Biodiversity assessments have confirmed that Bonobos were once distributed within the forest far away from villages and lake shores, but have recently started approaching villages due to reduced pressure from the local communities. Camera traps have also revealed that elephants seem to be slowly returning to the area, migrating from Yumbi and Lukolela into the […]
The building of new schools is expanding across the project area to provide better access to quality education for children living in the project area. 11 schools have been completed with a further 7 in progress and 10 planned, totaling 28 schools to be built during the project’s lifetime. Completed educational facilities highlighted are third-party […]
Within the project area’s buffer zone near a sugar cane economic land concession, 20ha of former slash-and-burn land was allocated for village agricultural activities with guidance from the project’s Community Orchard Program team. The area is under the management of the Ministry of Environment, but has been reserved as community land for agricultural purposes. Many […]
The Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project has multiple avenues of engagement with women’s groups throughout the project area. One of the most impactful and widespread initiatives is the Hadithi Crafts Support Community Based Organization (CBO), an umbrella organization that represents 61 women’s groups which make traditional handicrafts, providing economic alternatives for sustainable livelihoods to 1,773 women […]
The continuous monitoring of wildlife populations across the Kasigau Corridor is a core element of the project’s theory of change, and one of the requirements for reporting under the Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB) standard. The project is located between the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) of Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks – representing […]
Through an innovative, inclusive governance mechanism known as Locational Carbon Committees (LCCs), the community members have allocated a significant amount of the REDD+ funds to build and renovate classrooms to provide adequate learning spaces to local students. To date, 10 new classrooms have been built, 36 classrooms have been renovated and 15 water tanks and […]
The Voi Diagnostics Laboratory is a state-of-the-art medical and pathology laboratory, refurbished and funded by the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project. It is situated in Voi town close to Wildlife Work’s Rukinga Headquarters. The number of patients visiting the lab has grown from approximately 75 patients per month in 2014 to nearly 1,450 patients monthly currently, […]
When Wildlife Alliance began working in the Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia two decades ago, the remote commune of Chi Phat was known as a hub of wildlife smuggling and illegal logging. An appraisal of the region’s resources and economic development options spotlighted tourism as the best opportunity to preserve the vulnerable ecosystem and partner with […]
In an already semi-arid landscape with limited access to clean and safe water, climate change is creating drastic changes to rainfall patterns in the region, resulting in widespread drought and water shortages. The seasonal precipitation patterns are highly unpredictable, challenging the efficient management of water resources in the project zone. This is leaving devastating impacts […]
It is common for community members in rural Cambodia to travel many kilometers by foot or pay prohibitive prices to access drinking water. The project has provided access to freshwater supply through the installation of 43 modern wells in 7 communities and maintaining watersheds, benefiting over 27,000 people*. These wells provide water for drinking, agriculture, […]