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[[West Africa]] > [[Liberia]] > [[Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area]]
  
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= Summary =
 
= Summary =
  
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<div style="float: right">{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers= OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap|39.86595, -75.17879~[[Usun Apau National Park]]~Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus}}</div>
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<div style="float: right">{{#display_map: height=190px | width=300px | scrollzoom=off | zoom=5 | layers= OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap|8.14, -9.53~[[Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area]]~Pan troglodytes verus}}</div>
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* Western chimpanzees (''Pan troglodytes verus'') are present in Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area.
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* The population size is unknown.
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* The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
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* This site has a total size of 1,374 km².
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* Key threats to chimpanzees are poaching, logging, and shifting agriculture.
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* Wonegizi was selected for a REDD+ pilot project led by Flora & Fauna International.
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= Site characteristics =
 
= Site characteristics =
  
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Usun Apau National Park is described as pristine area known for its waterfalls. The government aims to develop ecotourism at Usun Apau National Park (Sarawak Tribune 2022). Usun Apau was also proposed to be included in the extension of the Heart of Borneo as part of Extended Baram Complex (Mathai et al. 2016). Other species such as Presbytis hosei and Presbytis rubicunda ignita are found in this national park (Ang et al.2024)
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The [https://www.protectedplanet.net/wonegizi-nature-reserve-nature-reserve site] is located in the northwestern part of the country, bordering Guinea’s [http://panafwiki-n.eva.mpg.de/index.php/Ziama_Biosphere_Reserve Ziama Biosphere reserve]. Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area is part of the Upper Guinean forest ecosystem, which is very rich in biodiversity. In addition to the critically endangered western chimpanzee (''Pan troglodytes verus''), the site contains other threatened and vulnerable species, including Jentink's duiker (''Cephalophus jentinki''), pygmy hippopotamus (''Choeropsis liberiensis''), Diana monkey (''Cercopithecus diana''), red colobus (''Piliocolobus badius''), green-tailed bristlebill (''Bleda eximius''), yellow-bearded greenbul (''Criniger olivaceus''), Nimba flycatcher (''Melaenornis annamarulae''), and the white-necked rockfowl or picathartes (''Picathartes gymnocephalus'', [https://allafrica.com/stories/201902080620.html AllAfrica 2019], [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&ved=2ahUKEwiAgf-e3ZPjAhVLiqQKHaLaDS8QFjACegQIARAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fseors.unfccc.int%2Fapplications%2Fseors%2Fattachments%2Fget_attachment%3Fcode%3DZPE8DUPKTS4EQPMG9QYWMFA5CC880CTA&usg=AOvVaw1XqL9CUmu39-lMQ3yGdCSl FFI]). The site is also an Important Bird Area ([http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/wonegizi-mountains-iba-liberia IBA; BirdLife International 2019]).
  
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'''Table 1. Basic site information for Usun Apau National Park'''
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'''Table 1. Basic site information for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area'''
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Site_characteristics-table"
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Site_characteristics-table"
 
|Species
 
|Species
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|Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus
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|Pan troglodytes verus
 
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|Area
 
|Area
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|1550
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|1374.27 km²
 
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|-
 
|Coordinates
 
|Coordinates
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|Lat: 39.86595 , Lon:  -75.17879
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|Lat: 8.14 , Lon:  -9.53
 
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|Type of site
 
|Type of site
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|Protected area (National Park)
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|Proposed protected area
 
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|Habitat types
 
|Habitat types
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|Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest, "Rocky areas (inland cliffs, mountain peaks)"
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|Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest
 
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|Type of governance
 
|Type of governance
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|Governance by government
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|}
 
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= Ape status =
 
= Ape status =
  
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[https://www.iucn.org/content/how-single-pygmy-hippo-photo-gave-rise-wonegizi-proposed-protected-area-project Camera traps] have recorded the presence of chimpanzees at the site, but the population size remains unknown (IUCN 2015).
  
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'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area'''
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'''Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Usun Apau National Park'''
 
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Ape_status-table"
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Ape_status-table"
 
!Species
 
!Species
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!A.P.E.S. database ID
 
!A.P.E.S. database ID
 
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|Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus
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|''Pan troglodytes verus''
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|2017-2020
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|2015
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|
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|Present
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|Wonegizi
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|Reconnaissance walk
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|IUCN 2015
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|Camera traps
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|Pan troglodytes verus
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|2020
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|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
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|Camera trap
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|Fauna & Flora
 
|
 
|
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|Line transects
 
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|Ampeng et al. 2021
 
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|The survey using line transect found 1 individual Bornean orangutan and 4 orangutan nests.
 
 
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|Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus
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|Pan troglodytes verus
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|2017-2020
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|2023
 
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|Aerial (drones/plane/helicopter)
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|Reconnaissance walk
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|Ampeng et al. 2021
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Aerial surveys fitted with FLIR-camera yet was unable to confirm the presence of additional nests from daytime aerial photographs.
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|Community monitoring patrols suggest encounter rate of nests is stable 2021-2023.
 
