About KAYA
Our team is highly motivated on a mission towards high-integrity conservation and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems. We are dedicated to building local capacities, providing long-lasting benefits to communities. This requires sensitisation, understanding and acceptance of our work, and we work to engage local people, adhering to the principles of free, prior and informed consent.
KAYA is a for-profit, for-purpose project developer. We focus on generating high-integrity GHG emissions reductions and removals through NbS initiatives, with units issued via the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) or the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism.
Revenue for these units may come from companies, investors, or governments. Additionally, we are exploring alternative funding sources, including emerging nature markets, philanthropic capital, and other non-market approaches.
We strive towards generating high-integrity greenhouse gas emission reductions.
At KAYA, our work is guided by principles to help create meaningful and lasting impact in our conservation and restoration efforts. We are committed to an ethical, inclusive, and sustainable approach, ensuring that our actions benefit both people and nature for generations to come.
We believe in working in harmony with the environment and communities, valuing local knowledge, cultural diversity, and the intrinsic connection between people and nature.
1. Harmony
Harmony conveys a vision of balance and cooperation, embodying the idea that real progress comes from working in alignment with the natural world to achieve enduring positive outcomes. We abide by the need for the utmost care in promoting natural regeneration of ecosystems, and we are committed to fostering a harmonious coexistence between people and nature through scalable, nature-based solutions that ensure lasting impact in the areas that need it most.
2. Empowerment
To help local people break free from cycles of poverty, KAYA intends to stick around for the long haul. Through capacity building and the long-term effects of ecological conversation and restoration, we aspire to create alternative livelihoods and autonomy. Project development on a landscape-scale requires trust and cooperation between the project developer and local people, who must feel empowered in order to maintain that trust.
3. Inclusiveness
KAYA believes in the importance of carefully ensuring local voices are heard – but not just the loudest voices. Considering marginalised groups and people within local communities, and adhering to important guidelines on free, prior and informed consent wherever needed is vitally important. For a holistic, long-term and landscape-scale nature project to succeed, everyone affected must have a chance to have their say.
4. Solid Science
KAYA’s team is replete with experience and is home to a veritable fountain of knowledge on the latest learnings in reforestation, agroforestry, greenhouse gas emissions, Earth observation science, fire management techniques and more. We ensure this knowledge is applied liberally on our projects to create lasting positive impacts on climate, biodiversity and communities.
5. Adaptability
KAYA intends to implement nature-based solutions projects over a period of not just years, but decades, to successfully help regions in sub-Saharan Africa mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. This means helping the environment and local people adapt and increase resilience, but it also demands of KAYA to be adaptable to tackle the unpredictable and changeable nature of the challenges we face. By being flexible in response to environmental, financial, regulatory, and social challenges, and harnessing the experience we gather along the way, we can ensure the success, scalability, and sustainability of our initiatives.
6. Integrity & Transparency
KAYA acknowledges trust issues that have arisen around carbon markets and carbon offsetting and actively seeks to inform and involve regulatory bodies and the public at every stage of the project’s development. Accountability is vital in demonstrating not only what KAYA is doing, but in ensuring integrity and affirming our vision and our passion towards creating a more prosperous, greener planet.
7. Passion & Commitment
KAYA was borne of the vision of its leadership, who created KAYA with a clear mission to bring positive change to the regions that need it most. This motivation rings true throughout the KAYA team who are fully aligned on the company’s goals.
The Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), developed by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, are ten fundamental, science-based guidelines designed to identify high-quality carbon credits that deliver genuine and verifiable climate impact.
Developed with input from hundreds of organisations, these principles aim to establish a common benchmark for evaluating carbon projects and credits, fostering trust and consistency in the carbon market.
At KAYA, we are dedicated towards upholding these principles in everything we do. By adhering to such rigorous standards, scientific monitoring, and ethical engagement, we aim to provide tangible climate benefits, support biodiversity conservation, and enhance community resilience.
Learn more about how our approach can develop local capacities and provide benefits for local people:
The KAYA team hails from all four corners of the globe, but we share something in common: our passion to make a lasting positive impact on climate, communities and biodiversity.
