Featured Projects
Mai Ndombe REDD+
Name: Mai Ndombe REDD+
Project Proponent: Wildlife Works Carbon
Location: Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Size: 248,956 hectares
Population: 50,000 est.
Verified to: Climate Community and Biodiversity & Verified Carbon Standard
Role: Jennifer was the onsite Operations Manager during the preparation for the project’s 1st validation and verification to CCB & VCS (2012). After the successful audit she remained as the Director of Operations until 2015, building and streamlining all aspects of project operations, importantly community engagement, activity implementation, accounting and budget management and staff reporting systems.
Project Co-benefits: Improved access to education (school construction, school supply distribution), Improved access to health care (mobile medical clinic, education), habitat conservation and education to protect endangered Bonobos and Forest Elephants.
Isangi REDD+
Name: Isangi REDD+
Project Proponent: Safbois S.P.R.L.
Location: Tshopo Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
Size: 187,571 hectares
Population: 50,000 est.
Verified to: Climate Community and Biodiversity & Verified Carbon Standard
Role: Jennifer was contracted in February 2019 to prepare the Isangi REDD+ project for its 2nd verification to the Climate Community and Biodiversity Standard (expected verification in 2020) and to restructure and focus the project team, stakeholder engagement process and activity implementation on the ground.
Project Co-benefits: Community capacity building, agriculture intensification and diversification training and support, biodiversity education and bush-meat alternatives program.