Conservation Programs in Kenya

Kenya Wildlife Service Kws

KWS is a state corporation established by an Act of Parliament (Cap 376), now repealed by WCMA (2013), with the mandate to conserve and manage wildlife in Kenya and to enforce related laws and regulations. KWS undertakes conservation and management of wildlife resources across all protected area systems in collaboration with stakeholders.

5001 to 10000 staff

Iucn Eastern And Southern Africa

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organisation that has been finding pragmatic solutions to the most pressing environmental and development challenges. Working with over 100 members covering 24 countries in Eastern and Southern Africa, we demonstrate unique leadership in the region by providing credible and trusted knowledge, convening and building partnerships for action, sustaining global-to-local and local-to-global reach, and influencing policies, standards and practices.

51 to 200 staff

Kenya Wildlife Service Kws

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is a State corporation under the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife established by an Act of Parliament – the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act CAP 376, of 1989 now repealed and replaced by the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013. The overall mandate of KWS is to conserve and manage wildlife in Kenya and to enforce related laws and regulations. The service has sole jurisdiction over national parks and supervises other wildlife management areas including national reserves, local and private sanctuaries and conservancies, all wildlife conservation and management activities outside protected areas. KWS also conducts conservation education, training and wildlife research.

5001 to 10000 staff

Kenya Forest Service

Kenya Forest Service is a state corporation that was created through the Forest Act, 2005 (now repealed). The Service derives her mandate from the Forest Conservation and Management Act (FCMA), 2016.

5001 to 10000 staff

Mukutan Conservancy

Mukutan is an expansive conservancy in Laikipia on the rugged edge of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, with sweeping views overlooking Lake Baringo, and across the iconic ecosystem of the Laikipia Plateau, to the slopes of Mount Kenya and beyond. Life abounds through our ancient cedar forests, scrubland plains and down the mysterious Mukutan Gorge, where visitors can find peace and inspiration in this remote, storied corner of the world. Our name derives from the Swahili word for “a meeting place” – and sitting at the convergence of diverse biomes, cultures, languages, and ideas, we strive to be a centre for collaboration, courage, and coexistence through conservation.

201 to 500 staff

Chd Conservation Kenya

CHD Conservation Kenya is a community-based organization that focuses on conservation through a people-centered approach. We engage indigenous communities through our awareness and education programs in Amboseli to learn from them and combine science with their rich knowledge them to conserve wildlife.

1 to 10 staff

Laikipia Conservancies Association

The Laikipia Conservancies Association is a member-led organization established in 2019 with the goal of bringing together conservancies in Laikipia to address common challenges and amplify our individual impacts. As one of the most important wildlife areas in Kenya, the future of Laikipia as a conservation landscape depends on conservancies. These institutions form a diverse mosaic, with different land tenure, governance, and management models, yet are aligned through recognition that a collaborative vision and management approach is critical to the future of conservancies as the core of a broader conservation landscape that supports people and wildlife. Our member conservancies have made significant strides in conserving the Flora and Fauna within the Laikipia landscape. These institutions have also contributed to the community well-being and local economies. Laikipia Conservancies Association amplifies these impacts by aligning efforts at the landscape scale and providing a platform to address the immense challenges that span conservancy boundaries.

11 to 50 staff

Grevy's Zebra Trust

We are the only organisation in the world with a mission focused solely on conserving the endangered Grevy’s zebra. Recognising that the survival of the Grevy’s zebra depends on its ability to coexist with people living in northern Kenya, GZT believes these communities must be at the centre of designing and driving conservation efforts. GZT therefore works in partnership with communities from monitoring Grevy’s zebra through citizen science, to co-designing site-specific and tailored solutions to threats facing the species. In all of its work, GZT seeks ways to use data and information to inform decisions and solution for positive conservation outcomes.

11 to 50 staff

Elsamere Conservation Centre

Welcome to Elsamere Centre for Education in Sustainability, a conservation hub located at the historic former home of Joy and George Adamson. Established by the Elsa Conservation Trust, our non-profit organization is dedicated to raising awareness and promoting the protection and conservation of wildlife. Our centre features accommodation options including cottages and dormitories, perfect for schools, organized groups, and universities visiting Naivasha. We offer tailored educational programs focused on conservation, wildlife, and tourism, designed to engage and inspire all kinds of interested parties. Join us in our mission to protect our natural heritage. Your support through donations helps us continue our vital work in conservation education. Together, we can make a difference. Please contact us to learn more about our programs and how you can get involved. Elsamere Centre for Education in Sustainability

11 to 50 staff

Animal Activists Kenya

We are a non-profit, child-run initiative founded to reduce issues caused by human-wildlife conflict – including habitat loss and bush-meat hunting. We raise money to support various conservation projects, charities and organizations in their efforts to preserve Kenya’s Wildlife and Natural Habitats.

