Biodiversity credits emerge as new funding stream for conservation in East Africa

Wildebeest herd crossing the Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya.

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For years, a crucial wildlife corridor connecting Nairobi National Park to dispersal areas in the Athi-Kapiti plains relied on donor funding to keep it open.

The park is the only one of its kind adjacent to a state capital, and without the corridor allowing free movement of wildlife, it would risk turning into a zoo.