Get REDDY: The Podcast Series

Episode 3: Get REDDY: The Podcast Series: Benefit Sharing: English

March 31, 2022 Developing Radio Partners
Get REDDY: The Podcast Series
Episode 3: Get REDDY: The Podcast Series: Benefit Sharing: English
Show Notes

Around the world, the damage caused by climate change is a threat to indigenous communities. But good forest management can take carbon out of the air and store it in the wood of trees or in the soil, combating climate change. REDD+, a programs supported by the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, compensates communities for their work in protecting the forest. 

In this episode of Get REDDY, we hear from Ruth Becca from Siaya County in Kenya. Ms Becca’s community gets compensated for reducing emissions and storing carbon in the trees and soil. She discusses how this mechanism works, how the community decides on what to do with the funds, and how it has transformed her town.