The project to save the chimpanzee from extinction in Uganda.
In 2020 it will be 60 years since the doctor and primatologist Jane Goodall arrived at Gombe Stream National Park , in Tanzania. There she would begin an indispensable task for the study and conservation of primates throughout the world. Today she is one of the most influential personalities, not only in the field of conservation of species such as the chimpanzee, but also one of the most important voices against climate change.
To commemorate the anniversary, the organization she chairs she and One Tree Planted have launched a reforestation program called Wildlife Habitat & Corridor Restoration Project, in the Albertine Rift forest in Uganda, with which they want to plant more than 3 million trees.
Albertine Rift is an extraordinary and diverse ecosystem that is crucial for many species and an outstanding habitat for endangered chimpanzees. Created by the separation of tectonic plates over millions of years, it is home to more than 50% of the birds, 39% of the mammals, 19% of the amphibians and 14% of the reptiles and plants of mainland Africa.
By pooling resources and combining efforts, One Tree Planted and the Jane Goodall Institute aim to restore and manage these vital wildlife communities.
"We are honored to join forces with the Jane Goodall Institute to execute a reforestation initiative of this magnitude. This project will allow us to impact both the ecosystems and communities of the Albertine Rift forests, ultimately providing significant ecological, socioeconomic and cultural benefits to the area," said One Tree Planted founder and environmental activist Matt Hill, in a press release.
This project will be instrumental in effectively protecting, enhancing and restoring Uganda's forests , who face a multitude of threats. Over the last 25 years, millions of hectares of forest have been lost due to the increasing impact of human settlements, large and small-scale agriculture, logging and fires.
“We need to protect existing forests . Trying to restore the land around it that hasn't been degraded, where the seeds and roots in the ground can sprout and once again reclaim that land and turn it into an amazing forest ecosystem,” said Dr. Jane Goodall.
The project consists of four major plans . The first of them is the restore degraded areas with native plants and grown in nurseries with the participation of local communities, also rebuild devastated areas in the Kagombe Central Forest Reserve.
In third place, promote agroforestry practices on community lands educating people on how to integrate trees into farming systems and strengthening law enforcement by training people to monitor their forests using mobile and satellite technologies.
Through the Wildlife Habitat & Corridor Restoration Project, a total of three million plants will be planted, 700 households will be trained and supported to apply sustainable agroforestry practices on their land, and each village in the project area will have at least one person trained. in forest monitoring.