In 2015, 193 UN General Assembly members adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a set of 17 interconnected objectives aimed at ending poverty, fighting inequality, and addressing climate change.Significant progress is still needed to meet the 2030 targets. Solutions aligned with the SDGs play a crucial role in driving and measuring global progress.
Thanks to the holistic nature of Wildlife Works’ conservation model, all of our projects support at least nine SDGs.
We are especially proud that the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project contributes to 13 SDGs. Read impact stories on our blog.
 | Co-created by local leaders and our locally hired employees, the economic and social development programs designed to alleviate poverty and impact over 50,000 community members. |
 | Locally-hired employees conduct demonstration gardens, agroforestry and conservation farming training to increase access to information for local community members so that they can improve their crop yields in sustainable ways. |
 | Carbon revenues create the financial resources to enable the purchase of medicine, operate mobile clinics, perform vaccinations for infants and pregnant women, as well as to conduct HIV screenings and lead education programs. |
 | The construction of schools in each village within the project area increases access to quality education for thousands of children who previously did not have access to formal education. |
 | Our team increases women's capacity for economic opportunities, such as agricultural intensification, clothing manufacturing, and honey production. |
 | With earned carbon revenue from forest protection, communities in each village are investing in a portable drilling rig to bring access to clean water and eradicate water-borne diseases. |
 | With earned carbon revenue from forest protection, communities are buying solar panels for schools, and buying Acacia trees for fuel wood as an alternative to cutting trees from the native forest. |
 | The project sustains 65+ locally hired employees to fill conservation and social impact jobs that represent new career opportunities within the project zone. We also sustain 300+ administration jobs in our logistics office which is located outside of the project zone. |
 | With earned carbon revenue from forest protection, communities have bought solar panels for schools and built infrastructure for increased trade along the lake. |
 | Wildlife Works REDD+ projects in developing nations provide funding for self-determined economic development pathways and fund project activities that uphold the agency of women and marginalized forest communities. |
 | The Mai Ndombe REDD+ Project reduces over 3.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually. |
 | The Mai Ndombe REDD+ protects 300,000 hectares of rainforest and the 16 high conservation value species, including critically endangered bonobos and forest elephants. |
 | Wildlife Works co-creates projects with land owners and forest communities within the existing culture to implement inclusive self-governance structures. We operate with full transparency and zero tolerance for corruption. |
 | Wildlife Works projects are examples of private-public-community partnerships that bring together national and regional government, local community and private sector to bring in conservation finance and community development. |
