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WWF / Gabon
Study Aids for Conservation Efforts in the Congo Basin
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09/01/2012

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Term
What WWF programme is in northern Gabon?
Definition
Minkebe Programme
Term
Minkebe has one of the largest populations of what four mammals?
Definition

Chimpanzees

Gorillas

Forest Elephants

Leopards

Term
WWF CARPO = 
Definition
Central African Regional Programme Office
Term
Who is the president of Ibonga?
Definition
Jean Pierre Bayet
Term
_____ Gabon Bushmeat Action Plan
Definition
Shell
Term
Shell Gabon Bushmeat Action Plan includes checkpoints on flights and along roads.
Definition
See other side. 
Term
Shell contributes to the Gamba Conservation Center. 
Definition
See other side. 
Term
____ serves as the only entry point to Loango South National Park.
Definition
Ibonga. 
Term
Loango South National Park serves as an outpost for ecotourism, offering _____ and _____. (plural, alpha)
Definition
Canoe trips and hikes. 
Term
WWF provides a ____ ____ to the Loango South National Park lodge and park HQ.
Definition
Working generator. 
Term
What does SWOT mean?
Definition
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
Term
One of the key goals of the Gamba Complex is to ...
Definition
... improve conservation and sustainable management of natural resources. 
Term
Name five industries that threaten biodiversity in the Gamba Complex.
Definition

Agriculture

Fishing

Hunting

Logging

Oil & Gas

Term
What two national parks does the Gamba Complex encompass? (alpha)
Definition
Loango and Moukalaba-Doudou. 
Term
Loango National Park is in what quadrant of the Gamba Complex? 
Definition
Northwest quadrant of the Gamba Complex, located in southwestern Gabon. 
Term
Moukalaba-Doudou is in what quadrant of the Gamba Complex?
Definition
Eastern
Term
What is the scientific name for western and eastern gorillas? 
Definition
Gorilla gorilla spp and gorilla beringe spp
Term
What two regions of Africa do gorillas live?
Definition
Tropical and subtropical central Africa
Term
What is the status of gorillas?
Definition
Endantered to critically endangered
Term
What two types are western gorillas?
Definition
Western lowland gorilla and Cross River gorilla
Term
What types of gorilla is a mountain gorilla?
Definition
Eastern gorilla
Term
What is another name for the Eastern Gorilla?
Definition
Grauer's gorilla
Term
What are the four primary threats to gorillas?
Definition

Bushmeat

Habitat loss

Infectous disease

Wildlife trade

Term
What is the life expectancy of a gorilla in the wild?
Definition
40 years
Term
What is the population of the following four gorilla types: Cross River, Eastern, Mountain, and Western Lowland?
Definition

Cross River: 250-300

Eastern: unknown

Mountain: 786

Western Lowland: 100,000

Term
What two components are key to WWF's conservation strategy for gorillas?
Definition

1) Improve effectiveness and capacity of protected areas

2) Stop illegal trade in gorilla products

Term
What year did WWF launch its African Great Apes Programme? 
Definition
2002
Term
When did UNESCO designate Dzanga-Sangha with World Heritage Status?
Definition
July 2012
Term
What is the scientific name for African elephants?
Definition
Loxodonta africana spp
Term
What is the status of African elephants?
Definition
Vulnerable
Term
What is the population of African elephants?
Definition
470,000 to 690,000
Term
What is the life expectancy of an African elephant in the wild?
Definition
70 years
Term
Name five components to WWF's strategy in elephant conservation.
Definition

1) Slow the loss of habitat

2) Take anti-poach and anti-trade measures

3) Reduce conflict between humans and elephants

4) Conduct improved surveys

5) Enhance the capacity of local authorities to conserve and manage elephants. 

Term
What is the scientific name for Bonobos?
Definition
Pan paniscus
Term
Where do bonobos live?
Definition
Tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Term
What is the bonobo population? 
Definition
29,500 to 50,000
Term
What are two threats to bonobos?
Definition
Habitat loss and poaching
Term
What is the status for bonobos?
Definition
Endangered
Term
What is the protected area for bonobos?
Definition
Salonga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Term
What is the scientific name for chimpanzees?
Definition
Pan troglodytes spp
Term
What is the status of chimpanzees?
Definition
Endangered
Term
What is the population of champanzees?
Definition
150,000 to 250,000
Term
What is the life expectancy for chimpanzees?
Definition
60 years or more
Term
Name three threats to chimpanzees.
Definition
Bushmeat, disease (ebola), and habitat loss. 
Term
What is WWF doing to protect chimpanzees?
Definition

1) Establishing, strengthening, and maintaining protected areas such as TRIDOM (Cameroon, Republic of Congo, and Gabon) and Minkebe Conservation Project

 

2) Promoting ecotourism

 

3) Stopping poaching

Term
With what Gabonese government agency does WWF work on the Minkebe Conservation Project?
Definition
Ministry of Water and Forests.
Term
How many square kilometers is the Minkebe Conservation Project?
Definition
6,000 square kilometers
Term
What are the 13 national parks within Gabon? (alpha)
Definition
  • Akanda National Park
  • Batéké Plateau National Park
  • Birougou National Park
  • Crystal Mountains National Park
  • Invindo National Park
  • Loango National Park
  • Lopé National Park
  • Mayumba National Park
  • Minkébé National Park
  • Moukalaba-Doubou National Park
  • Mwangé National Park
  • Pongara National Park
  • Waka National Park
Term
What is the name of the partnership in which WWF participates abbreviated by CBFP?
Definition
Congo Basin Forest Partnership
Term
In what area is the "treehouse" located?
Definition
Gamba Complex
Term
How many people/elephants live in the Gamba Complex?
Definition
10,000/11,000
Term
Compared to Yellowstone National Park, what size is the Gamba Complex?
Definition
1.5 times. 
Term
WWF became active in the Gamba Complex area when?
Definition
1992
Term
What is CARPE, and what is its objective?
Definition

The Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment


It is a program run by USAID to promote sustainable natural resource management in the Congo Basin. 

