2012 Whitley Awards

“Whitley Award winners are working with those communities that are a part of that most important front line of the human race that lives withnature, perhaps not understanding the impact that they are having.They help these local people to build on their knowledge, so that they are able to support nature, and thus able to continue to have it alongside them.”Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, WFN Patron

Welcome to the 19th Annual Whitley Awards for International Nature Conservation.

It seems that every year Whitley Fund for Nature is celebrating yet another milestone:

2012 is no exception. As well as seeing our fundraising exceed £10 million since the

charity was founded, tonight also marks the 10th consecutive year that donations from

our supporters, the Friends of WFN, have raised enough money to sponsor a named

Whitley Award. Thank you very much for your far-reaching generosity.

This year we are also introducing a new Whitley Gold Award. In the past, this has been

presented to the Whitley Award winner deemed the most outstanding. However, we

have often found it difficult to single out just one winner from such consistently strong

groups. We have, therefore, decided that the Gold Award would be better served

recognising a winner from a previous year who, in the time since their first award, has

gone on to achieve success far beyond the scope of their original work, often with the

help of further support from WFN Continuation Funding. The inaugural winner of the

Gold Award for 2012 is Rodrigo Medellin and we welcome him both on our Judging

Panel and with us tonight.

As well as our new Gold Award, we will be celebrating seven brand new Whitley Award

winners who are joining us from Peru, Indonesia, Madagascar, Guatemala, Belize, Ivory

Coast and Costa Rica. Each will receive £30,000 to support their work and will gain new

skills through media training. We also work to introduce them to new contacts and

further opportunities during their week with us in London.

As we approach our 20th Anniversary, the celebration of milestones is set to continue,

something we look forward to sharing with all of you.

Thank you very much for your generous donations and for being here tonight. Your

presence inspires our winners more than you will realise.

Please join me in welcoming the Whitley Award winners for 2012.

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Edward Whitley

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Thank you to our donors

Identifying and funding theworld’s most dynamicconservation leaders throughthe Whitley Awards is onlymade possible through thesupport of our major donors.

The donations we receivefrom our Friends are also vital,enabling us to offer theWhitley Award donated by theFriends of WFN and alsoproviding ContinuationFunding for the ongoing workof past winners.

The WFN team would like tothank all of our donors,including those who choose toremain anonymous.

Major Sponsors

Natasha and George Duffield

The Evolution Education Trust

The Schroder Foundation

The Whitley Animal Protection Trust

Whitley Award Donors

The William Brake Charitable Trust

The Friends of Whitley Fund for Nature

The Garfield Weston Foundation

The LJC Fund in memory of Anthea and Lindsey Turner

£1,000 - £5,000

Ron Beller and Jennifer MosesBenindi FundEdward and Sally Benthall Rory and Elizabeth BrooksOliver and Victoria CorcoranSimon and Penny CraneCotswold Wildlife Park Simon and Liz DingemansRobert Easton and ElzaBlankenburgsCatherine and Edward FaulksG.C. Gibson Charitable TrustThe Edward Hoare Charitable Fund Mrs M.A. Lascelles Charitable TrustRuth and Robert MaxtedThe Ronald Miller Foundation Christopher and Annie NewellEdward and Carol RousselGregg Sando and Sarah HavensDavid and Tanya SteynHenry and Madeleine Wickham

£500 - £1,000

Aberdeen Asset Management James and Veronica CarbonePhilip CayfordGus and Danni ChristieGuy and Katie ChristieKathleen Crook and James Penturn John and Fausta EskenaziMario and Paula FreringMichael and Maureen HobbsMark and Sophie LewisohnSimon and Penny LinnettBruce and Maggie MacfarlaneJean and Melanie SalataDavid and Marika Thompson

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Friends’ Donations Received between the 27th April 2011 and 25th April 2012Project Partnerships

