We are proud to work with our partners
BGCI
Our Highland Hub (formerly Brackenhurst Botanical Gardens and Forest) has been a member of BGCI since 2004, and in 2021 this partnership was strengthened when it became the first-ever accredited botanic garden in Kenya.
The Global Biodiversity Standard
The Global Biodiversity Standard is the world’s only international certification that acknowledges and advances biodiversity protection and restoration. This standard implements information from the global botanical community in combination with local knowledge to create the most effective restoration practices.
African Botanic Garden Network
The African Botanic Garden Network (ABGN) was established in 2002 to promote and support the work of botanical gardens and associated institutions through education, conservation, and sustainable use of plants for development, poverty alleviation, and halting biodiversity loss.
Enarau Conservancy
The Enarau Conservatory, located in Maasai Mara, Kenya, is an organisation committed to growing wildlife conservation areas, restoring farmland, and preserving threatened habitats. The current conservation area spans 866 ha (2140 acres).
KEFRI
Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) was established in 1986. This state corporation conducts research and provides technology and information about restoration of forests and natural areas across all agro-ecological zones in Kenya.
EDU Africa
EDU Africa is a global educational travel company whose target market is university students. It works with universities worldwide to bring students to Brackenhurst to carry out conservation research. At CER-K, we love to welcome volunteers to work with us.
Maasai Mara wildlife conservancies association
Maasai Mara Wildlife Conservancies Association coordinates a membership of 24 conservancies with the goal of unifying the Mara so that people and wildlife can coexist. We are collaborating on training their community groups on seed collections, nursery establishment and seed sourcing.
Sugi Miyawaki forest
The SUGi Miyawaki Forest uses the Miyawaki method, a system of mimicking how a native forest recolonises by growing a diverse mixture of trees close together, to increase biodiversity. This organisation, with the help of this method, has supported the growth of many successful forests around the globe.
UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration
The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration calls for global action to protect and revive ecosystems, benefiting both people and nature. It seeks to halt ecosystem degradation and restore them to meet global goals. Healthy ecosystems are essential for improving livelihoods, combating climate change, and preventing biodiversity loss.
Darwin Initiative
This UK government grants scheme fosters locally led projects around the globe which aid in biodiversity conservation and support communities in these areas. Since 1993, this initiative has assisted 1275 projects worldwide.
Brackenhurst Hotel and Conference Centre
This eco-hotel and conference centre hosts CER-K's Highland Forest Hub. For every client’s stay at the centre, $2 is allotted to CER-K’s restoration and botanic garden projects.
The Maa Trust
The Maa Trust is a non-profit organisation that works with community-owned wildlife conservancies in the Maasai Mara to increase the benefits of wildlife and conservation to Maasai families. CER-K’s Savannah Hub is situated next to the Maa Trust Hub.
KFS
KFS is a Government Agency that protects and manages forests across Kenya. We have partnered with Kenya Forest Service (KFS) through "Adopt-A-Forest" partnership strategy framework to showcase restoration best practices on degraded land in a protected areas and CFA training.
Kenya wildlife Trust
Kenya Wildlife Trust supplies funding to community-centered predator conservation projects across Kenya.
Wildlife Tourism College (WTC)
The Wildlife Tourism College of Maasai Mara is a tourism and conservation learning institution in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. They provides programs for local students, cross-cultural initiatives for international students and an area for researchers. We are working together to develop an Ecological restoration curriculum and provide restoration plots research.
Asilia Kenya Limited
Asilia Kenya Limited is a part of Asilia Africa, a safari company dedicated to creating meaningful safari experiences as well as a positive impact on communities and the environment.
Terraformation
Terraformation is an organisation that provides financial support, portfolio designs, and project plans for early-stage biodiverse carbon initiatives.
Franklinia foundation
Franklinia Foundation, a private foundation founded in 2005, provides grants to nature conservation projects with the intention of protecting threatened tree species.
Aqua Nirvana Foundation (ANF)
Through the utilisation of rainwater harvest and other technologies, Aqua Nirvana Foundation works to provide people access to clean water in the Maasai Mara.
Forest Foods
ForestFoods pioneers regenerative agriculture across Kenya with a specific focus on syntropic agroforestry. This model has worked in other countries across the world but not yet within East Africa. Be sure to book a visit with them when you are at Brackenhurst to experience a novel approach to food production that supports biodiversity.
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
JKUAT has been a key partner in delivering the Erasmus & grant application. Their botany department has supported CER-K in studies related to the taxonomic diversity of climbers and wetland plant diversity.
One Mara research hub
The One Mara Research Hub strives to coordinate the collaboration between scientists and stakeholders with the goal of influencing policymakers, donors, and local and national government. We are working together to share savanna restoration, research data and access to the Mara network of the scientific community.
Mount Kenya University
MKU has over 50 partnerships and linkages at local, regional, and international levels including CER-K's. MKU has partnered with us in the delivery of the Erasmus & grant application.
Green Heart of Kenya
Green Heart of Kenya is an ecovillage selling homes and land near Kilifi town, Kenya. Their mission is to develop houses as well as have a positive impact on the environment, economy, and community through regenerative agriculture and planting indigenous plants.
Nottingham Trent University
NTU has partnered with CER-K on a successful Erasmus and mobility grant application. It collaborates with two other Kenyan universities on the impacts of restoration at Brackenhurst Botanical Garden and Forest. This evolving partnership includes NTU's support for research programs, including two PhDs in restoration ecology.
Society of Ecological Restoration
SER advances the science, practice and policy of ecological restoration to sustain biodiversity, improve resilience in a changing climate, and re-establish an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture. They support the professional certification of our staff through their CERPIT scheme.
Basecamp explorer foundation
Founded in 1998, Basecamp Explorer is a company that recognises the importance of responsible and sustainable tourism. Operating locations in Kenya and Norway, Basecamp Explorer supports reforestation, waste management, and community empowerment projects.
Woodland Star International School
Woodland Star International School is built using Green Technology and is located at Brackenhurst. The school’s curriculum emphasizes learning about nature and humanity’s place in it. CER-K works with the school by providing conservation-centred educational experiences for students.
Arbnet
Arbnet is an international community of professionals focused on arboreta and tree studies, facilitating knowledge sharing and resource exchange to help arboreta achieve their goals. It also raises professional standards through the ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program. CER-K's is a level 3 arboretum through ArbNet.
University of Bologna
The University of Bologna is a public research university located in Bologna, Italy. We have partnered on soil health evaluation project.
Muna Tree Café
Muna Tree Café keeps guests at Brackenhurst well hydrated and fed. It contributes financially by donating a % of its monthly revenue to CER-K, so ensure you go and get yourself a steaming cup of coffee to ward off the inescapable cold that the dense forest brings.
LEAF-Charity
The Little Environmental Action Foundation, or The LEAF Charity, is a UK-based charity that works with communities across the globe to protect and restore ecosystems and fight climate change through education and reforestation.
#GenerationRestoration
Exciting news! We have just become an Actor for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. As part of this growing, global network, we are amplifying the UN Decade’s mission to prevent, halt, and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide.
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