using great apes to engage communities laura darby great apes survival partnership
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Using Great Apes to Engage
CommunitiesLAURA DARBY
GREAT APES SURVIVAL PARTNERSHIP
ABOUT GRASPMANDATED TO CONSERVE GREAT APES & THEIR
HABITATSUnique alliance of almost 100 member nations, UN agencies, conservation organizations, and private supporters
APE TRAFFICKINGTHE CHANGING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNITIES AND APES
• OPPORTUNISTIC HUNTING VS ORGANIZED TRADE
• EXPANSION OF HUNTING DUE TO GROWTH OF EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES
• INSTILLING ECONOMIC VALUE OF GREAT APE CONSERVATION IN TANDEM WITH TRADITIONAL VIEWS
ECOTOURISMEXPLORING THE RWANDA MODEL
• $294 MILLION USD IN 2013
• INITIATED AS 3-FOCUS APPROACH
• TOURISM, ANTI-POACHING, & EDUCATION
• COMMUNITIES HAVING MORE CONFLICT & CLOSER PROXIMITY GIVEN FUNDING PRIORITY
• PERIPHERALPOPULATION DENSITY ~820/KM2
• MOUNTAIN GORILLAS ONLY GREAT APE SPECIES TO HAVE INCREASE IN POPULATION
Government commitment and engagement &
Community participation in anti-poaching and tourism activities
Education outreach both at a community level and local
University level
Visibility of economic benefits of ecotourism projects to the local community
LEARNING FROM RWANDA
CONNECTIVITYODZALA CONSERVATION INNOVATION
INCUBATOR
GUARDIANSHIPINSPIRING COMMUNITIES TOWARD STEWARDSHIP• Targeting forest users who are literate and setting up
long-term alternative livelihood strategies and training programmes
• Incorporation of government-initiated Village Forest Management Committees
• Education outreach to reach future generations of guardians
• Inspiring nearby communities to engage based on the visibility of the project
STEWARDS OF THE FOREST
MARKS OF SUCCESS
APES TRAFFICKING
DATABASECapitalizing on community management and capacity building
By pooling data from engaged communities, the data is much more representative of the
scope and extent of great ape trafficking
