- Our work
Great apes live in some of the poorest countries in Africa and Asia. Critically endangered great apes often receive the most funding and protection from conservation initiatives, yet strictly controlled and enforced conservation areas can have negative impacts on local communities. At the same time, the economic benefits from great ape tourism are often not shared at the local level creating resentment and hostility towards conservation efforts, which can also impact on livelihood and poverty reduction initiatives.
The Poverty and Conservation Learning Group (PGLC)’s thematic programme on great apes;
Both our two national groups working in Cameroon and Uganda are a consortium of organisations interested in great ape conservation and its links to poverty alleviation. We are currently exploring opportunities to work with partners in other great ape range states (Rwanda and DRC, in particular).