Firstclimate, one of the leading asset management companies in the European emissions regulation market, certifies companies that manage to balance out their usage of greenhouse gases, also known as “C02 Footprint”. This footprint is a calculation of how much carbon dioxide a company produces by performing day-to-day operations, such as paper usage, energy consumption and travel of the employees.
Covus Freemium GmbH actively supports the Kasigau Corridor Project in Kenya
The goal of the project is to support the development and protection the Kasigau Wildlife Corridors in Kenya. The area in which the project takes place is located in the southwest of Kenya and serves as a connection between two national parks – the Tsavo East and Tsavo West. The square-acreage of the project is roughly 200,000 acres of dry forest and savannah, which serves as a passage for native wildlife, including elephants, zebras and lions. The project is aimed at helping to prevent the continued losses of the spectacular animal and plant species in Kenya. Additionally, the project can bring other advantages to the area, from new jobs through education opportunities to direct financial support. This side effect helps create new jobs in the area and has a lasting effect on the efforts to protect and preserve the forests.
The Technology of REDD – A Summary
Through the process of photosynthesis, trees pull carbon dioxide out of the air and bind it within their bio-mass. When the bio-mass dies and breaks down, the carbon dioxide is then released into the environment once again, but over a long period of time. This is how carbon dioxide is taken out of the atmosphere over incredibly long time periods. The release can naturally occur, such as with fire. Normally, forests can recover and manage this task themselves, but through the various activities of mankind, there has been serious damage done to this natural process. Every time a forest is cleared or cut down, it degrades the forest and its ability to maintain balance. Tropical rainforests are extremely delicate ecosystems that take an incredibly long time to return to their original state after severe damage has been done. That means that it is not just the cutting down of the trees that releases the carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere. Rather than focusing on the reforestation of such areas, the REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) projects focus on protecting existing forests. Some ways to do this involve purchasing land, observing a forest that is becoming better, and even the development of alternative ways to utilize tropical rainforests, rather than the destruction of such.
Sustainable Development
To further prevent the rise of greenhouse gas emissions, the project is currently working on long-lasting developments such as:
project typ:
avoided deforestation (REDD)
projekt standard:
VCS & CCBA
emission reduction:
250.000 t CO2e per Year
beginning of the project:
November 2008
projekt partners:
Wildlife Works inc.
the validator:
Det Norske Veritas Climate Change
Service AS (DNV)
the verifier:
Det Norske Veritas Climate Change
Service AS (DNV)
