2020 OBJECTIVES

□ Ensure preparedness to face the COVID-19 pandemic and increase biosecurity and boost primate immunity □ Run necessary social integration and special care programme □ Complete new special care and rehabilitation section for disabled adult chimps □ Complete renovation of the medical complex □ Complete improvement of the Drill enclosure escape-proofing □ Complete the first phase of the Chimp Island overhang to prevent escapes □ Divide and re-enrich the large gorilla enclosure following the design plan □ Perform annual maintenance programme of several animal infrastructures: mandrill and drill satellite cages, chimp mainland night den □ Upgrade medical, nutritional, care and enrichment protocols to rehabilitate rescued African grey parrots and develop the SOPs □ Advise and assist the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife to develop and implement the national rehabilitation and release strategy to conserve the endangered Africa grey

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□ Continue field trip to study the feasibility for transferring gorillas, drills and guenons in protected areas □ Develop and implement on-site organic agriculture to increase food security, reduce soil erosion and promote tree nursing and planting □ Promote organic agriculture as an alternative to slash-and-burn agriculture to reduce deforestation, increase community resilience to climate change, improve soil quality and prevent erosion to the local communities □ Art-4-Nature: develop the art-based concept to public engagement aimed at showing the link between nature protection and human wellbeing