This presentation by Rob Dodson from Wildlife Works given during the Forests Asia Summit in the discussion forum "Climate change: Seeing Green in REDD – Sharing experiences on the equity and economics of REDD+ pilot projects" introduces the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project and what experiences can be drawn from it that are relevant for the international REDD+ processes.

1. Experiences
from the
Kasigau
Corridor
REDD+ Project
Rob Dodson
VP African Operations
Wildlife Works
rob@wildlifeworks.com

2. Overview
 Project background
 Income distribution
 Community projects and forest protection
 Challenges

3. Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project

4. - Set up over 15 years ago
- 200 000 ha
- Wildlife Corridor
- 14 Group Ranches
- 100 000 community
members

6. The threat

7. Income distribution
Landowners
Community
Project
Operations
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8. Distribution mechanism for communities
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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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

9. Community Projects

10. Forest protection

11. The challenges
 Unpredictability of sales
 How much is enough?
 Measuring additional benefits

12. 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

13. Thank you
Rob Dodson
VP African Operations
Wildlife Works
rob@wildlifeworks.com