Adventures in REDD+
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Karibu
Karibu means Welcome in Swahili. This is the pre pre relaunch blog of Wildlife Works, which was started in 1997 by the visionary Mike Korchinsky. Mike’s first trip to Africa for vacation 14 years ago launched him into a lifetime’s work to save Africa’s wildlife. He saw a cycle of violence between the rangers, poachers and wildlife that prevented any chance for long-term, sustainable solutions for the community. He quit the consulting company he started and sold, purchased 80,000 acres of land in East Kenya to build his vision for Wildlife Works, an apparel production company advancing economic and social solutions for communities where wildlife survival is threatened. Currently, over…
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Mombasa Road Wildlife Crossing Point
By Rob Dodson on Oct 13, 2010: An historic day, marking out the new Mombasa Road Wildlife Corridor. This 2.3km stretch of road will be left open and undeveloped between the Tsavo East National Park boundary in the north and Jojoba, Rukinga and Wangalla Ranches in the south. Now that the land has been officially demarcated, the Marungu Ward Councillor Mr James Mboga (pictured at the centre of the first photograph) will apply for permission for sign boards to be erected at either side of the corridor, alerting traffic to be vigilant and drive carefully through the corridor. Wildlife Works Carbon will assist with funding the construction of the signboards…
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Construction of Tree Nursery at Wildife Works HQ May 2010
By Jamie Hendriksen, Operations Manager During the month of May 2010, Wildlife Works requested a call for partnership with local surrounding communities, the aim of which is to purchase up to 40,000 indigenous trees. It was decided that the construction of two new tree nurseries would be facilitated, in order to accommodate the seedlings provided by the local communities. Due to the persistent water deprivation issues in the area, it was decided to locate the two new tree seedling nurseries on Rukinga Ranch alongside the existing tree nursery. This would ensure a reliable water source for the seedlings, from the nearby Mzima pipeline, and allow them to be…