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. | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
What did this chimpanzee catch? Where gorillas are impressive yet peaceful vegetarians, chimpanzees like to eat animal protein from time to time. That doesn’t stop with eating termites or army-ants. Chimpanzee groups may actively hunt for monkeys in tree tops. On rare...
by t. | Feb 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
In 2020 the IUCN published the Western Chimpanzee Action Plan (WCAP) covering the period 2020-2030 . The plan is the result of a collaborative effort by experts on conservation of the western chimpanzee united in the Primate Specialist Group of IUCN’s Species Survival...
by t. | Nov 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
“When you talk about chimpanzees you talk about human beings” This is what people in Boé say. It is the commitment of people in the Boé to the conservation of chimpanzees and of their forests that make us confident about the future. Members of our team such as...
