Chimp T-RAP Patrols Project

Chimp T-RAP Patrols project aims at patrolling activities focused on fighting illegal logging and other illegal activities within the forest reserve. The project was launched in March 2017 as an urgent response against the rising illegalities affecting Bugoma Forest. It was during the celebrations of the International Forest Day on 21st March 2017 that Association for Conservation of Bugoma Forest (ACBF) met the local communities at Mwera eco-tourist site of Bugoma forest and the project was launched as well as the fight against illegal logging in Bugoma was declared.

Objectives of the Chimp T-RAP Patrols Project?

This project offers a tangible solution to work for the protection of Bugoma Forest and the objectives are to reduce the illegalities affecting the reserve, especially illegal logging.

Why the Chimp T-Rap Patrol

The idea was created to act against the rampant illegalities affecting Bugoma Forest Reserve like the illegal logging carried out by organized crime in connivence with many institutions. Some of the illegalities include; illegal charcoal burning, illegal hunting with the use of hunting dogs and traps in this reserve a chimpanzee habitat, illegal grazing in the reserve with setting of fire to open grassland sites, encroachment of forest land for agriculture and land grabbing.

Association for Conservation of Bugoma Forest (ACBF) keeps on monitoring and understanding the level of the conservation from the ground.

The area of the project

The whole of Bugoma Forest Reserve is the ideal area where the project is carried out although, due to limitations of means and the extension of the reserve itself (41,000 hectares divided into six different sectors), the area of operations covers sectors of Nkwaki North, Nkwaki South, Rwempunu.