JGIA supports community-led conservation across Africa to protect chimpanzees, restore forests, and empower women and girls.
The interdependence and indivisibility of nature conservation and human development means that, to protect chimpanzees, the people living in and around their habitats must have access to fundamental human rights such as food security, clean water, employment, renewable energy, education, healthcare, and economic resources.
Through our Africa Programs, we work alongside communities to protect wildlife, habitats, and people. With our partners, we deliver large-scale conservation initiatives that rescue chimpanzees, restore ecosystems, and build resilience through education, livelihoods, and women’s empowerment.
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Endangered chimpanzees face threats from poaching, trafficking, and habitat destruction.
We strengthen law enforcement, support sanctuaries, and create long-term strategies to secure wild populations.
Chimpanzees protected through anti-poaching patrols, sanctuaries, and stronger wildlife laws.
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Expanding agriculture, mining, and logging drive habitat loss.
We partner with local communities to conserve and restore forests across chimpanzee range countries.
Forest corridors restored, habitats protected, and ecosystems safeguarded for biodiversity.
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Over 1,000 chimps live in sanctuaries after rescue from illegal trade.
Sanctuaries provide lifelong care, enrichment, and rehabilitation to meet each chimpanzee’s needs.
Orphaned chimpanzees recover in safe, species-appropriate environments.
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Gender inequality fuels poverty and limits conservation progress.
We support women and girls with education, training, and sustainable livelihoods.
Families lifted from poverty, communities strengthened, and conservation outcomes improved.
Protecting chimpanzees and their habitats is inseparable from supporting people. By investing in conservation and community resilience, we create solutions that safeguard biodiversity and improve lives.
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