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• Central chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) and western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) are present in SINFOCAM concessions.
• It has been estimated that 535 (CI: 287-999) individuals occur in the site.
• The great ape population trend is unknown.
• The site has a total size of 2,346.46 km².
• Key threats to great apes are logging and poaching.
• Conservation activities have focused on anti-poaching patrols.

Site characteristics

The SINFOCAM concessions are logging concessions located in the southwestern corner of the Central African Republic (CAR). The concessions are found within the Dzanga-Sangha Protected Area (DSPA). The DSPA is known for its remarkable biodiversity and is the largest intact forest block remaining in the country (WWF n.d.). DSPA is part of the Sangha Tri-National World Heritage Site. SINFOCAM, a subsidiary of Vicwood Group, obtained a logging permit in 2014 (Global Witness 2015).

Table 1. Basic site information for SINFOCAM concessions

Species	'Pan troglodytes troglodytes, Gorilla gorilla gorilla
Area	2,346.46 km²
Coordinates	Lat: 2.786886 , Lon: 16.247316
Type of site	Logging concession
Habitat types	Subtropical/tropical moist lowland forest, Savanna
Type of governance

IUCN habitat categories Site designations

Ape status

Table 2. Ape population estimates reported for SINFOCAM concessions

Species	Year	Occurrence	Encounter or vistation rate (nests/km; ind/day)	Density estimate [ind./ km²] (95% CI)	Abundance estimate (95% CI)	Survey area	Sampling method	Analytical framework	Source	Comments	A.P.E.S. database ID
Pan troglodytes troglodytes	2015-2016			0.03 (0.01-0.08)	82 (33-203)	SINFOCAM concessions	Line transects		N'Goran, Ndomba & Beukou 2016
Gorilla gorilla gorilla	2015-2016			0.21 (0.11-0.40)	502 (260-970)	SINFOCAM concessions	Line transects		N'Goran, Ndomba & Beukou 2016
'Pan troglodytes troglodytes & Gorilla gorilla gorilla	2015-2016			0.22 (0.12-0.41)	535 (287-999)	SINFOCAM concessions	Line transects		N'Goran, Ndomba & Beukou 2016

Threats

Exploitation of the SINFOCAM logging concessions was predicted to have negative impacts on the remaining wildlife populations, and contributing to increased human pressures in the nearby protected areas (N'Goran, Ndomba & Beukou 2016).

Table 3. Threats to apes reported for SINFOCAM concessions

Category	Specific threats	Threat level	Description	Year of threat
10 Geological events		Absent
12 Other threat		Absent
5 Biological resource use	5.1 Hunting & collecting terrestrial animals	High (more than 70% of population affected)	Poaching (subsistence and commercial; WWF n.d., Global Witness 2015).	Ongoing (2015)
5 Biological resource use	5.3 Logging & wood harvesting	High (more than 70% of population affected)	Industrial scale logging is a threat, as logging roads accelerate deforestation and facilitate access to poachers (Global Witness 2015).	Ongoing (2015)
3 Energy production & mining	3.2 Mining & quarrying	Present (unknown severity)	Artisanal mining (WWF n.d.).	Unknown
1 Residential & commercial development		Unknown
2 Agriculture & aquaculture		Unknown
4 Transportation & service corridors		Unknown
6 Human intrusions & disturbance		Unknown
7 Natural system modifications		Unknown
8 Invasive & other problematic species, genes & diseases		Unknown
9 Pollution		Unknown
11 Climate change & severe weather		Unknown

IUCN Threats list

Conservation activities

WWF played an important role in the gazetting of the DSPA, where the site is located. WWF works alongside the CAR government to conserve this area, which is of exceptional regional and international importance (WWF n.d.)

Table 4. Conservation activities reported for SINFOCAM concessions

Category	Specific activity	Description	Implementing organization(s)	Year of activity
2 Counter-wildlife crime	2.3 Conduct regular anti-poaching patrols	Anti-poaching patrols (WWF n.d.).		Unknown

Conservation activities list (Junker et al. 2017)

Challenges

Table 5. Challenges reported for SINFOCAM concessions

Challenges	Specific challenges	Source	Year(s)
	Not reported

Enablers

Table 6. Enablers reported for SINFOCAM concessions

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

Documented behaviours

Table 7. Behaviours documented for SINFOCAM concessions

Behavior	Source
Not reported

References

N’Goran K.P., Ndomba D.L. and Beukou G.B. (2016). Rapport de l’inventaire des grands et moyens mamifères dans le segment RCA du paysage trinational de la Sangha. Bayanga, Central African Republic: WWF. Unpublished Report.

Witness, G. (2015). Blood timber: how Europe helped fund war in the Central African Republic: a report.

WWF (n.d.).WWF in the Dzanga - Sangha Protected Area (DSPA). Online: https://www.wwf-congobasin.org/where_we_work/central_africa_republic/dzanga_sangha_protected_area/

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