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Makame Savannah

Tanzania

Forest protection (REDD+)

Working with the Masai people to protect more than 100,000 hectares of biodiverse landscape and prevent more than 135,000 tonnes of CO2e from entering the atmosphere every year.

  • Project type:

    Forest protection (REDD+)

  • Project status:

    Monitoring

  • Methodology:

    VM0007

  • Project area (ha):

    104,065

  • Project zone (ha):

    364,322

  • Validator:

    EPIC Sustainability Services Private Limited

Standards

UN Sustainable Development Goals:

The Makame Savannah CCB Triple Gold certified project, situated in a Wildlife Management Area, protects 104,065 ha of dryland forest and conserves critical habitat for protected wildlife by engaging with the Masai people to set up community land use plans that use seasonal grazing areas to keep their cattle, themselves and the ecosystem healthy.

The Masai have been herding cattle throughout the Rift Valley for 2,000 years and continue to live this traditional lifestyle today in the wildlife-rich forests. They depend on their cattle herds for survival in an unpredictable environment. The Makame project has given the Masai legal user-rights over their land as well as earning carbon revenues through the protection of their forests.

Project developer

Carbon Tanzania

Carbon Tanzania is a social enterprise that has overturned conventional landscape conservation in East Africa with its innovative, business approach to protecting forests and wildlife.

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Location

The project is located in the northern part of the Makame Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Kiteto District, northern Tanzania.

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Our impact

The revenue earned from the sale of carbon credits is helping to build the local community and economy. Carbon revenue is distributed directly to the community who collectively determine how the funds should be allocated. The revenue is usually spent on enhancing forest protection, growing educational opportunities, improving access to health care, strengthening governance and supporting community development initiatives.

  • Number of hectares under conservation

    104,065

    N/A

  • Number of carbon credits issued

    516,838

    N/A

  • Tonnes of carbon prevented from entering the atmosphere per year

    1,183,925

    N/A

  • Carbon revenue and beyond-carbon benefits

    US$1,558,473

    The project has generated US$1,558,473 of carbon revenue, a proportion of which is directed to healthcare and education projects

  • Endangered species and wildlife conservation

    90%

    There has been a 90 percent year-on-year reduction in poaching and evidence of at least 30 species of large mammals in the project area. These include caracal, serval, leopard, lion, wild cat, aardwolf, kudu, hyena and elephant

  • Number of people benefiting from the project activities

    14,800

    More than 14,800 people from five Masai communities

  • Local employment opportunities

    43 people

    43 people are directly employed in forest conservation activities

  • Numbers of trees conserved and planted

    >1 million

    More than one million trees conserved