Whitley Awardee MediaTraining sponsorship

thank you£300 - £500

John and Lotta AshdownPeter and Siobhan BaileyTim BestVin and Louise BhattacharjeeAlex and Sue BirchKristina Borsy and Nick TurdeanDavid and Jane ButterPhilippe and Sarah ChappatteDominic and Kyoko DelaforceRobert and Noelle DoumarPeter and Nicole DuncanChristopher and Sally FordhamWilliam and Lucinda FoxWilliam and Alice GarnettTom and Jo GillumSebastian and Rachel GriggMartin and Melanie HallMark and Sue KalderonChristopher and Dana KinderSimon and Gilly KingHarry and Laura MarshallDavid and Sarah MelvilleRobert and Bridget MennieDouglas and Rosalind MilmineBen and Kate MingayMartin and Elizabeth MorganNick and Lucy MorrisBrooks and Lucy NewmarkThe O'Hea Charitable TrustJan-Peter and Carol OnstwedderJames Ponder Keith and Elizabeth PonderFrances and Alexis PrennMichael and Joanna RichardsThe Rowney Trust Charlie and Carol SkinnerWilliam Spurgin and Sherry BuchananRichard and Victoria StrangDavid and Clare TaylorSarah and Nicholas TubbsVantage Investment Advisory LtdCharles and Susan Whiddington Anne-Marie Williams

Joanna Alfaro ShiguetoPeru

Ivory Coast

Rodrigo MedellinMexico

Lisel AlamillaBelize

Carlos Vasquez AlmazanGuatemala

Bernal Rodriguez HerreraCosta Rica

Ir BudionoIndonesia

Josia RazafindramananaMadagascar

Inza Koné

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We rely on the expertise of our global networkof contacts and past winners in helping us toselect the Finalists for the Whitley Awards. Thisyear we again received over 120 applicationswhich passed through four stages ofassessment, reviewed at every step by ourscreeners and panellists who kindly offer theirexpertise voluntarily.

End October 2011 Deadline for applicationsStage 1 End November 2011 Eligibility screen completeStage 2 Mid January 2012 Scoring stage complete Stage 3 Mid March 2012 Judging Panel meets to

decide finalistsStage 4 May 2012 Finalist interviews

Whitley Award Judging Panel 2012

Ros Aveling

Deputiy Chief Executive, Fauna and Flora InternationalDr. Glyn Davies

Director of Programmes, WWF-UKDr. Simon Lyster

Trustee, World Land TrustFrancis Sullivan

Deputy Head of Group Sustainable Development, HSBCDr. Rodrigo Medellin

Whitley Award winner 2004Edward Whitley

Chairman and Founder, WFNCatherine Faulks

Trustee, WFNTim Dye

Trustee, WFN

Application screeners

David Wallis

Awards Manager and Acting Director, WFNDanni Parks

Manager, WFNDr. Charudutt Mishra

Whitley Gold Award winner 2005Dr. Cagan Sekercioglu

Whitley Gold Award winner 2008Prof. E.J. Milner-Gulland

Imperial College London

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In 2004, in recognition of his work toconserve Mexico’s bats, Rodrigo Medellinbecame the second ever recipient of theWhitley Award donated by the Friends ofWFN. Since then, Rodrigo has become oneof our most successful and influentialwinners, receiving Continuation Funding in2005 and again in 2011, with a total of£120,000 awarded by WFN to support theexpansion of his work, nationally andinternationally.

Within just two years of his first award,Rodrigo had established his own NGO,BIOCONCIENCIA, successfully expanded hisconservation programme from 16 to 25 ofMexico’s 32 States and rediscovered theflatheaded bat – a species not seen for 30 years and thought extinct. He and histeam have continued to make a real andmeasurable impact on how people perceivebats, based on cutting edge scientific studyas well as through intelligent, engaging and well-targeted education work.

Rodrigo’s programme in Mexico has beenso successful that he has expanded it into

other countries across Latin America. Thisplatform has led to the establishment of theLatin American Bat Conservation Network(RELCOM), where he works alongsidescientists including fellow Whitley AlumnusLuis Aguirre in Bolivia, as well as BernalRodriguez Herrera in Costa Rica, a finalist inthis year’s Awards.

Rodrigo’s current focus is to highlight thecrucial role that bats play in the ecosystemand show how the services they provide aspollinators and seed dispersers – and even inpreventing the spread of infectious diseases– are more significant than previouslythought. In doing so, Rodrigo aims to makethe world more aware of how crucial bats areto our own survival. Indeed, without batscontrolling numbers of crop-destroyinginsects, there would be a lot less food ontables right across Mexico, and without thempollinating the agave plant, there might alsobe no tequila with which to wash it down!

