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Western Chimpanzee Action Plan informational pamphlets available

The WCAP Implementation Committee and ARCC Task Force created pamphlets in French and English highlighting key issues in western chimpanzee conservation. These are excellent resources for stakeholders and are print-ready! Click to download (For higher quality, printer-press versions, please contact the Regional Coordinator):

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Private Industry in Western chimpanzee habitats (EN | FR), Protecting chimpanzee diversity (EN | FR), Strengthening Legal Frameworks for Chimpanzee Protection (EN), Great Ape Disease Risk Mitigation for Industrial Development Projects (EN | FR | ZH | DH), and the WCAP Regional Alliance (EN)

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Our Annual Report is published

Year 2025 was a year full of activities for our community. We’ve summarized many of these initiatives in our Annual Report. You can access the report at the links below, and you can view the annual reports for previous years in our archive:

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EN | FR

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The WCAP newsletter

Our series of bimonthly newsletters has started! These newsletters offer  insights into ongoing projects, updates on conservation activities concerning western chimpanzees, and contact information for key individuals. Don't miss out—be sure to subscribe!

In case you missed a newsletter, simply explore our archive featuring all past editions.

Members of Our Community

Members of Our Community

Resources

Online Databases & Platforms

Regional and Sub-regional Action Plans & Reports 

Literture Cited
IUCN (2016). A Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas, Version 1.0. First edition. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN. https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46259
IUCN and OIE (2014). Guidelines for Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis. Paris, France: World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). http://www.iucn-whsg.org/DRA
Junker, J., Blake, S., Boesch, C., Campbell, G., du Toit, L. et al. (2012). Recent decline in suitable environmental conditions for African great apes. Diversity and Distributions 18: 1077–1091. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12005
Junker, J., Boesch, C., Freeman, T., Mundry, R., Stephens, C. and Kühl, H.S. (2015b). Integrating wildlife conservation with conflicting economic land-use goals in a West African biodiversity hotspot. Basic and Applied Ecology 16: 690–702. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2015.07.002
Junker, J., Boesch, C., Mundry, R., Stephens, C., Lormie, M., Tweh, C. and Kühl, H.S. (2015a). Education and access to fish but not economic development predict chimpanzee and mammal occurrence in West Africa. Biological Conservation 182: 27–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.034
Junker, J., Boesch, C., Mundry, R., Stephens, C., Lormie, M., Tweh, C. and Kühl, H.S. (2015a). Education and access to fish but not economic development predict chimpanzee and mammal occurrence in West Africa. Biological Conservation 182: 27–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.034
Junker, J., Kühl, H.S., Orth, L., Smith, R.K., Petrovan, S.O. and Sutherland, W.J. (eds.). (2017). Primate Conservation: Global Evidence for the Effects of Interventions. Cambridge, UK: University of Cambridge.
Kablan, Y.A., Diarrassouba, A., Mundry, R., Campbell, G., Normand, E. et al. (2017). Effects of anti-poaching patrols on the distribution of large mammals in Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire. Oryx 53: 469–478. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605317001272
Kormos, R. (2008). Impact Assessment: Action Plan for Chimpanzees in West Africa. Report to the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group and Conservation International, Washington, D.C. http://www.primate-sg.org/action_plans/
Kormos, R. and Boesch, C. (2003). Regional Action Plan for the Conservation of Chimpanzees in West Africa. Washington, D.C.: IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group and Conservation International. https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/45577
Kormos, R., Bakarr, M.I., Bonnéhin, L. and Hanson-Alp, R. (2003b). Bushmeat hunting as a threat to chimpanzees in West Africa. In: Kormos, R., Boesch, C., Bakarr, M.I. and Butynski, T.M. (eds.). West African Chimpanzees: Status Survey and Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group, pp. 151–155.
Kormos, R., Boesch, C., Bakarr, M.I. and Butynski, T.M. (eds.) (2003a). West African Chimpanzees: Status Survey and Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group. https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/8330
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