Outamba - Kilimi - Kuru - Pinselli - Soyah

The OKKPS landscape in Guinea and Sierra Leone is comprised of a wide variety of habitats; from dense rainforest to grassy savannahs, and montane grasslands, spread over an altitudinal gradient of 61 to 1134 m. The confirmed presence of African forest elephants and high densities of chimpanzees make this area a conservation priority for the subregion.

PAPFor, in support of Protected Areas and transboundary collaboration, supports government agencies in improving

PAPFor Actions:

Project start date: June 2021
Project end date: April 2024

Protected areas:

GUI	Pinselli Classified Forest	Classified Forest	120 km²
GUI	Soyah Classified Forest	Classified Forest	72,23 km²
GUI	Sabouyah Reserve	Reserve without legal status	250 km²
SL	Outamba National Park	National Park	738,15 km²
SL	Kilimi National Park	National Park	388,5 km²
SL	Kuru hills reserves	Forest Reserve	69,93 km²

Implementation

The PAPFor programme in the OKKPS Landscape is implemented by the Wild Chimpanzee Founda- tion (WCF) and Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS), with field teams based in Mamou and Soyah in Guinea, and Outamba in Sierra Leone.

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