1 to 10 staff

Wetlands Conservation Organisation

A Kenyan Youth-led Initiative tackling climate change crisis and biodiversity loss through conservation and restoration of wetlands.

1 to 10 staff

Lamu Marine Conservation Trust Lamcot

LaMCoT is an environment protection CBO based in Lamu, Kenya.

11 to 50 staff

Osiepe Sango - Friends Of Lake Victoria

Working to eradicate plastic pollution in Lake Victoria through collaboration with partners and stakeholders

11 to 50 staff

Nature4health

Nature for Health (N4H) is a new global initiative working with partner organisations and countries to reduce future pandemics and related health risks. Specifically, N4H aims to prevent zoonotic spillover events by strengthening the environmental aspects of One Health, an inter-sectoral, interdisciplinary approach acting on the interdependencies of human, animal and ecosystem health. N4H brings together leading UN agencies, Intergovernmental organisations and civil society groups in the field of environment and health in a consortium of initially eight Partners who leverage extensive multisectoral and diverse One Health practical experience. These are: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health ((WOAH), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and EcoHealth Alliance. Through an initial contribution of EUR 50 million from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) via Germany’s International Climate Initiative (IKI), N4H will work with six initial country partners: Ecuador, Ghana, Mongolia, Rwanda, Vietnam and Zambia, to implement on-the-ground actions and policies to conserve ecosystems and biodiversity and thus reduce pandemic risk. N4H is structured as a Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF), facilitating pooled funding and needs-based resource allocation. N4H is administered by the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO) in New York.

1 to 10 staff

The Manda Projects Ltd

On the island of Manda in the Lamu Archipelago, in amongst the mangroves and seagrass beds, and sandwiched between the blue waters of the Indian Ocean and the coastal acacia forests of the Kenyan mainland, The Manda Projects is just beginning.

1 to 10 staff

Utonga Nature Conservancy

Few place on Lake Victoria beach fronts remain untapped with virgin vegetation as evident on the Utonga Peninsula. Many parts of the Lake Victoria Kenya have been robbed of forest cover mostly due to poverty (charcoal) & emerging unregulated fishing beaches. As fate would have it, we at Nyamarimba have a golden opportunity to tap into the bird-watching tourism segment. The sanctuary has the advantage of indigenous forest on the lake front on the southern side of the peninsula which has not be disturbed by fish cage farming. This forest cover spans about 20 acres and host a wide variety of birds and grazing wildlife, with over 140 different birds identified by professional birdwatchers. Our long term vision for UTONGA NATURE CONSERVANCY (UNC) is to establish a sustainable forest, bird and animal conservancy for research, education, eco-tourism & hospitality. We believe that UNC will be a catalyst for sensitization on conservation, eco-tourism and part of an inevitable new Western Kenya international tourism circuit featuring Lake Victoria, Kenya.

1 to 10 staff

Adept Conservation Network Acn

Adept Conservation Network (ACN) is a Non-Governmental and not-for-profit organization by a team of Kenyans who are qualified with years of experience in the field of conservation. The Organization seeks to provide practical, evidence, and nature-based solutions to conservation problems for the sustainability of nature as well as of communities dependent on the environment they live in. Over the years, nature has been faced with numerous challenges leading to the loss and even extinction of some species due to the inability to cope with the changes.

