Keeping forests intact

Project Goal: Forest protection
Scale: 200,000 hectares of forest
Investment: Trading in emission certificates is set to yield $7.4 million
Time frame: 30 years
CO2 Savings: 1.2 million tons per year

The Kasigau Corridor located between Kenya's Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks functions as a critical wildlife corridor. Ten years ago, the Tsavo was devastated by poaching and drought. The conservation agency Wildlife Works set about restoring it to health, planting trees and showing the local population the importance of sustainable environment protection. Today, the park is once again home to a thriving elephant population. Wildlife Works also raises awareness of climate change. Over the next 30 years, the Tsavo's revitalized forests are expected to store one million tons of carbon dioxide a year.

A film by Jürgen Schneider (jp)