About Us

We are an integrated partnership with companies of the Kennemer Group leveraging:

Our Passion

Building sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems, one landscape at a time

We believe that rural poverty and climate change are intrinsically related, creating a need to balance rural economies with the environment. The diagram below illustrates this landscape approach.

We are

a specialized carbon developer, fusing deep expertise in rural livelihoods, smallholder farms, and plantation development with well-designed and -managed carbon-offsetting activities to create meaningful credits with integrity in the market.

We are

a group of visionary founders, commercial thinkers, local development workers, scientists, and technical specialists with intimate knowledge of local communities, certification methodologies, and project management.

Our Climate Pillars

  • Forest Conservation and Biodiversity Protection

    Incentivizing forest conservation creates economic benefits for forest communities and provides alternatives to timber poaching.

    In KenEco's REDD+ projects, effective forest patrolling, biodiversity monitoring and protection, and forestry law enforcement are developed in combination with the local knowledge, practices, and partnership of upland communities and indigenous peoples.

  • Reforestation

    Degraded lands suitable for assisted natural regeneration, enrichment planting, and reforestation are given proper planting and post-planting care, as well as maintenance of selected indigenous tree species that yield optimum carbon stock.

    These are conducted with either a community-based approach or at KenEco-managed tree plantations.

  • Agroforestry

    The integration of farming and forestry systems provides stable farm revenues and ecosystem benefits, improving soil health and general farm well-being.

    Kennemer's wide experience in cacao, abaca and other commodities with tree farming helps sustain rural economies with climate change mitigation benefits.

Meet the Team

  • Simon Bakker

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Kennemer Group

  • Emmett Marsh

    DEPUTY CEO

    Kennemer Group

  • Florian Reimer

    CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER

    Kennemer Eco Solutions

  • Jonathan Joson

    COUNTRY MANAGER - PHILIPPINES

    Kennemer Eco Solutions

  • Sachin Agarwal

    CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER & COUNTRY MANAGER - INDIA

    Kennemer Eco Solutions