Arabuko-Sokoke Forest · Kenya

Protecting one of East Africa’s most remarkable coastal forests.

Discover a living forest found nowhere else—and the people working together to protect its future.

Discover Arabuko-Sokoke

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Why the forest matters

A small forest with global importance.

Arabuko-Sokoke is a rare surviving fragment of East African coastal forest. These facts are carried forward from FoASF’s existing forest profile for editorial review.

420 km²of continuous woody vegetationExisting forest profile · review current source
270+recorded bird speciesExisting forest profile · review current source
3globally threatened mammalsExisting forest profile · review current source
282recorded butterfly speciesExisting forest profile · review current source

What threatens it?

Illegal logging, resource pressure, habitat loss and a changing climate place this irreplaceable ecosystem under continuing strain.

Meet the forest

Three remarkable forest residents.

Get to know the wildlife that makes Arabuko-Sokoke unlike anywhere else.

What FoASF does

Local action for a living forest.

Friends of Arabuko-Sokoke Forest brings people, knowledge and practical support together around the forest’s most urgent needs.

Impact since 2018

Conservation you can measure.

59,125

Foot patrols

Since 2018
22,329

Snares and traps removed

Since 2018
347

Charcoal kilns destroyed

Since 2018
289

Arrests

Since 2018
44,000

Students reached

Since 2018
150

Conservation events

Since 2018
60+

Community workers employed annually

Annual figure
40+

Kilometres of roads cleared annually

Annual figure
34,000

Indigenous trees planted

Since 2018

Latest figures supplied by FoASF. Totals cover the period since 2018 unless marked as annual.

Field evidence

From the forest

Forest Exploitation Report 2018–2020

FoASF field and law-enforcement records

Explore the evidence gathered during patrols, including forest coverage, illegal activity and the case for stronger protection and community investment.

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Our ImpactVerified results and programme evidence.→ Our RangersPatrol work and the people protecting the forest.→ SpeciesRare mammals, birds, plants and more.→ HabitatsThe ecosystems that make this forest unique.→ ThreatsUnderstand the pressures facing Arabuko-Sokoke.→ ConservationHow partners turn knowledge into action.→ VisitPlan a meaningful forest experience.→ SupportChoose a practical way to help.→ Field NotesCurrent stories and evidence from the field.→ Donor InfoGovernance, financials and funding priorities.→

The forest, layer by layer

Explore Arabuko-Sokoke.

Move around the forest, reveal its principal habitats and open places, wildlife and access points to continue exploring the site.

Static map of Arabuko-Sokoke forest vegetation types

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Prototype data: reserve boundary and selected places use OpenStreetMap; habitat zones interpret the Arabuko-Sokoke Strategic Forest Management Plan. Wildlife symbols show habitat associations—not current animal positions.

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