Grand Maka Yop Big 5 Conservation Project
Grand Maka Yop Big 5 Conservation Project
The Grand Maka Yop Conservation Project is a 35,000 ha wildlife reserve designed to help local communities restore and protect Senegal’s elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos and buffalos populations (collectively known as the “Big 5”), amongst numerous other species.
West Africa needs well-managed, accessible conservation spaces that protect regional subpopulations of Critically Endangered large mammals, such as West African Lions, Giraffes, and Western Derby Elands.
Restoration with native species, community driven interventions, job creation, improved water access, agroforestry, a ranger school, funding research for protected species and scholarships for local students ensure a top-quality project.
As in the Senegalese national anthem, the Grand Maka Yop Conservation Project aims to make the Red Lion roar once more.
Green Mothers - Reforestation and Women’Power
A women led movement is transforming Senegal’s central forests.
Alongside the Australian Government and the Kaffrine female foresters group, we’re:
- Planting economic empowerment alongside every tree
- Turning degraded lands into thriving ecosystems
- Delivering life-changing water access points
The Grand Maka Yop Conservation Project is a 35,000 ha wildlife reserve designed to help local communities restore and protect Senegal’s elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos and buffalos populations (collectively known as the “Big 5”), amongst numerous other species.
West Africa needs well-managed, accessible conservation spaces that protect regional subpopulations of Critically Endangered large mammals, such as West African Lions, Giraffes, and Western Derby Elands.
Restoration with native species, community driven interventions, job creation, improved water access, agroforestry, a ranger school, funding research for protected species and scholarships for local students ensure a top-quality project.
As in the Senegalese national anthem, the Grand Maka Yop Conservation Project aims to make the Red Lion roar once more.
- Planting economic empowerment alongside every tree
- Turning degraded lands into thriving ecosystems
- Delivering life-changing water access points
Green Mothers - Reforestation and Women’ Power
A women led movement is transforming Senegal’s central forests.
Alongside the Australian Government and the Kaffrine female foresters group, we’re:
- Planting economic empowerment alongside every tree
- Turning degraded lands into thriving ecosystems
- Delivering life-changing water access points
Key points
Country
Senegal
Area
Located in the Maka Yop Village Community of Kaffrine, Central Senegal
Type
Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR) removal credits, focused on native species
Certification
Registered and verified through Ecosystem Restoration Standard, the project joins a registry focused on high quality restoration projects. Independant carbon quantification & DMRV ensure standardised and conservative quantification
Key SDGs Targeted
Key points
Country
Senegal
Area
Located in the Maka Yop Village Community of Kaffrine, Central Senegal
Type
Afforestation, Reforestation & Revegetation (ARR) removal credits, focused on native species
Certification
Registered and verified through Ecosystem Restoration Standard, the project joins a registry focused on high quality restoration projects. Independant carbon quantification & DMRV ensure standardised and conservative quantification
Key SDGs Targeted