by t. | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2020 the IUCN published the Western Chimpanzee Action Plan (WCAP) covering the period 2020-2030 . The plan is the result of a collaborative effort by experts on conservation of the western chimpanzee united in the Primate Specialist Group of IUCN’s Species Survival...
by t. | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
“When you talk about chimpanzees you talk about human beings” This is what people in Boé say. It is the commitment of people in the Boé to the conservation of chimpanzees and of their forests that make us confident about the future. Members of our team such as...
by t. | Jun 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
Last year, Chimbo was recognized for our achievement in stopping chimpanzee hunting by the world- renowned chimpanzee specialist, Jane Goodall. In addition, the auditors of the EU gave us good marks for our financial management. In light of these successes, we are am...
by t. | Feb 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
ALCOA Foundation likes our community based chimpanzee conservation programme in which community rangers play an active role. It asked us to investigate whether this approach would also be feasible for the conservation zones inside the bauxite mining concession of the...
by t. | Jan 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Recently Chimbo signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CIBIO, a Portuguese Research Institute aimed a/o at cooperation on certain research topics. In light of this collaboration CIBIO is working on a pilot study on the Corubal in Guinea-Bissau. A webstory on this...
by t. | Jun 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Some achievements of this year: 178 sacred sites registered as ICCA (Indigenous and Community Conserved Area) in the ICCA-registry of the UN; 10 girls have been accepted in our scholarship programme to get secondary education; and in January a lion roared near our...
