The Basecamp Explorer Foundation was established to fight the extinction of wildlife, working in close partnership with the local Maasai communities who own and inhabit the land. Basecamp Maasai Brand (BMB) is an economic empowerment initiative that currently supports over 150 Maasai women aged 17 to 60 years. This income generating activity preserves traditional Maasai cultural beading practices and traditions from Basecamp Masai Mara Camp.

Basecamp Explorer is all about responsible, sustainable tourism. They invest heavily into conservation projects including reforestation, waste management and empowering women and youth. They are committed to securing and protecting land and corridors necessary for wildlife to flourish in the Masai Mara–Serengeti ecosystem.

In 2010, Basecamp was instrumental in the formation of Mara Naboisho Conservancy, a 50,000-acre conservancy that safeguards the pristine Mara Serengeti ecosystem from subdivision and further degradation. Naboisho Conservancy is now home to over 70 identified lions, 220 recorded bird species and directly benefits about 600 Maasai families through revenue generated as lease fees. Basecamp recycles its solid waste and extends its program of waste collection, management and recycling to benefit the local communities. Basecamp Explorer has planted countless trees to help establish an actual forest biome in the Talek region, simultaneously making their operation carbon positive.