The conservation areas are spread across Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River, and Lamu counties. They include:

1. Hanshak Nyogoro
2. Awer Community
3. Kiunga Marine
4. Lower Tana Delta
5. Ndera Community
6. Pate Marine
7. Amu
8. Malkahalaku
9. Golini Mwaluganje
10. Galana
11. Witu
12. Vipingo Ridge
13. Shakako
14. Dokata
15. Bora Bora
16. Shakabobo

Pwani Ecosystem Conservancies Foundation proudly represents 19 member conservancies across the coastal region. Each conservancy is unique and contributes to protecting biodiversity and promoting sustainable livelihoods within its community. Together, these conservancies form a network of protected areas critical to the ecological health of the Pwani landscape.

In the coastal region of Kenya, excluding Taita Taveta, there was a pressing need for a membership organization to champion the agenda of conservancies. The coastal communities, rich in cultural heritage and natural resources, had yet to fully harness conservation as a viable land-use practice.

After five years of consultations and planning involving landowners and community conservancies, in 2022, Pwani Ecosystem Conservancies Foundation was formally registered as a limited company, setting the stage for its mission to promote vibrant conservancies that contribute to better livelihoods for local communities. Since then, PECFO, a landscape organization under the umbrella body of the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA), has been at the forefront of conservation efforts in the coastal region, working tirelessly to ensure that the natural beauty and biodiversity of the Pwani landscape are preserved for future generations.

By 2024, PECFO has expanded its membership to nineteen (19) member conservancies drawn from the five coastal counties of Kwale, Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana River, and Lamu. The Foundation opened its first office in Malindi in 2022 and later moved to Kwale town in June 2024, where it still has its current office.