Strategy 3:
Public awareness and lobbying
Indicator
Type
(performance,
progress, impact)
Method
Existing
data
Organisation
responsible
Date or frequency
Where
Cost
(low,
medium,
high)
S3/O1
By 2014 a detailed nationwide intervention strategy to increase public awareness and support to bonobo conservation has been developed
Strategy document approved
Progress
Strategy document
Partial
ICCN and partners First year
All sites
Low
S3/O2
By 2018, implementation of the strategy targeting buffer zones around PAs results in increased support to bonobo conservation
Proportion of localities targeted by a
public awareness campaign
Performance
Mission reports
Partial
ICCN and partners Continuous
All sites
Medium
Attitude and awareness changes
Impact
Attitude surveys (Yr 1 for
baseline)
None
ICCN and partners Every 4 years
All sites
Medium
Bonobo densities
Progress
As in S1/O1
As in S1/O1 As in S1/O1
As in S1/O1
As in S1/O1
As in S1/O1
S3/O3
By 2016, implementation of the strategy targeting urban populations results in increased support to bonobo conservation
Attitude and awareness changes
Impact
Attitude surveys (Yr 1 for
baseline)
None
ICCN and partners Every 4 years
All sites
Low
Market availability and urban trade of
bonobos
Progress
Market surveys and LEM
Partial
ICCN and partners Every 4 years
All sites
Medium
S3/O4
By 2016, implementation of the strategy targeting government ministries at national and provincial level results in increased political will to support bonobo conservation
Political support (LE implementation,
finalization of administrative procedures
for creation of PAs)
Impact
Follow up effective
implementation
of wildlife laws
and creation of PAs
Partial
ICCN, Ministry of
Justice
Annual
All sites
Medium
Number of public officials involved in
wildlife-related crimes (and prosecuted,
serving sentence)
Progress
LEM, Judiciary
None
ICCN, Ministry of
Justice
Annual
All sites
Medium
S3/O5
By 2016, implementation of the strategy targeting private investors operating in the bonobo range results in implementation of the wildlife regulations leading to effective bonobo
protection
Proportion of private operators (logging,
mining, etc.) active in the bonobo
range that implement sound wildlife
regulations
Performance
Documentation
Partial
ICCN and partners Annual
All sites
Medium
Bonobo density, as estimated from nest
density
Progress
Standard line transects
Unknown
Private companies
(with technical
assistance)
Every 4 years
All sites identified in the
strategy
Medium
Strategy 4: Research and monitoring activities
Indicator
Type
(performance,
progress, impact)
Method
Existing
data
Organisation
responsible
Frequency
Where
Cost
(low,
medium,
high)
S4/O1
By 2015, analyses of trends in bonobo populations are produced every 4-5 years and analyses of distribution every two years
Trends in bonobo density throughout the
region are monitored from 2014
Progress
Track and analyse trends
in site-specific line transect
survey results from S1/O1
Carry out rangewide density
analysis with A.P.E.S. database
Partial (site
dependant)
ICCN and partners Every 4–5 years
All sites
Medium
Trends in bonobo distribution throughout
the region are monitored from 2014
Progress
Track and analyse trends
in site-specific recce and
presence/absence survey data
results from S1/O1; Carry out
rangewide distribution analysis
with A.P.E.S. database
Partial (site
dependant)
ICCN and partners Every 2 years
All sites
Medium
Proportion of all bonobos within PAs is
monitored from 2012 onwards
Progress
Comparison of abundance
data (expressed in numbers
of bonobos) from inside and
outside PAs
Incomplete
ICCN and partners Every 4–5 years
Priority sites
Medium
Progress towards the target of 90% of
bonobos in PAs by 2022 is monitored
Performance
Examination of PA creation/
extension documents to verify
geographic location of new
‘bonobo appropriate’ areas
Incomplete
ICCN and partners Annual
All sites
Low
Different habitats and their proportions
within PAs in bonobo range monitored
from 2015
Progress
Analysis of trends in successive
cycles of remote sensing data,
collated with PA boundary
outlines; analysis of trends
in data on habitat types and
extent collected on foot
(georeferenced)
Incomplete
ICCN and partners Every 5 years
Every year
Priority sites
Medium
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