Nature Kenya (NK) - The East African Natural History Society

Nature Kenya—the East Africa Natural History Society (EANHS)—is Africa’s oldest environmental Society, established in 1909 to promote the study and conservation of nature in eastern Africa. The first members of the Society collected and identified specimens. They founded a museum in 1910 to house the collections and educate the public. This museum was transferred to the Government of Kenya in 1939, eventually becoming the famous National Museums of Kenya (NMK). In 1910, the members of the Society also founded a scientific journal. This journal is still published today, in collaboration with the NMK, as the Journal of East African Natural History. This journal and other natural history publications are found at the Society’s library co-managed with the NMK. Nature Kenya members today continue their active interest in natural history by joining working groups such as for Birds, Plants, Insects, Mammals and action groups including Friends of Nairobi Arboretum and City Park. The Society continues strategic research collaboration with the NMK, the host and home for the Society. Between 2022 and 2032 Nature Kenya will focus on five strategic pillars for action: 1. Save Species and Sites; 2. Foster Sustainability ; 3. Build Support; 4. Act on Science; 5. Consolidate Structures. These pillars are pragmatically based on the premise that nature is humanity’s life support system and is critical for people’s well-being and quality of life. Saving nature is not a choice but an obligation. It has never been more urgent. Nature demands respect from whatever perspective it is viewed. Nature Kenya’s strategy is built on putting that respect into action.