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= Threats =
 
= Threats =
  
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In addition to poaching and logging, the site is threatened by farming activities, in particular shifting cultivation (FFI 2016). Rice is the main crop and primary driver of land conversion in the area; other crops include chilli peppers and cacao (FFI 2016).
  
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'''Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area'''
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Threats-table"
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!Category
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!Specific threats
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!Threat level
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!Description
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!Year of threat
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|1 Residential & commercial development
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|1.1 Residential areas
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|Low
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|Human settlements present (AllAfrica 2019)
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|Ongoing (2019)
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|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
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|2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
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|High
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|Unsustainable farming practices (primarily shifting agriculture) (FFI 2016)
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|Ongoing (2016)
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|3 Energy production & mining
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|Not reported
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|4 Transportation & service corridors
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|Not reported
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|5 Biological resource use
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|5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals
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|Present
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|Bushmeat hunting and trade present in the area (FFI 2016)
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|Ongoing (2016)
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|5 Biological resource use
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|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
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|Present
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|Extraction of timber (FFI 2016)
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|Ongoing (2016)
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|6 Human intrusions & disturbance
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|Not reported
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|7 Natural system modifications
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|Absent
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|8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases
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|Unknown
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|9 Pollution
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|Absent
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|10 Geological events
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|Absent
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|11 Climate change & severe weather
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|Unknown
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|12 Other threat
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|Absent
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|5 Biological resource use
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|5.1.1 Subsistence bushmeat hunting
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|Low
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|Community patrol encounter rates of snares (0.12 per km), spent cartridges (0.27 per km) and hunting camps (0.005 per km) on are stable between 2021 and 2023. Chimps are not specifically targeted.
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|2021-2023
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|5 Biological resource use
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|5.3.1 Subsistence logging
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|Medium
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|6 km2 (1.6% total area of the PPA) of forest lost between 2000-2023, most after 2013.
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|2000-2023
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[https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/threat-classification-scheme IUCN Threats list]
 
= Conservation activities =
 
= Conservation activities =
  
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Wonegizi is a [https://www.fauna-flora.org/projects/piloting-implementation-redd-programme-wonegizi-proposed-protected-area REDD+ pilot site]. The project follows a community-based approach, in which forest protection is rewarded under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation mechanism (REDD+). Income from the sale of REDD+ carbon credits is used to fund activities that benefit the communities, including the provision of technical support for reducing deforestation due to agriculture whilst increasing agricultural output, establishment of tree nurseries, and salaried forest protection as an alternative income (FFI 2016).
  
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'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area'''
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'''Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Usun Apau National Park'''
 
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Conservation_activities-table"
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Conservation_activities-table"
 
!Category
 
!Category
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!Year of activity
 
!Year of activity
 
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|7 Economic & other incentives
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|7.1 Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., REDD, alternative income, employment)
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|The site was selected for a REDD+ program (FFI 2016)
 
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|Ongoing
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|2 Counter-wildlife crime
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|2.6 Regularly de-activate/remove ground snares
 
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
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|2 Counter-wildlife crime
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|2.11 Implement monitoring surveillance strategies (e.g., SMART) or use monitoring data to improve effectiveness of patrols
 
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|Cristiar Samosir
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
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|2 Counter-wildlife crime
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|2.12 Implement community control of patrolling, banning hunting and removing snares
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
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|2 Counter-wildlife crime
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|2.13 Provide sustainable alternative livelihoods; establish fish- or domestic meat farms
 
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
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|4 Education & awareness
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|4.2 Involve local community in ape research and conservation management
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
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|5 Protection & restoration
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|5.2 Legally protect ape habitat
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
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|5 Protection & restoration
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|5.5 Demarcate and enforce boundaries of protected areas
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
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|7 Economic & other incentives
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|7.1 Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., REDD, alternative income, employment)
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
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|8 Permanent presence
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|8.3 Permanent presence of staff/manager
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|Fauna & Flora
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|Ongoing
 
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'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Usun Apau National Park'''
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'''Table 5. Challenges reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area'''
 
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Challenges-table"
 
!Challenges
 
!Challenges
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!Source
 
!Source
 
!Year(s)
 
!Year(s)
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|2 Resources and capacity
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|2.3 General lack of funding
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|FFI 2016
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'''Table 6. Enablers reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area'''
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="enabler-table"
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!Enablers
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!Specific enablers
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!Source
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!Year(s)
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|1 Site management
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|2 Resources and capacity
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|3 Engaged community
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|4 Institutional support
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|5 Ecological context
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|6 Safety and stability
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= Research activities =
 
= Research activities =
  
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There was an expedition in Usun Apau Plateau by an Oxford University in 1955 (Arnold 1957). The expedition explored the montane plateau and also conducted archaelogical excavations from old longhouse.
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No information on research activities has been documented.
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Besides that, a study on dragonfly was also conducted in Usun Apau National Park in 2012 through collaboration research between Naturalis Biodiversity Center, St Anne's Close and National Biodiversity Centre (Dow, Reels, and Ngiam 2015). They found 55 odonate species during the time period.
 
