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Experiences
from the
Kasigau
Corridor
REDD+ Project
Rob Dodson
VP African Operations
Wildlife Works
Overview
Project background
Income distribution
Community projects and forest protection
Challenges
Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project
- Set up over 15 years ago
- 200 000 ha
- Wildlife Corridor
- 14 Group Ranches
- 100 000 community
members
The threat
Income distribution
Landowners
Community
Project
Operations
$
Distribution mechanism for communities
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4.! After!LCC!approval,!the!LCC!will!forward!the!Concept!Note!to!the!WWCT!for!analysis!of!budgetary!needs!5.! The!WWCT,!through!its!Disbursement!Committee,!will!meet!and!decide!on!the!total!for!project!disbursement!6.! After!the!Disbursement!Committee!has!approved!the!project,!a!call!for!tenders!may(be!made!if!
deemed!necessary,!and!dependent!on!the!availability!and!implementing!timeline!7.! A!contract!for!implementation!between!WWCT,!the!CBO!and!any!outside!contractor!will!be!signed!and!made!public,!with!copies!going!to!the!CBO!and!to!the!LCC!8.!The!process!is!outlined!below!as!Figure!1:!
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!!!!!!!!!Project!Eligibility!Parameters!!
In!an!effort!to!maintain!its!role!as!a!neutral,!apolitical,!non;religious!entity,!whilst!remaining!a!positive!influence!on!the!development!of!the!local!area,!WWCT!has!put!in!place!a!number!of!parameters!to!ensure!
that!project!funding!is!disbursed!to!the!widest!group!of!beneficiaries!possible!while!protecting!the!ongoing!environmental!management!activities.!!These!broad!parameters!are!as!follows:!!
1. WWCT!will!seek!to!fund!projects!that!offer!positive!benefits!to!the!livelihoods!and!development!of!local!communities!and!which!do!not!harm!the!environment!!
2. WWCT!funding!is!not!available!for!politically;related!projects!3. WWCT!funding!is!not!available!for!religious!projects!such!as!construction!of!places!of!worship!etc.!4. WWCT!funding!is!not!available!for!personal!projects!nor!projects!that!advance!only!the!interests!of!
a!small!group!of!community!members!!5. WWCT!funding!is!not!available!for!projects!that!will!harm!the!environment!or!wildlife!
Trust
LCC
CBOs
Community development
projects
Carbon
Revenue
Proposals
Approved Proposals
Report to
Communities,
Verifiers, Investors
and Government
Institutions
Disbursement Committee
Wildlife Works
Carbon Trust
Community Projects
Forest protection
The challenges
Unpredictability of sales
How much is enough?
Measuring additional benefits
Focus on additional benefits
Social cohesion
Security
Land tenure and land security
Land use alternatives, e.g. eco-tourism
Diversification of income streams
Carbon sales
Tourism
Employment and Industrialization
