Enviromental Education
Education
material | SIGNPOSTS
Since the early
1990's, several small scale and local environmental education
initiatives have been undertaken at Bossou village, IREB and
surroundings villages by KUPRI.
Thanks to different funding, we are able to further promote
village-level conservation awareness programs.
These initiatives
have involved theater plays, special evening events, public
screenings of videos about Bossou chimpanzees, distribution
of conservation leaflets and badges and environmental education
sessions.
Environmental education sessions have included for example the
distribution at local schools of a booklet in French entitled
'Kikeimi' and a book in French and English entitled 'Juru the
chimpanzee: Young and Curious, informal discussions prompted
by the presentation of a questionnaire and, and public video
screenings run by trained local youths, Soh Plétah Bonimy
(UVODIZ) and Ignace Kolié (IREB).
Progress achieved is encouraging, but our efforts need to be
sustained if we are to effectively positively change people's
perceptions, attitudes and behavior towards conservation matters.
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Environmental education material
JURU
THE CHIMPANZEE :YOUNG AND CURIOUS
Somewhere, in the tropical forest of West Africa, the sun is rising,
the birds are singing and the mist hanging over the forest is gently
unveiling a world where the lives of all animals and plants are intricately
linked to each other. Somewhere, there is a voice: "Good morning,
my name is Juru,, I am seven years old". (T. Humle)
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Kikeimi
1999. In French.
This booklet, illustrated with pictures,
relates the story of a young chimpanzee, from her childhood at
Bossou until her migration at the adolescence to a new community
of chimpanzees in the Nimba Mountains.
PDF is here.
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JURU THE CHIMPANZEE
:YOUNG AND CURIOUS
2003
This book presents a fictional but
factual story (illustrated with photos and drawings) about a young
female chimpanzee. This story touches on many different aspects
of chimpanzee behavior reflecting their social and material intelligence,
their similarity to humans, and their strong social affiliations.
PDF
is here.
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Jokro
:The death of an
infant chimpanzee
2003
This is the true story of an infant
chimpanzee at Bossou, Guinea, West Africa, who died at the age
of 2 and half years. The story narrated on this leaflet (with
photos) also exists in a video format.
PDF
is here.
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CHIMPANZEES
OF
BOSSOU AND NIMBA
2005
This pamphlet provides basic information
on ecology and regional conservation of Bossou and Nimba chimpanzees,
history and progress of the Green corridor project, KUPRI and
IREB role and rules for observing chimpanzees.
PDF
English version is here.
PDF French version
is here.
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VIDEOS ABOUT BOSSOU
CHIMPANZEES USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCACION
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"The Tool-makers of Bossou"
(© BBC, UK), narrated in English
"A Hard Nut to Crack"
(© NHK, Japan), narrated in French
"The Green Corridor"
(© NHK, Japan), narrated in Japanese
"Jokro: the Death of a Chimpanzee"
(© KUPRI, Japan), narrated in English
*Copies available for specific requests*
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SIGNPOSTS
  On
the front sides of IREB's buildings in Bossou, two mural paintings draw
visitors and local people attention to the importance of protecting
chimpanzees. The famous Gban hill, which is a central part of the chimpanzee's
home range, is represented in the background.
 Among
others, this signpost recently paints by a Guinean artist has been posted
on the edge of the largest road passing by Bossou in direction to Tuo
village and the Liberian border. It primarily targeted at passing trucks,
cars, motorcycles and pedestrians frequenting this road. You can read
on it: "Let us cross ". Indeed, Bossou chimpanzees frequently
cross this perilous road.
In addition, 22 signposts were manufactured in November 2003 through
funding from GACF-USWF. Several of the larger signposts should have
been posted beside towns in the prefecture of Lola and N'Zo, positioned
along roadsides and forest edges with the aim of helping demarcate core
area boundaries and stressing wildlife protection and the unlawfulness
of hunting and poaching. Depending on their emplacement, they should
be passing vehicles or local people frequenting these areas.
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