Mist drifting between tall trees in a montane forest at dawn

Satellite alert

New clearing flagged inside a protected block

Pin dropped on the map

Ranger alerted on their phone

Forest protection for Kenya

Keep the forest standing.

Satellite alerts catch illegal clearing in days, not years. Trained community rangers respond on the ground. Native trees return the land to life, and push the desert back.

Protect a hectare See how it works

12%
of tree cover lost since 2000: ~80%
of Kenya is arid or semi-arid: 5
water towers feed the nation's rivers

What we lose

When a forest goes, the rain, the rivers and the soil go with it.

Mist between tall trees in a montane forest

386,000 ha

of tree cover lost between 2001 and 2023, a 12% drop since 2000. Source: Global Forest Watch.

~80%

of Kenya's land is arid or semi-arid, so every lost tree matters more. Source: World Bank, UNDP.

19%

of the Mau Forest Complex's tree cover lost from 2001 to 2022, in Kenya's largest water tower. Source: Global Forest Watch.

Kenya's five water towers (Mount Kenya, the Aberdares, the Mau Complex, the Cherangani Hills and Mount Elgon) are the catchments for most of its rivers. Figures are rounded and drawn from Global Forest Watch data as reported by The Standard and Mongabay.

How it works

Detect. Protect. Restore.

Detect

Satellite imagery flags new clearing inside protected blocks within days and drops a pin on the map.

Protect

Local rangers are alerted on their phones, verify on foot, and log evidence you can see in your dashboard.

Restore

Native seedlings are planted and tended by nearby communities, who are paid for every tree that survives.

Same land. Two futures.

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Dense, green forest canopy seen from below, fully intact

With Msitu Watch

Canopy intact, rivers running.

Cleared, dry land dotted with tree stumps and bare soil

Without

Bare soil, dry riverbeds.

Protect a hectare.

Pick a plan. Track your forest block on a live map and see every ranger patrol.

Seedling

KES 300/mo

Fund 10 native trees a month. Monthly impact report.

Choose Seedling

Most chosen

Grove

KES 1,500/mo

Help protect a hectare. Live map and ranger patrol feed.

Choose Grove

Forest

KES 7,500/mo

Protect 100+ hectares. For companies and counties.

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Give your own amount

One-time or recurring, whatever suits you. Every shilling goes to rangers and seedlings.

Questions, answered.

Four things donors ask first

Where does my money go?

To satellite monitoring, ranger patrols and native seedlings, with a transparent breakdown in your monthly report.

How do I know my hectare is protected?

Your dashboard shows your forest block on a live map, with every alert and ranger patrol logged.

Can I cancel a monthly plan?

Yes, anytime. One-time gifts are always welcome too.

Which forests do you work in?

We focus on Kenya's water-tower forests and the drylands that depend on them.