In 2012 Rodrigo will be working alongsidethe Mexican Government to carry out thefinal studies required to remove one of histarget species, the Lesser Long-nosed bat,from the Country’s endangered species list.

This in itself is one of the strongest and most objective indicators of his effectivenessand will mark the first de-listing of a speciesin Mexico.

Rodrigo’s reputation as one of the world’sleading conservation professionals isreflected in the many positions he holds withinternational bodies such as the IUCN, CITESand the UN. Also, as 2012 is the InternationalYear of the Bat, it is no surprise to know that Rodrigo has been appointed a Year of theBat Ambassador.

We are delighted to announce Rodrigo as the first recipient of the new Whitley Gold Award.

Whitley Gold Award winner 2012

Bat Conservation in Mexico and Latin AmericaRodrigo MedellinMexico

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Josia Razafindramanana is the CrownedSifaka Project Coordinator of the MalagasyPrimate Working Group (GERP), anassociation of Malagasy and internationalprimatologists dedicated to theconservation of Madagascar’s 102 speciesof lemur, a unique clade of primates foundnowhere else on Earth.

Over 90% of wild lemurs are threatenedwith extinction but Josia is currentlydedicating herself to focussing on theconservation of one of the species most atrisk, the crowned sifaka. Famed for itsidiosyncratic style of locomotion, the specieshas declined by 50% over the past 30 yearsas a result of habitat fragmentation andhunting – threats that still persist today.

Although thought to be restricted to the Mahajanga region of North-WestMadagascar, in 2009 the discovery of smallpopulations of crowned sifakas in variousunprotected sites in the central highlands, faraway from its known range, has led to therealisation that the species has a morecomplex distribution than previously thought.Although the discovery of additional

populations is good news for the species, it also poses new challenges in terms oftheir conservation. Sifakas are sensitive tofood scarcity and their reproduction rate isvery slow, making recovery of smallpopulations problematic.

Sharing expertise and resources withinternational zoos, NGOs and the MalagasyGovernment, Josia’s solution is to establishan effective metapopulation managementapproach. By developing community-basedconservation strategies for each site, Josiaaims to delegate responsibility to localpeople, mobilising local teams to monitorand protect the species and its habitat.

Forest restoration is also a key part of theproject, whilst genetic analysis of thepopulations from each site will provideuseful data for their management.Translocation of groups from the most highlydegraded habitat to more intact and food-richareas will also be carried out if necessary.

The support of local communities iscrucial and benefits, such as improvedaccess to clean water and sanitation, areanother output of this project. Fuel-efficientstoves and biogas will improve access toenergy whilst vegetable gardening and tree-planting programmes will help to furtherreduce pressure on forest resources.

Josia says, “Local people are veryexcited about the project. They wish to beinvolved in decision-making and the projectactivities. We organise regular meetingswith communities to discuss results,problems and next steps. This makesthem direct participants in theimplementation of the project and, in theareas where we have started, local peoplehave stopped illegal timber exploitation.”

Linking lemurs: Saving the endangeredcrowned sifaka and its fragmented habitatJosia Razafindramanana

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Carlos Vasquez Almazan is the Curator ofHerpetology at the National University of San Carlos’s Museum of Natural History inGuatemala and Coordinator of the AmphibianConservation Programme at the Foundation for Eco-development and Conservation(FUNDAECO), an NGO dedicated toprotecting Guatemala’s wildlife.

Located on the border betweenGuatemala and Honduras, the Sierra Caral is

one of the largest and most biodiverse cloudforests remaining in Central America. Hometo an astonishing array of insects, reptiles andbirds, as well as high numbers of endangeredfrogs and salamanders – many of which are endemic – the region has been identifiedas the priority site for conservation in Guatemala.

However, the Sierra Caral is being lost atan alarming rate as a result of deforestationand expanding agriculture, threatening notonly wildlife but also the local communitieswho rely on the forest for their livelihoodsand well-being. To add to the problem,despite 30% of Guatemala being designatedas officially protected on paper, in realitymany sites are not enforced on the ground.In the absence of authorities and propermanagement, forests are left unprotectedagainst illegal logging and from collectorstargeting rare amphibians for sale to theinternational pet trade. Local awarenessabout amphibians is also low, as Carlosexplains, “Amphibians are not well knownin Guatemala. This lack of informationmakes them highly vulnerable and sincethey have no apparent value to localpeople, they receive no attention”.

