.
Delivering and measuring impact
Dr. Mwangi Githiru is the Director of Research, Biodiversity and Social Monitoring at Wildlife Works. His department is responsible for all Wildlife Work projects' impact monitoring and reporting that is focused on biodiversity and local communities living in and adjacent to the project areas. The portfolio of Wildlife Works REDD+ Projects that Dr. Githiru oversees includes Mai Ndombe in the DRC and Southern Cardamom in Cambodia.
At Everland we are committed to ensuring the veracity and integrity of impact claims associated with all the projects we represent. The Everland impact programme delivers the highest standard for project impact claims and accurately conveys the information through Everland's quarterly impact reports. 
A day in the life of a carbon sampler
The Wildlife Works carbon sampling team are essential to the process of generating Verified Emission Reductions. They provide a vital link with the carbon development team in the US and hold responsibility for providing precise data.
Major achievements to date
FOREST
Protects over 200,000 hectares of dryland forest.

15,535,113 tonnes of GHG emissions avoided to date.
WILDLIFE
Home to over 50 species of large mammals, more than 20 species of bats and over 300 species of birds.

Important populations of IUCN Red List species include Grevy's Zebra, Cheetah, Lion, African Wild Dog as well as over 2,000 African elephants.
COMMUNITY
~25,000 community members with access to drinking water from improved harvesting and pipelines.

Wildlife Works is the second largest private sector employer in the County. Over 330 employees with 300 being locally-hired.
About Everland
Everland represents the world’s largest portfolio of high-impact, forest conservation (REDD+) projects that protect wildlife and enhance the well-being of forest communities. The company brings together forest communities and corporations in a common cause to protect some of the world’s most important and vulnerable forests.

About REDD+
REDD+ is an acronym for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, a UN-envisioned climate change mitigation strategy. When REDD+ projects prove they have successfully stopped deforestation, they generate Verified Emission Reductions (VERs, aka offsets or carbon credits) that can be sold to corporations who want to voluntarily offset their unavoidable emissions by supporting verified projects that stop forests from burning while delivering meaningful social and biodiversity co-benefits.

SAVE THE EARTH, ONE FOREST AT A TIME