The Makame Savannah project has been developed in partnership with the Makame Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The WMA structure gives the five participating Masai villages legal management rights over their land and resources, areas that support their seasonal grazing activities in accordance with their traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle, a system known as ronjo. Supported by legally-defined land rights, the Masai are better able to continue traditional practices without facing conflict with other, non-pastoralist, land-users. This project demonstrates how climate justice is inextricably linked to a respect for and promotion of Indigenous peoples’ rights.
To ensure our projects are designed with the highest standards of quality and integrity, we work with leading forest carbon scientists to set our methodologies and project baselines. As such, we are confident that the Yaeda-Eyasi Landscape project is accurately and appropriately verified in accordance with the latest climate science. However, we recognise (and support) the ongoing developments of these standards and are committed to improving our processes in the coming years.