Since 2008 Carlos has led national effortsto re-survey amphibians occurring inecologically important Alliance for ZeroExtinction (AZE) sites across the country. In doing so, he has not only discoveredspecies new to science, but re-discoveredspecies thought to have been extinct for over15 years. Carlos’s findings have helped rallylocal support for its protection and, as aresult, Guatemala’s first reserve foramphibian conservation, encompassing2,300 hectares and protecting five criticallyendangered species was declared in 2011.

To ensure the new reserve is properlyprotected, Carlos is training members of thecommunity as park guards and as wildlifeguides to help build capacity for sustainableecotourism. Central to his goal is the launchof a new education programme to help raiseawareness about the decline of amphibiansand the importance of forest conservation.His team is also expanding their surveywork to collect data that will support theformation of a network of protected andactively managed AZE sites to helpconserve threatened amphibians rightacross Guatemala.

Ecosystem approach to conservation of theheadwaters of the Amazonian, TambopataCarlos Vasquez Almazan

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Establishing Guatemala’s first network of naturereserves for amphibian conservation

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Conservationist Ir Budiono is the Founderand Director of Yayasan Konservasi RASI(YK-RASI), an NGO established in 2000 toprotect endangered aquatic species andtheir habitats in Indonesia.

The Mahakam River and its surroundingwetlands in the South East of IndonesianBorneo are ecologically important, providingbreeding grounds for migrating birds andsupporting a number of endangeredspecies. The river and its tributaries alsoprovide habitat for two species of crocodile,smooth coated otters and 98 species of fish– a vital resource to hundreds of localfishermen who have come to rely on theMahakam as a provider of food and incomefor their families.

The River is also home to Indonesia’slast population of freshwater Irrawaddydolphins, or pesut, as they are knownlocally. In recent years, numbers ofIrrawaddy dolphins have fallen dramaticallyas over-fishing, pollution and developmenthave caused damage to the ecosystem,resulting in declining fish stocks andreducing the amount of available prey.

This loss of fish is also affecting localcommunities who are finding it increasinglyhard to sustain their livelihoods.

The introduction of modern fishing gearalso poses a direct threat to the dolphins asdrownings often occur as a result ofbecoming entangled in gillnets. With only90 individuals estimated to remain, action isurgently needed to save this criticallyendangered population from extinction.Tackling these issues, Budi and his teamare working to establish community-supported protected areas that encompass

important habitat for both dolphins and theirprey whilst also developing managementplans built on collaboration with localstakeholders. Budi explains, “Because ofthe community involvement, the protectedareas have a greater chance of success incomparison to nature reserves, whichhave been established from ‘above’ andhave paid less attention to thecommunities’ needs”.

Through awareness raising andeducation, Budi is also inspiring theadoption of less harmful fishing practices,such as by encouraging the regularchecking of nets, and providing training forthe safe release of entangled dolphins.Sustainable aqua-culture and ecotourisminitiatives, using the dolphins as a flagshipspecies, are also offering alternativesources of income and reducing thepressure on fish stocks whilst building alocal commitment to conservation.

“Because the problems faced byvillagers are similar to those facing thepesut, they feel that their conservation isvery important as it will also help toincrease their fish resources and build amore sustainable future for all.”

Conserving Indonesia’s last freshwater dolphins:Community-action for Protected Area management Ir Budiono

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Lisel Alamilla has over 15 years’ experienceof working in Belize as an educator,consultant and project manager, focusing onresource management, conservation, tourismand policy issues. Since 2006 she has leadthe Ya’axché Conservation Trust, an NGOestablished to promote community-ledconservation and sustainable development inBelize. More recently, days after her selectionas a finalist for the 2012 Whitley Awards,Lisel was invited by the Belizean PrimeMinister to join the Country’s government asMinister of Forestry, Fisheries andSustainable Development. Lisel’sappointment signifies Belize’s commitment

to conservation and, despite her elevation togovernment, she will maintain closeinvolvement with Ya’axché to ensure thecontinuation of her successful work.

