by t. | Feb 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
When we started our conservation work in Boé in 2007 most people walked (often large distances) and only some had a bicycle. Nowadays, one may come across motorbikes almost everywhere in Boé, as the most appropriate and apparently affordable way of transport. When we...
by t. | Nov 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
Jane was a conservation-phenomenon. She inspired young people all over the world. For Jane Goodall, chimpanzees were the flagship species for the conservation of natural systems, with all the biodiversity values and ecosystem services that come with them. She incited...
by t. | Jun 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
We are pleased to share with you the Annual Report 2024 of the Chimbo Foundation. This year has brought both remarkable achievements and a number of challenges in our mission to protect the western chimpanzee and its habitat in the Boé region of Guinea Bissau. From...
by t. | May 9, 2025 | News
Header photo: Pangolin scales (c) Britta Jaschinski / IUCN NL More than 100 nature and wildlife organizations, including 22 from the Netherlands, have called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to explicitly oppose the use of endangered species in traditional...
by t. | May 9, 2025 | News
Western chimpanzees in Guinea-Bissau’s Boé region have revealed a rare form of communication: stone-throwing at tree buttresses, leaving behind distinctive stone piles. In a new study supported by Chimbo, researchers compared this behavior to the well-known hand and...
