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WHAT WE DO

The main goal of our Great Apes Conservation Programme is to provide long term security to the populations of the Cross River gorillas and Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees and their habitats through research and the implementation of a community based management strategy.

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Conservation

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Strengthening the capacity of the existing and new protected areas, as well as local communities, to conserve the Cross River gorillas and Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzees subpopulations.

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Conduct scientific research and an intensive monitoring programme of the great apes subpopulations in South West Cameroon with the help of local scouts.

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Together with local communities and international partners, develop sustainable livelihoods and economic development initiatives based on intact ecosystems.

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Conduct a local conservation education programmes in communities and schools as well as an international campaign to increase on the dire situation and importance of conservation of these species.

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PROJECT SUCCESSES

Program outputs since 2004 include the creation and management of Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary (THWS), four Community Forests and the establishment of bio-monitoring and forest surveillance activities to protect great apes.

The program also supports the implementation of sustainable livelihoods and economic development initiatives, the development of a rural financial mobilization scheme known as the forest protection fund, and reorganization of the rural marketing framework, known as the Lower Mundani Farmers Cooperative Society, around the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary. Environmental education and awareness raising is a crucial element of this work.

Major project successes since 2004:

  1. Designation of a new system of proposed protected areas with the production of the conservation map of the Lebialem Highlands;
  2. Establishment of a bio-monitoring system for gorillas and chimpanzees in 3 key sites – Mak/Betchou forest (proposed Ellioti Chimpanzee Sanctuary), Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary and Tofala-Mone Forest Corridor at Ashukem-Bokwa Hills with the introduction of camera traps;
  3. Creation and strengthening of community management structures around the newly established Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary;
  4. Launching of the biodiversity assessment and land-use assessment of the Lebialem-Mone Forest Landscape;
  5. Creation of Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary;
  6. Launching of the Livelihoods and Economic Development initiative for the local communities;
  7. Establishment of a holistic environmental education program.
  8. Increased awareness and commitment of the state and general public to the process of long term management of these great apes.
  9. Creation of 4 Community Forests and capacity build of local communities in sustainable forest management, resulting in the protection of over 45,000ha of pristine forest between the Tofala Hill Wildlife Sanctuary and the Mone Forest Reserve.

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