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The Nature Conservancy in Kenya

A colorfully dressed Samburu woman collecting water at West Gate Conservancy in northern Kenya.
Loisaba Conservancy TNC is working with partners to stitch together a 10-million-acre mosaic of community, government, and private lands in northern Kenya for people and nature. © Niels Van Gijn
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We’re taking on some of Kenya’s most pressing challenges by strengthening governance, diversifying economies, and improving natural resource management.

TNC strives to help Kenya build resilient human and natural communities that are better equipped to adapt to an uncertain future that includes drought, economic shocks, and political change.

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A woman fishing for octopus

Feature

Octopus Fishing in Lamu Kenya

On Kenya’s North Coast, a group of women decided to try something daring. They are closing off a critical octopus fishery for four months at a time — a move that is resulting in big benefits for people and nature.

group of zebras

Photo Essay

Breaking Down Barriers to Conservation

Innovative lease agreements are opening up wildlife corridors and improving livelihoods in Kenya’s Maasai Mara.

Two Samburu women sitting and looking at a book

Photo Essay

Healthy Families and Healthy Landscapes in Kenya

TNC partner Communities Health Africa Trust (CHAT) is using a Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) approach to create healthier families and healthier landscapes in Kenya.

A collared lioness and her cub rest in the shrubs.

Initiative

High Tech Tools Protect Lions and Livelihoods

A new project with Lion Landscapes at Loisaba Conservany is using technology to prevent livestock attacks before they happen.

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Videos from Kenya

A lion looks up from his freshly caught wild prey.
TNC in Kenya: Protecting Kenya's National Heritage In Kenya, TNC is working to protect Kenya’s natural resources—from fertile soil to grow crops to elephants that fuel its tourism industry. We’re building on more than a decade of successes to change the future of conservation in Kenya at a large scale.
CHAT's Susan Lantare, Rose Kimanzi, and Pauline Lokipi (from left to right, in yellow) sing and dance with CHAT clients Bahati Lequto and Selina Molparakuo.
Selina Ntoijoni: Healthy Families and Healthy Landscapes  Selina Ntoijoni, a mother of eight in Samburu County, Kenya, was struggling to care for her family after multiple back-to-back pregnancies left her weak and tired. Voluntary family planning resources—brought to her community from TNC partner Communities Health Africa Trust—gave her greater control over the health of her body, her family, and her surrounding landscape. 
Johnsoit Soit, 35, is the head teacher at Rekero Primary School in Kenya's Pardamat Conservation Area.
Johnson Soit: Breaking Down Barriers to Conservation Johnson Soit is a teacher and chairman of the Pardamat Conservation Area Board in Kenya. With operational support from TNC and USAID, 15,000 landowners in this region are earning an income by leasing their land and creating unfenced areas for wildlife, tourism, and livestock. 
Amina Ahmed fishes for octopuses after a no-take zone is reopened on Pate Island, Lamu, Kenya.
Amina Ahmed: Patience Pays off on Kenya's Coast A group of fisherwomen took a big leap of faith: They closed off an octopus fishery — a critical source of food and income — for four months. They results showed promise for healthier communities and marine ecosystems. 
Irene Mumiria stands in front on napier grass she planted to help reduce erosion on her farm in Maragua, Kenya.
Irene Mumiria: Inspiring Farmers in Kenya Meet Irene. The Nairobi Water Fund showed her how rainwater collection and terracing could help with irrigation and preventing soil erosion, and her farming improved drastically. 
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