Wälder und bedrohte Tierarten schützen und Lebensbedingungen verbessern
Seitdem das grösste REDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) Projekt 2011 gestartet wurde, werden im Jahresdurchschnitt über 3.5 Millionen Tonnen CO2 eingespart. Das Projekt bietet Bauern und der lokalen Bevölkerung zusätzliche Einkommensquellen und verbessert die Lebensbedingungen in der Region nachhaltig.
in conservation farming and community gardening since the project started
are increasing food security in the project area up to date
with safe drinking water
have benefited from trainings/workshops on project-related activities, such as nutritional gardening and beekeeping to date
have access to safe drinking water, thanks to boreholes being repaired
have been created thanks to the project
on supporting health clinics and schools since the project start
reduced on average each year since the project started in 2011
and 17 vulnerable and endangered species protected
between local communities, national and international organisations and carbon experts to deliver sustainable, long-term benefits.
Durch das Kariba REDD+ Projekt werden fast 785’000 Hektar Wald an der südlichen Küste des Kariba-Sees geschützt. Es ist eines der flächenmässig grössten registrierten REDD+-Projekte und befindet es sich zwischen den Nationalparks Chiazaira, Matusadona und Mana Pools (der Park ist ein Weltkulturerbe). Das Projekt verbindet vier Nationalparks und acht Safari-Reservate und bildet so einen Biodiversitätskorridor, der Waldgebiete und zahlreiche gefährdete Arten schützt. Dazu gehören afrikanische Elefanten, Löwen, und der südliche Hornrabe.
By using the conservation farming method, our community members are able to earn an income from the sunflower seeds and there's no waste: the stalks are used as fences around the homesteads.
Otilla Makanjera, Farmer at the Kariba project
Das Kariba REDD+-Projekt ist in der Bevölkerung vor Ort verankert und wird von den vier örtlichen “Rural District Councils (RDCs) Binga, Nyaminyami und Mbire verwaltet. Das Projekt unterstützt Programme zur wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Förderung der Menschen vor Ort. Dazu gehört die verbesserte Ausstattung von Kliniken, der Ausbau von Infrastrukturen und die Errichtung neuer Bohrlöcher. Der ärmste Teil der Bevölkerung erhält ausserdem Zuschüsse zum Schulbesuch. Kariba REDD+ schafft auch Arbeitsplätze und alternative Einkommensquellen, die den Menschen vor Ort zu Gute kommen.
So far so good, communities highly appreciated the Kariba programme
Luke Kalavina, Chief of Hurungwe Rural District Council
The community-led forest protection project is set up in 2011 to protect this incredible swathe of miombo and mopane forest by empowering communities to become more resilient to the effects of a changing climate.
Three years after launch, the Kariba project is recognised as a finalist in the 2014 UNCCD's Land for Life Award and UNDP's Equator Prize 2014. These are very positive signs so early in the project.
What motivates you at work? For us it's seeing the tangible changes our projects are creating together with local communities in the face of a changing climate that is bringing severe drought to already vulnerable regions.
The Kariba project completes it's 4th successful verification under one of the world's leading carbon standard, Verified Carbon Standards (VCS) and CCBS Gold Level accreditations, Climate Change Adaptation Benefits and Exceptional Biodiversity benefits! Every 2-3 years the project and its impacts are audited by an independent third-party.
Global temperatures soared and emissions continued to rise, despite the pandemic. Yet, commitment to tackle climate change gained momentum. Not only have the communities survived the pandemic, they have thrived. See the 2020 impact report.
The end of 2021 brought with it an exciting milestone in the Kariba Forest Protection project's lifetime… It's 10th birthday! A decade of protecting forests, reducing emissions, preserving biodiversity and empowering local communities deserves to be celebrated. Read the project's 10 year anniversary report here to learn more about what has made it such a success.