1 to 10 staff

Wildlabs Community

It takes a community to create impactful conservation technology applications for real-world use in the field, lab, and beyond. Launched in 2015, WILDLABS has grown into the central hub for conservationists, researchers, field biologists, engineers, developers, makers, and #tech4wildlife experts from around the world! With a growing range of programmes focused on sparking conversations and ideas, providing our community with the resources and skills to put those ideas into motion, and supporting innovation, WILDLABS is the launching pad for meeting conservation’s biggest challenges with conservation technology’s boldest solutions. http://linktr.ee/wildlabsnet

1 to 10 staff

Athi Kapiti Wildlife Association

11 to 50 staff

Kenya Wildlife Service

It is a state corporation that was established by an Act of Parliament (Cap 376), now repealed by WCMA (2013), with the mandate to conserve and manage wildlife in Kenya, and to enforce related laws and regulations. KWS undertakes conservation and management of wildlife resources across all protected areas systems in collaboration with stakeholders. It is our goal to work with others to conserve, protect and sustainably manage wildlife resources. The community wildlife program of KWS in collaboration with others encourages biodiversity conservation by communities living on land essential to wildlife, such as wildlife corridors and dispersal lands outside parks and reserves. The premise is that " if people benefit from wildlife and other natural resources, then they will take care of these resources.” Vision To conserve Kenya’s wildlife and its habitats for posterity. Mission To sustainably manage Kenya’s wildlife and its habitats for the benefit of nature and humanity. Core Values “Passion, Professionalism, Innovation, and Quality”

5001 to 10000 staff

Local Ocean Conservation

Who are we? We are a private, not for profit organisation committed to the protection of Kenya’s marine environment. Our dream is to encourage people to look after their very own ‘Local Ocean’ in order to create a chain of properly managed and conserved areas of ocean all over the world. Imagine if everyone looked after his or her own little patch of ocean! What do we do? We work hard to ensure the future of sea turtles, the protection of a fragile marine environment and the promotion of sustainable livelihoods in the Watamu area. We campaign to both our local community and those further afield to love their “Local Ocean”. How do we do it? We run several programmes to help us achieve our goals:>Nest Monitoring and Protection – We monitor and protect nesting female sea turtles, their nests and their hatchlings.>Bycatch Release Programme – We work closely with local fishermen who accidently catch turtles in their nets. They call us so we can tag and release these turtles saving them from drowning or slaughter.>Turtle Rehabilitation Centre – Sometimes turtles that come to us via our Bycatch Release Programme are not fit enough to be released straight away. We bring them back to our specialist turtle rehabilitation centre, for medication and care until such time as they are strong enough to survive in the wild.>Community Outreach – We are always looking for ways to help our local community, especially when it comes to alternative income generating projects that take the pressure off already over exploited marine resources and dependency on tourism.>Conservation Education & Awareness – We work with community groups and local schools to raise awareness regarding conservation issues.>Data Collection and Research – We have several research programmes designed to monitor the sea turtle population and the environment they rely upon. NB: Our organisation was founded as "Watamu Turtle Watch" and previously known as "Local Ocean Trust".

11 to 50 staff

Kwetu Training Centre

Kwetu Training Centre for Sustainable Development its nonprofit organization that empower communities to embrace innovative strategies for livelihoods enhancement activities such as sustainable farming, nature-based products such as neem oil, beekeeping, and mariculture, natural resources management and climate change mitigation as well as safeguard to human rights particularly reproductive issues and HIV/AIDS as well as entrepreneurship skills and dignity.

11 to 50 staff

Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy

Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy strives to be a leading model for private conservation in Africa, where meaningful hospitality and the care of wildlife exist in true partnership. Spanning acres in Laikipia, Kenya, Ol Jogi safeguards life in all its forms while welcoming guests into a luxurious family home of elegant private cottages, accommodating guests in complete seclusion. The property demonstrates how thoughtful tourism can sustain land, wildlife and neighbouring communities. Every stay directly supports anti-poaching operations, advanced veterinary care, the Wildlife Rescue Centre and education programs, while also enabling the innovative scientific approaches, monitoring techniques and community initiatives that strengthen long-term conservation on private land. At its heart, Ol Jogi is both a home and a philosophy, shaped by privacy, respect and intention. Our hospitality reflects these values: exclusive, personal and designed to deepen one’s connection to the wilderness. Here, luxury is purposeful, and every experience contributes to a larger legacy: safeguarding endangered species, protecting the ecosystems that sustain them, and supporting the local communities who share this landscape.

201 to 500 staff

Lumo Community Wildlife Conservancy

LUMO is an acronym for Lualenyi, Mramba and Oza. These are ranches found in the Tsavo Ecosystem, who have contributed part of their land, acres respectively, towards conservation. Its a community wildlife conservancy providing community benefits to alleviate poverty through sustainable use of wildlife and other natural capital and enhancing community wildlife co-existence.

11 to 50 staff