By John Lukas | President
The OCP education team continues delivering the message of sustainable hunting through Women’s Associations on the Reserve. Most recently 200 women from villages around the Reserve attended group meetings focused on protected animals of the Ituri forest. The Okapi Conservation Project also continues supporting organized women’s associations through programs safeguarding water resources from pollution and overuse. Working with the Women’s Associations provides an opportunity to demonstrate the benefits of conservation of natural resources to those that depend most on the land to support the needs of their families. Additionally, surveys on bush meat consumption were distributed in Nia Nia, Bafwanakengele, Bafwabango and Bayenga, and patrols dismantled eight poacher camps and removed over 1200 nylon and metal snares from the forest.
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