Although 45% of Belize’s land surface isprotected, rapid population growth and theexpansion of agriculture threaten naturalhabitat from the grassroots level, while thediscovery of oil and huge public debt putenormous pressure on government toderegulate protected areas to enable theunsustainable exploitation of natural resources.

The specific focus of Lisel and Ya’axche’swork is the Maya Golden Landscape in thesouth of the country. This 302,259 acre mosaic of protected areas, commercial andsubsistence farmland and Mayan villages,comprises a diverse range of forest habitats,including upland and lowland broadleaf forests and mangrove swamps. Supportingover 3,000 plant species, 110 mammals, 400 birds, 92 reptiles and amphibians,including 18 endemic and 37 globallythreatened species, such as jaguars and tapirs,this area is of huge ecological importance.

Lisel and her team aim to protect thishighly biodiverse but fragile landscape bypromoting local participation in conservation

through dynamic outreach efforts and byencouraging consistent involvement ofstakeholders in capacity building anddecision-making. In this way, Lisel isfacilitating the building of effectiverepresentation of civil society and ensuringclose association with national stakeholdersand government. She explains, “Ya‘axchéwill focus on delivering leadership trainingto the next generation of village leaders. Indoing so, we believe that we can help toequip new leaders with the knowledge,skills and confidence to evaluatesituations, make decisions that reflectconsideration of both social, economic andenvironmental needs for theircommunities, and to implement actions toachieve effective conservation andsustainable development.”

Lisel’s work will contribute directly to theconservation of Belize’s biodiversity byensuring that suitable habitat and habitatconnectivity will continue to exist in the MayaGolden Landscape and right across thecountry, whilst also increasing localcommunities’ understanding of theconnection between human activities andecosystem health.

Lisel AlamillaBelize

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Uniting stake-holders for the effective conservationof the Maya Golden Landscape

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Peruvian biologist Joanna Alfaro Shigueto isCo-Founder and President of ProDelphinus,an NGO working with small-scale fishermento conserve marine wildlife whilstenhancing fishery sustainability andimproving local livelihoods.

Some of the most productive oceanecosystems in the world are located offPeru’s 3,000 km Pacific coastline and arehome to endangered marine species,including migratory turtles, whales anddolphins, sharks and sea birds.

The great productivity of Peru’s watersalso means that they support some of thelargest fisheries on the planet. Theseinclude huge industrial fleets as well as highnumbers of small-scale artisanal fishermenoperating from remote villages, who aredependent on the ocean for food andincome. As Joanna explains, “In thesesmall villages almost 100% of theinhabitants make their living related tofisheries, especially given that agriculturalactivities are limited due to the desertnature of the Peruvian coastline.”

With so many people making use of

marine resources, unwanted side effectssuch as accidental by-catch of non-targetspecies, are having an increasingly negativeimpact on wildlife and the coastalenvironment.

Since 2001 Joanna has focussed ongaining a better understanding of theeffects of Peru’s small-scale fisheries onthreatened marine species and has begunimplementing solutions to reduce theirimpact. Using the findings of her researchas a basis for action, Joanna is working withcoastal communities to introduce moresustainable and efficient fishing methods,using specialised gear that helps to reduceby-catch and decrease harm to non-targetmarine fauna.

By raising awareness of the important

role endangered species play in maintaininghealthy marine ecosystems and, therefore,healthy fish stocks, Joanna is also changing behaviour; “There are siteswhere we have worked where somefamilies have now stopped retaining seaturtles for food and trade and are nowreleasing them back into the ocean if theyare caught in their nets.”

Joanna and her team are currentlyaiming to create improved markets forsustainably caught fish by linking catcheswith Peruvian restaurants, with thepotential to make environmentally friendlypractices more profitable for local people.

Joanna’s grass-roots approach hasgained the support of coastal communitiesand is uniting fishermen to formassociations for promoting andimplementing sustainable practices alongPeru’s coast. By empowering those whorely on the ocean with the skills andresources needed to secure their own long-term food and livelihood security, Joanna isalso ensuring a safe environment forthreatened species critical to theecosystem.

Marine conservation through the empowermentof coastal fishing communitiesJoanna Alfaro Shigueto

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Bernal Rodriguez Herrera is a Professor atthe University of Costa Rica and theAcademic and Research Director of theTirimbina Biological Reserve, an organisationdedicated to conserving a 345 hectarewildlife refuge in the north of the country. Heis also the Founder and President of theCosta Rican Bat Conservation Programme(PCMCR) as well as the President-Elect ofthe Latin American Bat ConservationNetwork (RELCOM).

