Okapi Conservation Project
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The Okapi Conservation Project (OCP) was founded in 1987 for the protection of the
2012 attack
In June 2012 the headquarters for the Okapi Wildlife Reserve was taken over by poachers, intent on retaliating against the staff who had been stopping their elephant poaching and mining operations. Six guards and other staff as well as 14 okapis were killed in the incident. The local village was looted, women were raped and the conservation center was burned down.[6]
Programs
Okapi Wildlife Reserve
The
Agro-forestry
The program provides farmers with resources to make their farmland more productive, thus decreasing farmers' need for forest land.[1] The program also works to reforest unused areas.[8]
Conservation education and community assistance
OCP offers an education team that travels throughout the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, providing workshops, lectures, and presentations on the importance of biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of forest resources. The team also distributes education materials to all of the twenty-three schools in the Okapi Wildlife Reserve. They also assist in school construction.[1]
Other projects
Other projects include finding alternatives to hunting
See also
- Wildlife Conservation Network
- Conservation movement
- Environmental movement
- Natural environment
- Sustainability
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Okapi Conservation Project". Wildlife Conservation Network.
- ^ "Okapi Conservation Project". African Conservation Foundation.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Okapi Conservation Project". Wildlife Conservation Network.
- ^ "WCN Board of Directors". Wildlife Conservation Network.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre (1992–2017). "Okapi Wildlife Reserve". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Tragic Losses in the Heart of Darkness". Huffington Post. 29 June 2012.
- ^ "Poachers Attack Okapi Wildlife Reserve". Wall Street Journal Market Watch.
- ^ "The Okapi Conservation Project". Houston Zoo. Archived from the original on 2010-12-18. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
External links
- okapiconservation.org/ Okapi Conservation Project Website
- wildnet.org, Wildlife ConservationNetwork Website