Trees In Active Regeneration
25+
3.5 Million
270,000
Years Of Conservation
People Sustained
Hectares Protected
3,000,000
OUR MISSION
To Sustainably Conserve Mount Kenya Ecosystems
Mount Kenya Trust (MKT) is a Kenyan NGO working to protect and conserve the forest ecosystems and wildlife around Mount Kenya. For over 25 years we have tackled deforestation, protected wildlife, and supported local communities through a collaborative, community-driven approach.
OUR VISION is a healthy Mt. Kenya ecosystem where communities, forests and wildlife coexist harmoniously.
OUR 2026-2030 STRATEGY
Pillars Of Impact
Strengthen collaborations and partnerships towards a unified conservation strategy
Unified conservation strategy across communities, government, civil society & private sector
Community-led forest management
Community-driven and livelihood-based Forest Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Forest Management to enhance wellbeing of both people and nature for coexistence.
Increased Forest Cover
Large-scale restoration — 500ha reforested per year by 2030
WHAT WE DO
Our Work
Forest Landscape Restoration
According to the Trillion Trees Initiative, nearly one-fifth of the ecosystem surrounding Mount Kenya has been deforested within the last decade alone. The drivers are complex. MKT has been responding to this challenge since 1999. Our approach combines active planting of indigenous trees, forest restoration, riparian restoration, and community stewardship all driven by communities and partnerships.
WE THRIVE ON MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS
Our Partners
"MKT has been keen to add value to the services that the Mt. Kenya ecosystem provides to communities and the country. With World Heritage Status, these values are now global."
— Mungumi Bakari, Kenya Wildlife Service