The Western Wildlife Conservancies Association (WWCA) today participated in a critical workshop hosted by the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) and the Carbon Markets Association of Kenya (CAMAK).
As Western Kenya continues to navigate conservation challenges, carbon markets present a vital opportunity for conservancies to diversify funding sources while ensuring the sustainability of their landscapes. WWCA’s engagement in this forum was instrumental in shaping how community-led conservancies can leverage carbon finance for conservation and livelihood improvement.
Key Highlights from the Workshop
1️⃣ Understanding the Carbon Legislative Landscape
The workshop provided an in-depth analysis of Kenya’s evolving carbon market regulations. As policies develop, it is crucial for conservancies, local communities, and investors to align with best practices that ensure transparency, equitable benefit-sharing, and ecological integrity.
2️⃣ Carbon Projects within Nature-Based Solutions (NbS)
Discussions centered around how carbon credits from reforestation, afforestation, and land restoration projects can provide financial incentives while promoting biodiversity conservation. For WWCA, this is particularly relevant for forests, wetlands, and wildlife corridors in Western Kenya.
3️⃣ Exploring Opportunities Beyond Land-Based Carbon Projects
Beyond traditional land-based carbon projects, the dialogue explored non-land-based sectors, can also generate carbon credits. This offers conservancies diverse avenues to integrate carbon financing into their conservation strategies.
WWCA’s participation in this workshop strengthens our capacity to:
✅ Identify viable carbon projects within our conservancies.
✅ Engage in policy discussions to shape a fair and transparent carbon market.
✅ Collaborate with partners to implement projects that benefit both nature and local communities.
As we move forward, WWCA is committed to ensuring that Western Kenya’s conservancies leverage carbon markets as a tool for conservation financing, climate resilience, and community development. We look forward to continued engagement with KWCA, CAMAK, and other stakeholders to drive impactful change
