23 Environmental Chyulu Hills VCS 1408 Southeastern Kenya Retention: REDD+ Partners: Chyulu Hills Conservation Trust and Conservation International The Chyulu Hills REDD+ project enhances an iconic African landscape near Tsavo National Park through long-term, sustainable financing and management. The project is structured with development needs of the local communities. For example, Chyulu Hills Conservation Trust (CHCT) is the beneficent and manager of the project. CHCT consists of 9 Trustee organizations made up of 3 local non-governmental organizations, 2 government agencies, and 4 indigenous Maasai communally-owned Group Ranches. Credit revenues support landscape protection, improving livestock management practices, employing forest rangers, creating alternative income and employment opportunities, and other community-determined needs. Photo credit: ©Charlie Shoemaker