3rd GRASP Council Meeting
11-14 December, 2023: GRASP [...]
GRASP Executive Committee, IPBES and G7: Important political milestones for great ape protection
The GRASP Executive Committee held its annual meeting at UNESCO in Paris on 2-3 May 2019, sponsored and co-chaired by the government of France...
Primates in peril: highlighting endangered species at International Primatological Congress
Over 850 primate researchers and conservationists from around the world met this week at the International Primatological Society Congress, to share the latest news and findings in primatology…
GRASP-Ian Redmond Award targets National Commitment to Ape Conservation
The Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) launched the GRASP – Ian Redmond Conservation Award, seeking to inspire a new wave of Africans and Asians dedicated to the long-term survival of great apes and their...
The 27th International Primatological Society Congress
The GRASP Secretariat, together with the local organizing committee consisting of Kenya-based conservation organizations, is hosting the 27th Congress of the International Primatological Society (IPS) on 19-25 August 2018 at the UN Compound...
Number of mountain gorillas on the rise in the Virunga massif
Thanks to intensive conservation efforts, the total number of mountain gorillas has risen from 480 in 2010 to 604 in 2016, a record number ever documented in the Massif. In addition to Virunga, the other area hosting mountain gorillas...
Luxembourg pledges €9 million to help save mountain species
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has committed 9 million Euros to support UN Environment’s work to preserve endangered mountain species against the threats of climate change. The “Climate resilient mountain ecosystems for resilient livelihoods...
Discovery of a new great ape: The Tapanuli orangutan
A new great ape species, the Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) has been described by an international team of researchers, including Professor Serge Wich who serves as chair of the GRASP Scientific Commission. Endemic to the...
Guinea approves creation of largest sanctuary for the West African chimpanzee
The population of chimpanzees in West Africa has declined by over 80% in the last 20 years and in September 2016 they were classified as a critically endangered sub-species by the International Union of Nature Conservation (IUCN). As a result of this...