Despite being based in Costa Rica,Bernal’s vision for bat conservation extendsright across Central America, an area whichhas the greatest richness of bat genera inthe world – with over 170 species andnumerous cases of endemism. These batsare critical to maintaining healthyecosystems but also, historically, they playan important part in the extraordinary culturaldiversity of the region. Despite this, bats arein urgent need of conservation attention.Bernal explains, “Mesoamericanindigenous cultures consider bats aspositive symbols, associated with magicand fertility. For example, the Mayan God,

Zotz, is represented by a bat and, for theBribri of Costa Rica, the bat wasresponsible for creating the earth.However, currently in the non-indigenouscultures bats are feared and attacked,mainly through ignorance and badpublicity. The bats’ situation is madeworse through growing loss of habitat toagriculture and development.”

Currently, Central American countries lackthe qualified personnel to carry out therequired actions to conserve bats, whilstmammalogy and conservation biologycourses are not widely available. Also,

although Central America is made up ofsmall countries that share threats and priorityconservation areas, there is relatively littlecoordination of management between them.

Bernal’s aim is to establish batconservation programmes in Guatemala,Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica byimplementing a joint cross-bordermanagement strategy. Bernal’s belief is thatin order for conservation to be effective,efforts must be carried out regionally and notjust in a single country. Having alreadyidentified young professionals committed towork as leaders in their own countries,Bernal is continuing to train these students,providing tools that will allow them toconfront their own conservation problems,develop their own research, generateresources, and train other students to buildin-country capacity. Work plans are alsobeing developed for each country thatidentify threats to bats and prioritise speciesand areas for conservation. Central to this isthe involvement of stake holders at all levels,ensuring Bernal’s legacy will be one of alasting capacity for conservation in CentralAmerica, and not just for bats.

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A cooperative regional strategy for theconservation of Central American batsBernal Rodriguez Herrera

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Inza Koné is Head of Biodiversity and Food Security at the Swiss Centre forScientific research in Ivory Coast and theleader of the Country’s Research andActions for the Conservation of Primatesprogramme (RASAP-CI).

Forming a natural border between IvoryCoast and Ghana, the 12,000 hectare TanoéForest is currently un-protected and haspreviously received little conservationattention. Recent surveys, however, haverevealed it to be a rare location wherepopulations of both the critically

endangered roloway guenon and white-naped mangabey monkeys still occur.Evidence of Miss Waldron’s red colobus – a species declared as “probably extinct” in2000 – has also been found here, makingthe Tanoé Forest the only place where allthree primates are thought to still exist.

Despite their conservation significance,Ivory Coast’s forests are being rapidlydestroyed to make way for palm oilplantations. As Inza explains, “The onlynatural forests which still exist in theregion are small sacred forests and theswampy Tanoé Forest which waspreserved only because of the difficultiesof access.” In the few areas leftuntouched, poverty drives local people tohunt for bushmeat, putting increasedpressure on endangered species.

Fighting for greater protection of Tanoé,Inza’s successful campaign againstproposals to drain and convert 8,000hectares of the forest into a palm oilplantation in 2008, have helped him gain the support of both the government andlocal people and begin developing acommunity-based system for itsconservation and management.

“Local chiefs were enthusiastic aboutinitiating a conservation programme basedon the empowerment of localcommunities. Discussions with them andother community members highlightedtheir willingness to be organized to protectancestral heritage and biodiversity forfuture generations.”

To maintain local commitment, Inza andhis team are improving access to safedrinking water, medical supplies andeducation to demonstrate that conservationdoes not have to be a choice betweenprotecting wildlife and human welfare, butinstead that conservation and povertyreduction can go hand-in-hand.

Inza is passing responsibility back tolocal people who are now involved in forestmanagement and biodiversity monitoring.The development of alternative livelihoodsin animal rearing is also further reducingdemand for bushmeat whilst providingpeople with new skills. In doing so, Inza ishelping to create a more sustainable way oflife and ensure greater awareness and soprotection of West Africa’s three mostthreatened primates.

Community-based conservation of critically endangered West African primatesInza Koné

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