Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary

by Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC), Ministry of Environment

Location: Mondulkiri, Cambodia

Focus: REDD+

Price: Start from $8.00/tCO₂e

Project Story

The Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary project in Cambodia's Mondulkiri Province spans 292,690 hectares and aims to prevent over 14,000,000 tCO2e from 2010 to 2069. It combats deforestation through legal frameworks, law enforcement, community resource management, and alternative livelihoods, securing land titles for indigenous communities and training locals. Managed by Cambodiaʼs Forestry Administration and the Wildlife Conservation Society, it has trained 21,800 community members and reduced threats to 34 endangered species.

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Project Benefits

Climate Benefits

Achieved over 4,306,110 tCO2e emission reductions to date, with continued reductions expected over the project's 20-year lifetime.

Community Benefits

Over 5,800 people experienced higher livelihoods or income levels through project activities, which also employed local community members fluent in Khmer and Bunong languages to support educational facilities.

Biodiversity Benefits

34 Critically Endangered and Endangered species including the Black-shanked Douc, the Giant Ibis, and the Green Peafowl.

Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) Impact

Fairatmos Evaluation Criteria

Conservative estimation

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Additionality

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Safeguards

We ensure safeguards were put in place to act as buffer against leakage and non-permanence risks

Benefits beyond carbon

We assess and measure project impacts on community, biodiversity, and other climate benefits beyond carbon