Home to one of the largest remaining tracks of rainforest in the country, Tanoe-Ehy supports three of the most endangered primates in the region: the Roloway monkey, the White-thighed colobus and the Miss Waldron’s red colobus. These species are threatened by unsustainable forestry practices, conversion to oil palm and hunting for bushmeat by impoverished and ill-informed local communities. Beside primates, the Tanoé-Ehy forest houses at least 33 endemic and threatened plant species, two endemic fish species, ten endemic amphibians species and more than 19 bird species of conservation concern and provides critical resources and cultural values for neighbouring communities.
FCF has identified a multiple award-winning conservation program empowering eleven communities to protect their forests from conversion to oil palm plantations, cocoa farms, logging and mining projects.
The 11 villages are collectively the traditional owners of the forest. In 2006, they established a multiple level organization to ensur
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