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WWF also documented Usun Apau National Park in their publication entitled "The Environmental Status of Borneo" published in 2017 (Wulffraat & Greenwood 2017).
 
  
 
= Documented behaviours =
 
= Documented behaviours =
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'''Table 7. Behaviours documented for Usun Apau National Park'''
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'''Table 7. Behaviours documented for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area'''
 
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{| border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="behaviours-table"
 
!Behavior
 
!Behavior
 
!Source
 
!Source
 
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|Vocalization
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|Not reported
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|Ampeng et al 2021
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|Not reported
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= References =
 
= References =
  
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Ampeng, A., Liam, J., Simpson, B., Traelholt, C., Nor, S. M., Abdan-Saleman, M. S. B., ... & Md-Zain, B. M. (2021). First Bornean orangutan sighting in Usun Apau National Park, Sarawak. Biodiversity Data Journal, 9.
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AllAfrica. 2019. Liberia: The Potentials of Wonegizi As a Protected Area. Online: https://allafrica.com/stories/201902080620.html
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Ang, A., Brandon-Jones, D., Ruppert, N., Lee, Z. H., Affendi, A., Stanly Anyie, Y., Boonratana, R., Cheyne, S. M., Chua, A., Hayunieta, Irawan, A., Jerusalinsky, L., Karuniawati, A., Khalid, S., Koh, J., Lee, C., Lhota, S., Lwin, N., Mittermeier, R. A., … Roos, C. (2024). Asian langurs (Presbytis) conservation action plan 2024–2034. IUCN. https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/51546
 
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Dow, R. A., Reels, G. T., & Ngiam, R. W. (2015). Odonata collected at Usun Apau National Park, Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia in April and May 2012. International Dragonfly Fund: Report, 1-17.
 
  
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Mathai, J., Duckworth, J. W., Meijaard, E., Fredriksson, G., Hon, J., Sebastian, A., ... & Wilting, A. (2016). Carnivore conservation planning on Borneo: identifying key carnivore landscapes, research priorities and conservation interventions. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
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FFI. 2016. Community-based Conservation: the Wonegizi REDD+ pilot.
  
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Sarawak Tribune. 2022. Government to develop Usun Apau as tourist attraction. https://www.newsarawaktribune.com.my/government-to-develop-usun-apau-as-tourist-attraction/
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BirdLife International. 2019. Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wonegizi mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2019.
  
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Wulffraat, S. and Greenwood, C. (2017). The environmental status of Borneo. WWF Heart of Borneo Programme.
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IUCN. 2015. How a single Pygmy Hippo photo gave rise to the Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area Project. Online: https://www.iucn.org/content/how-single-pygmy-hippo-photo-gave-rise-wonegizi-proposed-protected-area-project
  
  
  
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Summary

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  • Western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) are present in Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area.
  • The population size is unknown.
  • The chimpanzee population trend is unknown.
  • This site has a total size of 1,374 km².
  • Key threats to chimpanzees are poaching, logging, and shifting agriculture.
  • Wonegizi was selected for a REDD+ pilot project led by Flora & Fauna International.


Site characteristics

The site is located in the northwestern part of the country, bordering Guinea’s Ziama Biosphere reserve. Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area is part of the Upper Guinean forest ecosystem, which is very rich in biodiversity. In addition to the critically endangered western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus), the site contains other threatened and vulnerable species, including Jentink's duiker (Cephalophus jentinki), pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis), Diana monkey (Cercopithecus diana), red colobus (Piliocolobus badius), green-tailed bristlebill (Bleda eximius), yellow-bearded greenbul (Criniger olivaceus), Nimba flycatcher (Melaenornis annamarulae), and the white-necked rockfowl or picathartes (Picathartes gymnocephalus, AllAfrica 2019, FFI). The site is also an Important Bird Area (IBA; BirdLife International 2019).

Table 1. Basic site information for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area

Species Pan troglodytes verus
Area 1374.27 km²
Coordinates Lat: 8.14 , Lon: -9.53
Type of site Proposed protected area
Habitat types Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, Subtropical/tropical moist montane forest
Type of governance

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Camera traps have recorded the presence of chimpanzees at the site, but the population size remains unknown (IUCN 2015).

Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area

Species Year Abundance estimate (95% CI) Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI) Encounter rate (nests/km) Area Method Source Comments A.P.E.S. database ID
Pan troglodytes verus 2015 Present Wonegizi Reconnaissance walk IUCN 2015 Camera traps
Pan troglodytes verus 2020 Camera trap Fauna & Flora
Pan troglodytes verus 2023 Reconnaissance walk Fauna & Flora Community monitoring patrols suggest encounter rate of nests is stable 2021-2023.

Threats

In addition to poaching and logging, the site is threatened by farming activities, in particular shifting cultivation (FFI 2016). Rice is the main crop and primary driver of land conversion in the area; other crops include chilli peppers and cacao (FFI 2016).

Table 3. Threats to apes reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area

Category Specific threats Threat level Description Year of threat
1 Residential & commercial development 1.1 Residential areas Low Human settlements present (AllAfrica 2019) Ongoing (2019)
2 Agriculture & aquaculture 2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops High Unsustainable farming practices (primarily shifting agriculture) (FFI 2016) Ongoing (2016)
3 Energy production & mining Not reported
4 Transportation & service corridors Not reported
5 Biological resource use 5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals Present Bushmeat hunting and trade present in the area (FFI 2016) Ongoing (2016)
5 Biological resource use 5.3 Logging & wood harvesting Present Extraction of timber (FFI 2016) Ongoing (2016)
6 Human intrusions & disturbance Not reported
7 Natural system modifications Absent
8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases Unknown
9 Pollution Absent
10 Geological events Absent
11 Climate change & severe weather Unknown
12 Other threat Absent
5 Biological resource use 5.1.1 Subsistence bushmeat hunting Low Community patrol encounter rates of snares (0.12 per km), spent cartridges (0.27 per km) and hunting camps (0.005 per km) on are stable between 2021 and 2023. Chimps are not specifically targeted. 2021-2023
5 Biological resource use 5.3.1 Subsistence logging Medium 6 km2 (1.6% total area of the PPA) of forest lost between 2000-2023, most after 2013. 2000-2023

IUCN Threats list

Conservation activities

Wonegizi is a REDD+ pilot site. The project follows a community-based approach, in which forest protection is rewarded under the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation mechanism (REDD+). Income from the sale of REDD+ carbon credits is used to fund activities that benefit the communities, including the provision of technical support for reducing deforestation due to agriculture whilst increasing agricultural output, establishment of tree nurseries, and salaried forest protection as an alternative income (FFI 2016).

Table 4. Conservation activities reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area

Category Specific activity Description Implementing organization(s) Year of activity
7 Economic & other incentives 7.1 Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., REDD, alternative income, employment) The site was selected for a REDD+ program (FFI 2016) Ongoing
2 Counter-wildlife crime 2.6 Regularly de-activate/remove ground snares Fauna & Flora Ongoing
2 Counter-wildlife crime 2.11 Implement monitoring surveillance strategies (e.g., SMART) or use monitoring data to improve effectiveness of patrols Fauna & Flora Ongoing
2 Counter-wildlife crime 2.12 Implement community control of patrolling, banning hunting and removing snares Fauna & Flora Ongoing
2 Counter-wildlife crime 2.13 Provide sustainable alternative livelihoods; establish fish- or domestic meat farms Fauna & Flora Ongoing
4 Education & awareness 4.2 Involve local community in ape research and conservation management Fauna & Flora Ongoing
5 Protection & restoration 5.2 Legally protect ape habitat Fauna & Flora Ongoing
5 Protection & restoration 5.5 Demarcate and enforce boundaries of protected areas Fauna & Flora Ongoing
7 Economic & other incentives 7.1 Provide monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., REDD, alternative income, employment) Fauna & Flora Ongoing
8 Permanent presence 8.3 Permanent presence of staff/manager Fauna & Flora Ongoing

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area

Challenges Specific challenges Source Year(s)
2 Resources and capacity 2.3 General lack of funding FFI 2016
Unknown

Enablers

Table 6. Enablers reported for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area

Enablers Specific enablers Source Year(s)
1 Site management
2 Resources and capacity
3 Engaged community
4 Institutional support
5 Ecological context
6 Safety and stability

Research activities

No information on research activities has been documented.

Documented behaviours

Table 7. Behaviours documented for Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area

Behavior Source
Not reported
Not reported

Exposure to climate change impacts

External links

Relevant datasets

References

AllAfrica. 2019. Liberia: The Potentials of Wonegizi As a Protected Area. Online: https://allafrica.com/stories/201902080620.html

FFI. 2016. Community-based Conservation: the Wonegizi REDD+ pilot.

BirdLife International. 2019. Important Bird Areas factsheet: Wonegizi mountains. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2019.

IUCN. 2015. How a single Pygmy Hippo photo gave rise to the Wonegizi Proposed Protected Area Project. Online: https://www.iucn.org/content/how-single-pygmy-hippo-photo-gave-rise-wonegizi-proposed-protected-area-project


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