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          LATEST ARTICLE Towards a sustainable future: DGB's carbon and biodiversity projects made significant progress in 2022 Read Article

          Kenya
          Cookstoves
          Project

          The Hongera Energy Efficient Cookstoves Project manufactures and distributes energy-efficient cookstoves to local communities in multiple sites across Mt Kenya and the Aberdare areas. The project aims to reduce carbon emissions by providing a more efficient cooking method that reduces the amount of wood needed, thus reducing pressure on local forests.

          Contribution to community

          Using an energy-efficient stove has a significant impact

          The project is designed to have a positive impact on the community and the environment. The stoves are energy-efficient, which reduces the amount of wood needed for cooking and thus reduces the pressure on local forests. This reduction in wood use can effectively reduce deforestation, allowing afforestation or conservation projects to be more effective. The project also preserves local ecosystems and protects local flora and fauna.

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          Stoves save 25 tonnes of CO2 emissions

          The reduction in wood use can effectively reduce this source of deforestation, allowing afforestation or conservation projects to be more effective.

          Local community development

          At a domestic level, the use of an energy-efficient stove has a significant, positive impact. It improves their health and overall development of cleanliness and wellbeing.

          What we will achieve with this project:

          2.64M

          tonnes CO2 to be captured

          150,000

          cookstoves

          Thinking globally, acting locally

          Why invest in sustainable life?

          The negative health impacts of cooking with wood or charcoal (as well as fuels such as kerosine) are felt by millions globally. Household air pollution, resulting from these practices, results in a premature mortality rate of an estimated four million people annually.

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          Reducing carbon emissions

          The project aims to reduce carbon emissions by providing a more efficient cooking method that reduces the amount of wood needed and thus reduces pressure on local forests. The stoves are locally-made, ensuring that they are suitable for the needs of local communities.

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          Community and health benefit

          The project has a positive impact on the local community. Using energy-efficient cookstoves improves indoor air quality, which helps reduce the risk of respiratory diseases and other health problems. It also saves time and money for local communities, as they no longer have to spend as much time and resources gathering firewood.

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          About this region

          The project is being implemented in multiple sites across Mt Kenya and the Aberdare areas. The climate of this region is generally cooler than the rest of Kenya due to the high altitude. Since the 1970s, much of the forest landscape that previously covered a lot of these areas has been fragmented or degraded. This makes the conservation and restoration of forests (and, in turn, the ecosystem services they provide) a priority for this region.

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          Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural conversion process.

          Sustain local and regional water quality by limiting nutrient and sediment inputs to local waterways which result from the conversion of forest land to agriculture.

          Conserve fast disappearing streams, wetlands, and forest ecosystems.

          Undertake local consultations and develop community projects.

          Protect local flora and fauna

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          Team

          People on the ground

          Haron Wachira

          Local Project Manager

          Jayan Patel

          Local Project Manager

          Nicholas Wall

          Ecologist and Conservation Biologist

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          Who we are

          We're market leaders in carbon & biodiversity offset globally

          We are a project developer of high quality large-scale carbon and biodiversity projects accredited by third-parties.

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          We’re striving to safeguard the natural world, helping people live more sustainably and take action against deforestation and desertification.