Friends of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest
Malindi, Kenya
About
Founded in 1999, Friends of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest is a non-governmental organisation based in Malindi, Kenya working on nature & wildlife conservation, environment & climate, community development.
A non-profit conservation organisation based in Malindi, Kenya, that supports the management and protection of the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest. It works with government partners, the Kenya Forest Service and Kenya Wildlife Service, and with forest-adjacent communities. Its activities include community-based law enforcement and forest patrols, de-snaring, infrastructure support, livelihood and education projects, and eco-tourism development. The organisation began in 1999 as a working group of Nature Kenya and became a company limited by guarantee in 2019.
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Eco-Tourism Development
Community development · Kenya
Develops conservation-compatible tourism with revenues returning to the forest and communities.
Human-wildlife Conflict
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Kenya
Addresses conflict between elephants and other wildlife and forest-adjacent farmers, including forest fencing.
Participatory Forest Management
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Kenya
Works with community forest associations to involve local people in managing the forest.
Snare removal
Nature & Wildlife conservation · Kenya
Organises de-snaring actions with community forest associations to remove snares from the forest.
Working With Communities
Community development · Kenya
Supports livelihood projects and awareness-raising among communities living around the forest.
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Kenya Forest Service, Kenya Wildlife Service, Nature Kenya, Kenya Forestry Research Institute, National Museums of Kenya, Thin Green Line Foundation, African Fund for Endangered Wildlife, Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, Minara Foundation, BIOPAMA, Captain Andys
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