# Wildlife Works

> Wildlife Works develops and operates community-centered forest conservation projects financed through verified carbon-credit sales. Founded by Mike Korchinsky in 1997, it combines forest-carbon accounting, biodiversity monitoring, local employment and community development, with projects in Africa, Latin America and Asia.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Mill Valley, United States
- **Founders:** Mike Korchinsky (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** REDD+ project development and management, Kasigau Corridor carbon credits, Mai Ndombe carbon credits, Government and project advisory, Eco-factory and apparel
- **Notable:** Kasigau issued the first REDD credits under VCS in February 2011., Developed the VM0009 avoided ecosystem conversion methodology., Kasigau credits featured in IFC’s 2016 US$152 million Forests Bond.

## Products & services

- **REDD+ project development and management** — Forest conservation project design, community engagement, operations, monitoring and verification coordination.
- **Kasigau Corridor carbon credits** — VCS forest-carbon credits from Kenya; retail listing $20 per credit at research time.
- **Mai Ndombe carbon credits** — Forest-carbon credits from a conservation project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, first verified in 2012.
- **Government and project advisory** — Support for REDD+ frameworks, jurisdictional integration and other developers.
- **Eco-factory and apparel** — Kenyan garment manufacturing and an apparel line; company reports 70 full-time eco-factory jobs.

## Achievements

- Kasigau issued the first REDD credits under VCS in February 2011.
- Developed the VM0009 avoided ecosystem conversion methodology.
- Kasigau credits featured in IFC’s 2016 US$152 million Forests Bond.
- Company reports roughly 300,000 hectares protected at Mai Ndombe.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — June newsletter described community workshops, childcare provision and local forest patrols at Gerbang Barito, Indonesia.
- **2026-03** — Company published its 2025 annual impact report; page displays March 3.
- **2024-02** — Verra completed its Kasigau review and said the projects were active after required corrective actions; SOMO and KHRC later disputed the review’s adequacy.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wildlifeworks.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wildlifeworks
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/wildlifeworks
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wildlifeworks
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildlifeworks/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildlifeworks

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Last updated: 2026-10-24