We believe that people are not separate from nature. We are deeply connected to the ecosystems and species that sustain our lives, cultures, and livelihoods. KYBN empowers young people to embrace this connection by becoming active stewards of Kenya’s biodiversity, leading the restoration of degraded ecosystems, protecting critical habitats and species, and co-creating solutions to environmental degradation. Through youth-led action, community engagement, science, and traditional and local knowledge, we are nurturing a culture of care, responsibility, and coexistence-where protecting nature is understood not only as an environmental responsibility, but as an investment in our shared future.
KYBN’s commitment to ecological stewardship is grounded in practical, youth-led action across both coastal and terrestrial ecosystems. Along Kenya’s South Coast, KYBN works with communities and partners to restore degraded mangrove ecosystems, with its restoration work recognized in Kenya’s 7th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Beyond the coast, KYBN has supported landscape restoration in Nairobi, Kajiado and Machakos, including initiatives promoting urban green spaces, restoration of degraded landscapes and climate-smart agriculture.
Over the years, KYBN has partnered with Slow Food Kenya and Wild World Expeditions to support youth-focused eco-adventures around Longonot and Elementaita, where 45,000 native seed balls have been used to rehabilitate degraded habitats. These efforts reflect KYBN’s approach to stewardship as a continuum—from forests, farms and inland wetlands to mangroves-while placing young people and local communities at the centre of restoration and long-term ecological care.
