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WHAT IS REDD+ CO2 The main drivers of forest destruction are economics and Contributing to our REDD+ project also delivers a CO2 poverty. REDD+ is a mechanism that has been developed whole range of additional benefits that include: 1 ton of CO2 is through the UN Framework Convention on Climate + protecting watersheds What does equivalent to filling Change (UNFCCC) to provide economic incentives to + conserving biodiversity 1 ton of up 2.4 million protect forest rather than destroy it. + providing social services and economic balloons with CO2 ! CO2 mean? opportunities that reduce poverty in developing By protecting forests, greenhouse gas emissions are countries, such as Kenya. avoided. The international carbon markets recognise that carbon emissions result in real costs and risks to the planet as a result of the damage caused by climate change – droughts, extreme weather, sea level rise, loss of glaciers, ocean acidification, etc. Purchase REDD+ + Preserve flora & fauna carbon credit(s) + Help local communities CO2 emissions Payments to REDD+ projects enable individuals, >>> Offset your carbon >>> + Protect watersheds + companies and institutions to reduce their net emissions footprint! Prevent climate change and receive “carbon credits” that offset their carbon footprint. >>>
C H Y U L U H I L L S , S o u t h e r n K e n y a A CRITICAL CORRIDOR
The Chyulu Hills sit close to Kenya’s southern border with Tanzania nestled in front of Mount Kilimanjaro, which towers over this iconic African landscape. The hills themselves, like the great mountain, are the result of the violent volcanic history of this region. They gently rise nearly 4000 ft above the surrounding dry plains and savannah, just high enough to capture the clouds and provide conditions for the growth of a lush tropical montane cloud forest along its ridge tops. The landscape (nearly 4000 sq. km) forms a critical “bridge”, linking together two of Kenya’s most important wildlife areas, the greater Tsavo Ecosystem and Amboseli Ecosystem.
This area is home to Kenya’s largest surviving population of elephants and one of its foremost large-scale wildlife and wilderness areas. The Chyulu Hills REDD+ Project aims to protect the Chyulu Hills landscape, its forests, woodlands, savannahs, wetlands and springs, and its wild populations of Africa’s best known animals - lions, cheetahs, wild dogs, rhinos, elephants, and various antelopes. C H Y U L U H I L L S R E D D + P R O J E C T Wilderness Conservation Fund Biodiversity &President, Maasai United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for EDWARD NORTON NGO sectortobuildmuchneeded for ecosystem-scaleconservation offset theircarbonfootprintwith models. And inparallel, itoffers philanthropic grant fundingand simultaneously: Itpavestheway “The ChyuluHillsREDD+Project not justresponsible companies cutting edgemarket economic represents amodelpartnership sustainably andlong-termby efforts tofinallygrow beyond “This project creates twovery sustainable fundingmodelfor communities, andtheprivate but alsoindividualsawayto credibility andconfidence. an unprecedented level of an unprecedented levelof perpetual dependencyon between government, local significant opportunities, finally beunderwritten A our supporters WORD WHY conservation. CREDITS? CARBON FOOTPRINT PERSONAL CARBON CALCULATE YOUR from CHYULU ”
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