Working of Fire International has established a partnership with the Cirrus Group to identify, develop and implement
landscape-scale avoided deforestation and forest rehabilitation activities.
Complementing Working on Fire International’s substantial experience in fire and forest management, the Cirrus Group
focuses on the development of climate change response strategies for entities ranging from Governments, to NGO and
private sector companies and individual farmers. In particular, the Cirrus Group has strong experience in developing
avoided deforestation and carbon sequestration ventures located in sub-Saharan forest and rangeland systems.
Current clients of the Cirrus Group include Conservation International, WWF, the Wildlands Conservation Trust and
the South African Fruit and Wine Industry.
Through the partnership, Working on Fire International is well positioned to:
- Assess the financial and ecological feasibility of avoided deforestation (REDD), forest rehabilitation and fire
management activities aimed at mitigating human-driven climate change
- Assess and advise on the realization of carbon assets and associated revenues through direct bilateral funding
or carbon-markets
- Develop forest and soil carbon assessments through in-house remote sensing and forest inventory expertise
- Train local residents to carry out community-based forest carbon monitoring in their home country language
- Development comprehensive fire, forest, woodland and grassland management plans focused on the clients particular
focus and requirements, for example conservation or timber, wildlife or cattle production
- Adequately document (PIN and PDD) climate change mitigation activities and align activities with national-scale REDD
implementation programs
- Undertake Integrated Development Planning and appropriate stakeholder engagement to ensure that climate change
mitigation activities are aligned with local and Government strategies and priorities
- Implement landscape-scale forest and fire management through the local recruitment, training and deployment of
forest and fire managers and supply of required equipment and technologies
