Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Baseline Carbon Storage Assessment of Kenya’s Coastal Forests

Grantee Name: International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Hotspot: Eastern Afromontane, Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa
Location: Kenya
Amount: $16,447
Dates: Sep 2004 – Mar 2005
Keywords: Climate mitigation, Conservation finance

Assess the carbon storage potential of East Africa’s coastal forests as a prelude to establishing compensation schemes to community-managed forests from greenhouse gas emitting industries under the Kyoto Protocol.

Strategic Direction :

1 Increase the ability of local populations to benefit from and contribute to biodiversity conservation, especially in and around Lower Tana River Forests; Taita Hills; East Usambaras/Tanga; Udzungwas; and Jozani Forest