GReat Apes Survival Project Japan Committee

GRASP-Japan

Activity Plan

Activity Chart

Country	Area	Major Activity
Indonesia	Kutai National Park and its neighborhood	Creation of a new National Park	Summary
Guinea	Bossou / Nimba	"Green corridor" Project	Summary
Gabon	Moukalaba-Doudou National Park	"Eco-museum" Project	Summary
Congo (DRC)	Luo Scientific Reserve	Activity plan for coexistence of bonobos and people	Summary
Congo (DRC)	Kahuzi-Biega National Park	Management of nursery tree center and art center	Summary
Uganda	Kalinzu Forest Reserve	Promotion of conservtion education and ecotourism	Summary
Tanzania	Mahale Mountains National Park and Ugalla Area	Creation of Ugalla Game Reserve	Summary

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Summary

Area map with summary of major activities is available here.

Kutai National Park (Indonesia): We have conducted conservations activities regarding orangutans in cooperation with Indonesian Government. Our daily concern is patrolling the area in order to stop illegal logging, forest fire, and poaching. Moreover, we will make necessary investigations to realize another new national park not very far from Kutai. (back to chart)
Bossou / Nimba Area (Guinea and Cote d'Ivoir): Although chimpanzees of Bossou and Nimba (World Heritage site) have traditionally been preserved by inhabitants, they are faced with the problem of habitat fragmentation. In order to connect the two forest habitats, we have launched "the Green Corridor Project." We also need to devise new methods of human-chimp relationships since the chimpanzees of Bossou decreased dramatically in number because of infectious diseases. (back to chart)
Moukalaba-Doudou National Park (Gabon): Here, poaching of mammals including great apes is a serious problem. In order to promote public awareness of the importance of great apes as seed dispersal agents, we establish an Eco-Museum where villagers learn much of their own environment and its sustainable use. (back to chart)
Luo Scientific Reserve (Democratic Republic of Congo): This is the special reserve for bonobos, “the last ape” discovered in the 20th century. For the past 30 years, we have conducted research and conservation activities earlier than the people of the rest of the world. Here, we commit a Community Conservation to help coexistence of both bonobos and inhabitants who have been harmed by civil wars. (back to chart)
Kahuzi-BIega National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo): We have studied the socioecological relationships between gorillas and chimpanzees. In order to maintain sustainable use of the nature and stop poaching, and assist the self-help of hunter-gatherers who have left the reserves, we establish Eco-education Class, Sapling Center and Art Center. (back to chart)
Kalinzu Forest Reserve (Uganda): Here, chimpanzees have coexisted with villagers who traditionally do not eat monkeys and apes. The serious problem is the use of trap to capture forest mammals which occasionally kills chimpanzees. In order to support the eternal coexistence of people and wildlife, we have introduced a Chimpanzee-Ecotourism Project, by which we provide environmental education and tangible benefit with villagers. (back to chart)
Mahale Mountains National Park and Ugalla Area (Tanzania): In search of human origins for 40 years, Mahale and its outreach Ugalla are scientifically very important. In order to prevent illegal logging and poaching, we propose another new game reserve in this driest habitat of chimpanzees as well as along the easternmost boundary of distribution of this species. (back to chart)

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