About us
Since 2022, 28 staff, local families and partners have been restoring 137 hectares of Kitui County, Kenya.
Simba Conservancy began in 2022 as a stretch of tired, overgrazed farmland in Kitui County. Rain washed the topsoil away; wildlife had long gone. We bought it, fenced it, and began planting.
Today the land holds seasonal water, thickets that shelter dik-dik, and a corridor used by elephants. It also employs 28 people and trains neighbouring farmers in agroforestry.
To restore native forest and wildlife on Kenya's drylands, and to show that conservation can strengthen the livelihoods of the people beside it.
A connected landscape across Kitui County where trees, wildlife and families all thrive through drought and rain.
Every claim is measured, recorded and open to challenge.
Neighbours help decide, plant, guard and benefit.
We restore what belongs, and introduce species only with evidence.
We share setbacks as plainly as successes.
100,000
trees established, with at least 75% survival after three years
25,000 t
of CO₂ stored in trees and soil, independently verified
500
neighbouring households using agroforestry and water harvesting
2022
We fence the first 137 hectares of degraded farmland in Kitui County and start the nursery.
2023
Contour planting trials begin with research support.
2024
Camera traps record the first elephants and giraffe crossing.
2025
Every recorded species is published with photos and dates.
2026
Zebra reintroduction, a pollinator survey and twelve school tree clubs.
Founder & Director
Leads strategy, partnerships and fundraising. Spent his early years farming dryland Kitui.
Head of Research
Plant ecologist who designs our tree survival trials and biodiversity surveys.
Head Ranger
Leads a patrol team of 9 rangers and the camera-trap network.
Community Programmes
Runs school clubs, farmer training and women-led nurseries.
