Events
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.
September 22, 2026
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 Ole Kaelo and elephant biologist Dr Winnie Kiiru join the KBC Podcast to discuss what is actually stopping poaching, why elephants and communities are colliding more than ever, and what Kenya risks if nothing changes.
Conservancy managers from across Kenya meet to share practice, review the state of the network and set priorities for the year ahead.
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…
23 July 2026, Nairobi — The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA), together with Terrasos, EarthAcre and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), convened a policy dialogue to explore the role of biodiversity offsets in Kenya. Held under the theme, “Making the Business Case for Biodiversity Offsets in Kenya: Bridging the Development and Biodiversity Finance Gap,” the…
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…
A gathering of communities, practitioners, policymakers and researchers advancing community-led conservation in Kenya and beyond, at Brackenhurst in Limuru.
22nd April 2026, Nairobi, Kenya: The Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA) has launched the Kenya Conservancies Fund (KCF), a new financing mechanism designed to provide financial and technical assistance to strengthen conservancies and transition them from nascent initiatives into self-reliant conservation and economic enterprises. A program of KWCA, the fund seeks to mobilise partnerships…
“Nilikuwa najua Mwaluganje ni mambo ya mababu na mababa zetu.” (I used to know that matters to do with Mwaluganje sanctuary were handled by our grandfathers and fathers) – Saidi Kidzuga, Golini Youth Representative Board of Trustees, Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary Hidden in the hinterland of Kenya’s South Coast and imbued with dramatic cliffs, high…
As countries race toward achieving Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030, attention is shifting from how much land is conserved to how conservation is governed. Increasingly, conservation actors recognise that achieving 30×30 will depend on strengthening inclusive, rights-based governance that places Indigenous Peoples and…
KWCA attended the IUCN World Conservation Congress for the first time as a member, with four staff contributing to 12 panels on community-led conservation.
KWCA and GIZ have launched a two-year Catalytic Grants project channelling technical and financial support through the Kenya Conservancies Fund to 12 emerging conservancies.
