Ape Action Africa — Saving Primates in the Western Congo Basin
At last count, there were approximately 700 nonhuman primate species living in the wilds of 90 countries across the globe. In truth, just a handful of regions, including Equatorial Africa and Borneo—harbor 65 percent of all primate species. And nearly two-thirds of...
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary: GLOBIO’s Newest Programs Partner
How do we change the conservation conversation around great apes and primates? When we went searching for new program partners to support our 2021-24 Strategic Commitment that was the fundamental question that drove our evaluation of potential partners. Tacugama...
World Rainforest Day — Seeing Rainforests For More Than Their Trees
World Rainforest Day June 22, 2020 Venturing into the humid rainforest tropics for the first time can be a shock to your temperate senses. The heat feels like it never goes away. Even at night the heat and humidity can incite a restless riot of tossing in a...
Volunteer Abroad With Primate Sanctuaries
After our recent Apes Like Us Youtube piece about “Baby Apes Forest School”, many of you asked about how YOU can get involved with primate sanctuaries and make a difference in the lives of these primates. Sanctuaries have very limited resources and rely on their...
A Forest Is Taking Root!
Thank you so much to everyone who has jumped in to help our Orangutan Tree Project take root. You have donated over 700 seedlings in just the first two months – fantastic! We’re well on our way of reaching our initial goal of 2,000 seedlings by the end of 2019, and...
For over 20 years, GLOBIO has been connecting kids and adults to the magic, awe and wonder of our planet. GLOBIO works with education partners, wildlife sanctuaries and conservation projects in Equatorial Africa and Borneo to support their conservation work on-the-ground, and share their stories with the rest of the world. Ever-evolving, we also create engaging educational content to spread awareness to the public about our shared environmental issues.
