Environment &
Conservation in Gambia |
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Ballabu
Conservation Project 
The area's project assigns 14 villages a community forest
park to be locally managed, as well as some form of industry
such as recycling plants, eco-lodges, skills centres, livestock
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Chimpanzee
Rehabilitation Project
The project, which has a lodge, is one of the longest running
chimp rehabilitation projects in Africa. They care for and
monitor a population of over 70 chimpanzees occupying three
islands in the River
Gambia National Park. |
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Darwin
Initiative
The 'Darwin Field Station for Biodiversity & Research'
is a project which aims to promote and encourage local biodiversity
research in Gambia and increase the ability of local
people to manage their natural resources in a sustainable
way. |
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Food
& Agricultural Organization
The FAO provides reports and statistical data on agriculture,
fisheries, forests and sustainable development. |
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Forestry
Sector
This article provides information about the forest cover,
deforestation, mangrove systems, farmers' attitudes and
international conventions. |
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Makasutu
Wildlife Trust
Located at the Darwin Initiatives Field Station at Abuko
its aim is to protect wildlife habitats and ecosystems and
to promote greater awareness about the significance of conservation,
biodiversity and its sustainable use. |
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Brufut
Woods Community Project
Located in Brufut, this is a locally managed conservation
area in partnership with the West African Bird Study Association
(WABSA). It aims to help create natural habitat for the
wildlife and birds of the Gambia, and to derive a sustainable
income for village communities. |
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| See also
Georgraphy
& Nature |
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| See also
CITES
It has listings of endangered species in Gambia. |
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