Asssesing the population status and conservation thearts to the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) population in three pilot transboundary forest sites in the Republic of Guinea (CONTRACT TERMINATED, PROJECT TAKEN OVER BY usaid)

to provide improved protction measures to conserve critical chimpanzee habitats through working with local communities and government in the establishment of recognized co-managed forests, strengthening law enforcement and self regulation systems. Expected impacts: to provide improved protection measures to conserve critical chimpanzee habitats through working with local communities and goverment in the establishment of recognized co-managed forests, strengthening law enforcement and self regulation systems. we aim to increase conservation awarness with specific focus on chimpanzees and other threatened and endangered large mammals.