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Who We Are
We are scientists and conservationists
CONGO-APES features the Goualougo and Mondika field sites which are the world's longest-running studies of chimpanzees and gorillas in the Congo Basin. We are a team of conservation-focused scientists, forest guides and collaborators working together to conduct field research that illuminates understanding and inspires greater stewardship of the Congo's unique wildlife and ecosystems.
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We Prioritize Protection of Africa’s Great Apes and Forest Supported by Science
We work in Republic of Congo, a country that harbors 33% of Western Equatorial Africa’s closed canopy forest and the majority of remaining critically endangered western lowland gorillas and central chimpanzees. With approximately a quarter of the Congo Basin forests allocated to logging and both species of ape in decline, we place great emphasis on identifying risks and solutions.
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What We Do
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We invest in applied research and professional development
To reveal the value and importance of protecting great apes and local communities through actions that conserve this extraordinary landscape.
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Where We Work
The Goualougo Triangle is part of Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Sangha Trinational, a protected UNESCO World Heritage site in the Congo Basin.
Mondika is the last intact forest landscape in the Kabo logging concession outside of the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park.
Logging Concessions in Northern Congo form a conservation mosaic with diverse opportunities for collaboration.
Window into the Wild
Juvenile Chimpanzee Nurses in the
Goualougo Triangle
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