Find out more about our experienced team:
Our team is highly motivated on a mission towards high-integrity conservation and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems. We are dedicated to building local capacities, providing long-lasting benefits to communities. This requires sensitisation, understanding and acceptance of our work, and we work to engage local people, adhering to the principles of free, prior and informed consent.
KAYA is a for-profit, for-purpose project developer. We focus on generating high-integrity GHG emissions reductions and removals through NbS initiatives, with units issued via the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) or the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism.
Revenue for these units may come from companies, investors, or governments. Additionally, we are exploring alternative funding sources, including emerging nature markets, philanthropic capital, and other non-market approaches.
At KAYA, our work is guided by principles to help create meaningful and lasting impact in our conservation and restoration efforts. We are committed to an ethical, inclusive, and sustainable approach, ensuring that our actions benefit both people and nature for generations to come.
We believe in working in harmony with the environment and communities, valuing local knowledge, cultural diversity, and the intrinsic connection between people and nature.
1. Harmony
Harmony conveys a vision of balance and cooperation, embodying the idea that real progress comes from working in alignment with the natural world to achieve enduring positive outcomes. We abide by the need for the utmost care in promoting natural regeneration of ecosystems, and we are committed to fostering a harmonious coexistence between people and nature through scalable, nature-based solutions that ensure lasting impact in the areas that need it most.
2. Empowerment
To help local people break free from cycles of poverty, KAYA intends to stick around for the long haul. Through capacity building and the long-term effects of ecological conversation and restoration, we aspire to create alternative livelihoods and autonomy. Project development on a landscape-scale requires trust and cooperation between the project developer and local people, who must feel empowered in order to maintain that trust.
3. Inclusiveness
KAYA believes in the importance of carefully ensuring local voices are heard – but not just the loudest voices. Considering marginalised groups and people within local communities, and adhering to important guidelines on free, prior and informed consent wherever needed is vitally important. For a holistic, long-term and landscape-scale nature project to succeed, everyone affected must have a chance to have their say.
4. Solid Science
KAYA’s team is replete with experience and is home to a veritable fountain of knowledge on the latest learnings in reforestation, agroforestry, greenhouse gas emissions, Earth observation science, fire management techniques and more. We ensure this knowledge is applied liberally on our projects to create lasting positive impacts on climate, biodiversity and communities.
5. Adaptability
KAYA intends to implement nature-based solutions projects over a period of not just years, but decades, to successfully help regions in sub-Saharan Africa mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change. This means helping the environment and local people adapt and increase resilience, but it also demands of KAYA to be adaptable to tackle the unpredictable and changeable nature of the challenges we face. By being flexible in response to environmental, financial, regulatory, and social challenges, and harnessing the experience we gather along the way, we can ensure the success, scalability, and sustainability of our initiatives.
6. Integrity & Transparency
KAYA acknowledges trust issues that have arisen around carbon markets and carbon offsetting and actively seeks to inform and involve regulatory bodies and the public at every stage of the project’s development. Accountability is vital in demonstrating not only what KAYA is doing, but in ensuring integrity and affirming our vision and our passion towards creating a more prosperous, greener planet.
7. Passion & Commitment
KAYA was borne of the vision of its leadership, who created KAYA with a clear mission to bring positive change to the regions that need it most. This motivation rings true throughout the KAYA team who are fully aligned on the company’s goals.
The Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), developed by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, are ten fundamental, science-based guidelines designed to identify high-quality carbon credits that deliver genuine and verifiable climate impact.
Developed with input from hundreds of organisations, these principles aim to establish a common benchmark for evaluating carbon projects and credits, fostering trust and consistency in the carbon market.
At KAYA, we are dedicated towards upholding these principles in everything we do. By adhering to such rigorous standards, scientific monitoring, and ethical engagement, we aim to provide tangible climate benefits, support biodiversity conservation, and enhance community resilience.
Learn more about how our approach can develop local capacities and provide benefits for local people:
The KAYA team hails from all four corners of the globe, but we share something in common: our passion to make a lasting positive impact on climate, communities and biodiversity.
Find out more about our experienced team:
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