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Constance Mwandaa became the first female ranger at the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project after following her childhood passion in conservation. Since she joined the team at Wildlife Works, she has helped pave the way for more female rangers, and is now one of ten women on a growing team of over 100 rangers. Together, they are transforming what it means to be a ranger.
At the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ in Kenya, Wildlife Works rangers help protect a wealth of biodiversity by monitoring wildlife populations, preventing illegal activities such as unsustainable deforestation and poaching, resolving human-wildlife conflict, and spreading positive information about conservation.
Female Rangers across the world are not only protecting wildlife: they’re educators, role models and beacons of hope in their communities and are changing attitudes towards the role of women.
Constance’s journey as a pioneering female ranger showcases the transformative power of breaking gender barriers in conservation, fostering a future where women rangers drive positive change in wildlife protection and societal attitudes.
The Kasigau Corridor REDD+ project is the world’s first and longest standing certified REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) project. With community self-governance and sustainable job creation at the heart of the project’s strategy, it addresses the threats of poaching and deforestation by partnering with over 100,000 community members to drive investments in health, education, clean water, economic opportunities, and direct job creation. A critical wildlife corridor between Tsavo East and West National Parks, the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project protects over 200,000 hectares of dryland forest for a diverse population of endangered wildlife. In an area where wildlife and human survival were at odds, the Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project has transformed the paradigm of conflict between humans and nature through a market-driven solution to wildlife conservation.