Term
What is CARPE?
Definition
Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment. It is an initiative of USAID, and promotes sustainable natural resource management in the Congo Basin
Term
How many countries participate in CARPE?
Definition
Nine. CARPE=the Central African Regional Program for the Environment, and is a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) initiative. 
Term
What is the world's second-largest rainforest?
Definition
The Western Congo Basin Moist Rainforest in Central Africa. 
Term
What area is WWF's priority in Central Africa?
Definition
Congo Basin
Term
What four projects are WWF's priorities in Central Africa?
Definition

Coastal Forests in Cameroon

Gamba Complex in Gabon

Jengi in Cameroon

Kudi-Zomba in Cameroon

Term
What four species are WWF's priority in Central Africa? 
Definition

African Elephant

Bonobo

Chimpanzee

Gorilla

Term
What year did WWF establish its office in Central Africa?
Definition
1990
Term
WWF's Central Africa office focuses on the Congo Basin, and supports what four countries?
Definition

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of Congo

Gabon

Term
What is TRAFFIC?
Definition
The world's largest wildlife trade monitoring network. 
Term
When did TRAFFIC open its Central Africa office?
Definition
2008
Term
What subspecies of gorilla is known as "silverback gorilla?" 
Definition
Mountain gorilla
Term
In what two locations do mountain gorillas live? 
Definition
The Virunga range of extinct volcanic mountains on the borders of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Rwanda and Uganda, and in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. 
Term
What cultural heritage do most Gabonese share?
Definition
Bantu
Term
How many people live in Gabon?
Definition
1.5 million
Term
In what year did Gabon begin to emphasize green tourism over oil as the base of its economy?
Definition
2002
Term
Who is the president of Gabon?
Definition
The president of Gabon is Ali Bongo Ondimba
Term
How many "landscapes" form the Congo Basin Forest Partnership," launched in 2002
Definition
11 landscapes. It is a Type II agreement (aka non-binding)
Term
What is a WWF Global Ecoregion?
Definition
It an area included a science-based ranking of the world's most biologically outstanding habitats. 
Term
What is Gamba-Conkouati?
Definition
A trans-boundary forest landscape that is a WWF global ecoregion. 
Term
What is the key criteria for a habitat to be declared a WWF Global Ecoregion? 
Definition
It must be the most outstanding example of a major habitat, thus be the unit of scale for comparisons and analysis of other like habitats.
Term
How many terrestrial major habitat types are there? 
Definition
142
Term
How many freshwater major habitat types are there? 
Definition
53
Term
How many marine major habitat types are there? 
Definition
43
Term
What are WWF's six priority regions?
Definition

Amazon

Borneo

Coral Triangle

Himalayas

Madagascar

Mediterranean Sea

Term
Gabon is in which WWF priority place? 
Definition
Congo Basin
Term
How many WWF priority places are there?
Definition
35 (three in North America)
Term
What is WWF's mission?
Definition
To urgently change our course toward a healthy planet where people and nature thrive in a stable environment.
Term
How many elephants live in Gabon's forests?
Definition
60,000
Term
The world's largest population of ____ turtles nest on Gabon's beaches?
Definition
Leatherback turtles
Term
What national park is Gabon's first UNESCO World Heritage Site?
Definition
Lopé National Park
Term
Lopé National Park in Gabon is famously home to _____. 
Definition
Mandrills (baboons)
Term
What is UNESCO an acronym for?
Definition
United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
Term
When was UNESCO formed?
Definition
1945
Term
Name two successes of the Minkembe Programme.
Definition

1) 7567 square kilometers of primary forest granted strict protected status in the form of the Minkebe National Park.

 

2) Poaching reduced through agreements with logging companies and gold miners

Term
Name four threats to Minkebe area.
Definition
Logging, poaching, mining, ebola virus. 
Term
What does the acronym TRIDOM stand for?
Definition
Tri-national DJA-Odzala Minkebe Project
Term
What six countries encompass the Congo Basin?
Definition
  1. Cameroon
  2. Central African Republic
  3. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  4. Equatorial Guinea
  5. Gabon
  6. Republic of the Congo

 

 

Term
How many hectacres of forest cover does the Congo Basin lose annually?
Definition
The Congo Basin loses close to 1.5 million hectares of forest cover every year.
Term
What is TRIDOM an acronym for?
Definition

Tri-National Dja-Odzala-Minkebe Project

Term
What year did Gabon create 13 national parks?
Definition
2002
Term
Who is the head of field programs for WWF in the Congo Basin region?
Definition

Bas Huijbregts

Head of field programs for WWF in the Congo Basin region

Term

What is Ibonga's general objective? 

Definition
Sensitize local communities on nature conservation, and participation in sustainable natural resource management.
Term
What are WWF's 20 'Flagship Species?" 
Definition
  • Bonobo
  • Chimpanzee
  • Dolphins (freshwater)
  • Dolphins (marine)
  • Elephants -African
  • Elephants - Asian
  • Giant panda
  • Gorillas  
  • Leopard - Amur
  • Leopard - Clouded
  • Leopard - Snow
  • Marine turtles
  • Orangutan
  • Polar bear
  • Rhinos - African
  • Rhinos - Asian
  • Rock wallaby
  • Tiger
  • Tree kangaroo
  • Whales
Term
Relative to the largest river in the world, what size is the Congo River?
Definition
The Congo River is the fifth longest river in the world (2,720 miles). It is also called the Zaïre River. 
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