Project
Continuing to Safeguard Threatened Species in Côte d’Ivoire
Initiative
Duration
2021 - 2022
Location
Côte d'Ivoire
Species protected
West African Chimpanzee
Pan troglodytes ssp. verus
Slender-snouted Crocodile
Mecistops cataphractus
Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Project objectives
This project aims to protect threatened species in the Voluntary Nature Reserve from the increased risks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, including poaching, illegal logging, and the potential re-opening of a palm oil production plant that has been shut down since 2017.
This project is implemented by Conservation des Espèces Marines.
Threats
Habitat loss & degradation
Poaching
This project is part of the IUCN Save Our Species African Wildlife initiative, which is co-funded by the European Union.
