In this blog, learn about how the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project's educational bursaries enabled a young student to overcome financial barriers, pursue a medical career, and return home to strengthen healthcare services for his people.

Explore how the Mai Ndombe REDD+ project is advancing gender equity in rural Democratic of the Congo by creating new economic opportunities for women, challenging traditional norms, and adapting global frameworks to local contexts.

In this month’s spotlight meet our Validation and Verification manager, Lawson Henderson. With over 15 years of experience in sustainable forestry, Lawson’s dedication to the forests of our planet make him an indispensable part of our team. Learn more about Lawson, his path to becoming a Validation and Verification manager, and his perspectives on the carbon market in this Q&A.

In this blog, learn more about what camera traps are, and how they’re used to support conservation efforts at Wildlife Works projects around the world.

Here, you’ll find inspiring community-centered conservation stories, research highlights, and a glimpse into what’s next for Wildlife Work.

Learn more about the Gerbang Barito REDD+ Project in Indonesia's accomplishments in 2025.

Discover how the Bakumpai people of the Gerbang Barito REDD+ Project sustain identity, faith, and forest stewardship along Indonesia’s Barito River.

In this Q&A, a community shares his first-hand account of how the Kasigau REDD+ Project has transformed lives in his home region. In the face of global criticism, he saw local community member voices being ignored, which inspired him to produce a community-led film series documenting the project’s real impacts, from education and healthcare to forest protection.

Meet Ramona Sari, a community member at the Gerbang Barito REDD+ Project in Indonesia. She won the project’s first writing competition “Akar dan Kata” (Roots and Words). The goal of the competition was simple but meaningful: to create space for inclusive participation while encouraging local voices to document lived experiences, traditional knowledge, and the ties between people and nature.

Wildlife Works Reading Club, known locally as Carbon School part of the broader community engagement strategy of the Gerbang Barito REDD+ Project. By introducing environmental themes early, the program invests in future stewards of village forests. It strengthens learning spaces that belong to the community and grow with it.

The community engagement workshops at the Gerbang Barito REDD+ project have started including free child daycare, greatly increasing participation from women. This small step creates a space for more focused, and equal participation by women, while demonstrating that listening to the community also means changing the way activities are designed.

At the Gerbang Barito REDD+ Project in Indonesia, Social and Biodiversity Impact Assessment (SBIA) workshops provide a space for communities to discuss the future of their forests. Through simple questions and the visual method of a designing a tree of hope, residents discuss their dreams, challenges, and conservation solutions together. SBIA workshops are key for meaningful community engagement in voluntary carbon market projects.