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Discover our work 
in Ivory Coast

During his long-term study of the Taï chimpanzees in Côte d’Ivoire, Prof. Dr. Christophe Boesch experienced the rapid deforestation going on in Sub-Saharan Africa and the devastating consequences for chimpanzees and other wildlife. Consequently, in 2000, he founded the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation (WCF) to work actively on the ground to protect the remaining critically endangered western chimpanzee populations and their forested habitat by involving the local human population. The WCF work started in and around the Taï National Park and the Cavally Nature Reserve. The first WCF offices were created in Abidjan and Taï. Since 2010 the WCF is registered as a non-profit organization in Côte d'Ivoire under 0477.

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Current projects in Ivory Coast

NaturAfrica TGKS: Biodiversity Conservation with Special Emphasis on the West-African Chimpanzee through Integrated Management of the Taï-Grebo-Krahn-Sapo Forest Complex

Donor: European Union

Period: January 2025 to December 2028 (48 months)

Landscapes: Taï National Park, Cavally Nature Reserve

Enhancing community-based conservation of the Taï-Grebo-Krahn-Sapo Forest Complex

Donor: Arcus Foundation

Period: October 2023 to September 2026 (36 months)

Landscapes: Taï National Park, Cavally Nature Reserve

Supporting ecotourism community ecoguides and ecoguards in Taï National Park and Cavally Nature Reserve in Côte d’Ivoire

Donor: Arcus Foundation

Period: January 2025 to December 2025 (12 months)

Landscapes: Taï National Park, Cavally Nature Reserve

Biomonitoring

Biomonitoring is conducted by the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation since 2004. Biomonitoring is the technical term for (repeatedly) surveying the distribution and frequency of a species – in our case with a specific focus on chimpanzees – in a given area.

Law enforcement

Together with the national authorities Society for forest Development (SODEFOR) and Office Ivoirien des Parcs et Réserves (OIPR), the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation has been supporting law enforcement activities in Taï National Park...

Capacity building

The Wild Chimpanzee Foundation is conducting capacity-building workshops for various state actors and WCF team members. The training focus on patrolling tools, including the use of SMART ...

Livelihoods

The bushmeat crisis in Africa will continue as long as there are individuals who rely on wildlife for protein or income. No amount of law enforcement or awareness will curb the illegal bushmeat trade...

Ecotourism Taï

The Wild Chimpanzee Foundation proposes to promote conservation and sustainable development of the Taï region through a respectful tourism focusing on the natural environment and local culture...

Ecomuseum Taï

The eco-museum in Taï is part of the eco-tourism vision for Taï National Park in Côte d’Ivoire and was inaugurated in June 2014. The museum provides environmental awareness and education alongside associated activities...

Theater and awareness

Raising awareness within local communities is a key strategy for promoting conservation, as messages are often best received when delivered by peers who share the same cultural and social background...

Newsletter

You are welcome to use this material for non-commercial activities under the condition that the original content and aims are respected and the logo and name of WCF is highlighted.

Partnerschool project

Our partner-school-project between children in Côte d’Ivoire and Germany started in 2005, to exchange letters and participate in projects on conservation, culture and nature...

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