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CARBON PROJECT

The Kasigau Corridor REDD Project – Phase I Rukinga Sanctuary

Verra (VCS) · VCS562 · Kenya

Credits issued
3,818,704
tonnes CO₂-equivalent
Credits retired
3,531,006
92% of issued
Remaining
287,698
issued and not yet retired
Status
Active
Registered

The record

Project ID
VCS562
Registry
Verra (VCS)
Type
REDD+ · Forestry & Land Use
Removal or reduction
Reduction
Methodology
VM0009 Methodology for Avoided Ecosystem Conversion
Developer
Wildlife Works Carbon LLC · 3 projects
Country
Kenya
First vintage
2005
Buffer pool deposits
1,078,721
Data from
Berkeley VROD v2026-08

Community involvement

The registry record we hold does not describe the communities involved.

Registry documents (the project design document and validation report) normally cover consultation and benefit-sharing; open the record in the registry to read them.

Status and timeline

Registry status
Registered (Active)
First credits (vintage)
2005
Credits issued
3,818,704 (retired 3,531,006)

Credits by vintage year

Issued and retired, tonnes CO₂-equivalent

Location

Named place A named place from the project title or documents, found on OpenStreetMap and hand-checked
Coordinates
-3.8604, 38.7571
Source
OpenStreetMap (Nominatim), hand-checked
Note
Rukinga Sanctuary (named in the project title)
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Credit totals and status are as compiled in the Berkeley Voluntary Registry Offsets Database v2026-08 (CC BY 4.0) and change as the registries update. Please check the registry record before you quote a figure.
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