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A Rocha Kenya (ARK) is committed to environmental action through community based conservation projects. Based in Watamu, a village in the Kenyan coastal district of Malindi, we operate our conservation programmes out of a residential centre, Mwamba.

Malindi District is home to some of the richest and most diverse habitats in the whole of Kenya - considered internationally important for bird and marine conservation.

Despite the richness and diversity of local habitats in this area, an exploding population and desperately high levels of poverty are putting a huge strain on the delicate relationship between the local people and the surrounding environment.

By working with the local communities, A Rocha Kenya aims to achieve the long-term conservation of threatened habitats and species in the Malindi-Watamu area. ARK was formally established in 1999 and opened the Mwamba Bird Observatory and Field Study Centre in Watamu in 2002.

A Rocha Kenya’s work focuses on four main areas:

environmental-education

Environmental Education
Training local school teachers to coordinate and oversee educational environmental care activities.

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Community Conservation
The ASSETS scheme uses money generated from eco-tourism to provide secondary school “eco-bursaries” and nature conservation.

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Field Study Centre
At Mwamba provides accommodation for visitors, including; birders, researchers, conservationists and volunteers to get involved as well as facilities for small workshops and seminars.

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Research & Monitoring
ARK's scientific programme studies avian, marine and other fauna and flora and aims to better understand endangered species and threatened habitats and thereby help to protect them.

Spend Your Holiday at Mwamba

Mwamba-Beach Safari-Zebra

Our Centre at Mwamba provides accommodation for visitors. Part of the proceeds from this facility go to fund our other programmes. For more details, click here.

National Base in Nairobi

We also have a Nairobi office that is soon to be based in our forested property in Karen where we plan to carry out environmental education activities as well as have it as our national base.

New Marine Project

Coral reef fishA new marine project aims to help rare species of fish and coral to survive and flourish whilst supporting growing tourism.

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