
KWCA at CBD CoP17
KWCA joins the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, carrying the case for community-led conservation into the global biodiversity negotiations.

The National Conservancy Managers Conference is the annual meeting point for the people who run Kenya’s conservancies day to day.
Managers from community, private and group conservancies come together to compare practice on governance, security and ranger welfare, grazing and habitat management, tourism and enterprise, and the finances that keep conservancies running. Sessions combine peer learning with updates from KWCA and partners on policy, funding windows and the support available to members.
Details of the venue and how to register will be published here closer to the date.

KWCA joins the seventeenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, carrying the case for community-led conservation into the global biodiversity negotiations.

KWCA CEO Dickson Kaelo commemorated World Elephant Day at Kenya’s Gatundia Secondary School in Marmanet Ward, Laikipia West Sub County, Laikipia County. Speaking during the commemoration he reflected on the significance of elephants to Kenya’s people, landscapes and economy, while calling for greater investment in addressing the challenges faced by communities living alongside wildlife. “An…

This article was originally published on the KEPSA website and has been republished on the KWCA website with permission. On 22 July 2026, leaders from the private sector, financial institutions, conservation organisations, government, and development partners convened in Nairobi for the “De-Risking Investments by Investing in Nature” Forum, jointly organised by the Kenya Private Sector…