Northern Rangelands Trust

Transforming Lives, Conserving Nature

Transforming Lives

1,366

People permanently employed in
NRT and the conservancies

Over 1,001,000

Local community members benefitting from the conservancy model

1,195

Indigenous leaders in community conservancies have completed NRT’s bespoke Leadership and Management Programme since its inception in 2016

NRT serves its member conservancies. These are local institutions run for and by indigenous people to support the management of community-owned land for the benefit of improving livelihoods. As institutions, community conservancies not only give people a voice, but provide a platform for developing sustainable enterprise and livelihoods either directly or indirectly related to conservation.

Member Community Conservancies

Our 47 member community conservancies are local institutions that support the management of community land. They are owned and run by indigenous communities to improve their livelihoods.

6.37

Million Hectares

47

Community Conservancies

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October 9, 2026

From Regional Commitments to Community Action: NRT Takes Kenya’s Community-Led Ocean Conservation to COP12 in Tanzania

October 9, 2026

For NRT, participation in COP12 provides an opportunity to bring the experience of Kenya’s coastal communities into a wider regional conversation, exchange knowledge with partners and reinforce the importance of community institutions in delivering conservation outcomes.