Western Area Peninsula National Park - Revision history

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	<span id="R01936"></span>Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. 2020. Online: [https://www.tacugama.com Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary]		<span id="R01936"></span>Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. 2020. Online: [https://www.tacugama.com Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary]

	<span id="R02339"></span>Kiribou, R., Tehoda, P., Chukwu, O., Bempah, G., Kühl, H. S., Ferreira, J., …, & Heinicke, S. (2024). Exposure of African ape sites to climate change impacts. ''PLOS Climate'', 3(2), ~~1-19~~. [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000345 doi:10.1371/journal.pclm.0000345]		<span id="R02339"></span>Kiribou, R., Tehoda, P., Chukwu, O., Bempah, G., Kühl, H. S., Ferreira, J., …, & Heinicke, S. (2024). Exposure of African ape sites to climate change impacts. ''PLOS Climate'', 3(2), e0000345. [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000345 doi:10.1371/journal.pclm.0000345]

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	<span id="R01936"></span>Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. 2020. Online: [https://www.tacugama.com Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary]		<span id="R01936"></span>Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. 2020. Online: [https://www.tacugama.com Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary]

	<span id="R02339"></span>Kiribou, R., Tehoda, P., Chukwu, O., Bempah, G., Kühl, H. S., Ferreira, J., …, & Heinicke, S. (2024). Exposure of African ape sites to climate change impacts. ''PLOS Climate'', 3(2), ~~e0000345~~. [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000345 doi:10.1371/journal.pclm.0000345]		<span id="R02339"></span>Kiribou, R., Tehoda, P., Chukwu, O., Bempah, G., Kühl, H. S., Ferreira, J., …, & Heinicke, S. (2024). Exposure of African ape sites to climate change impacts. ''PLOS Climate'', 3(2), 1-19. [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000345 doi:10.1371/journal.pclm.0000345]

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	\|[[#R01933\|Brncic et al. 2010]]		\|[[#R01933\|Brncic et al. 2010]]
	\|Total survey effort: 26.97 km		\|Total survey effort: 26.97 km
	\|SLE0002, SLE0003, SLE0004, SLE0014, SLE0015, SLE0017, SLE0018, SLE0021, SLE0024, SLE0025, SLE0026, SLE0029, SLE0032, SLE0036, SLE0037		\|SLE0002, SLE0003<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="+13 more" data-collapsetext="less">SLE0004, SLE0014, SLE0015, SLE0017, SLE0018, SLE0021, SLE0024, SLE0025, SLE0026, SLE0029, SLE0032, SLE0036, SLE0037</div>
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	= Exposure to climate change impacts =		= Exposure to climate change impacts =

	As part of a study on the exposure of African great ape sites to climate change impacts, Kiribou et al. ~~subm.~~ extracted climate data and data on projected extreme climate impact events for the site. Climatological characteristics were derived from observation-based climate data provided by the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP, www.isimip.org). Parameters were calculated as the average across each 30-year period. For 1981-2010, the EWEMBI dataset from ISIMIP2a was used. For the two future periods (2021-2050 and 2071-2099) ISIMIP2b climate data based on four CMIP5 global climate models were used. For future projections, two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) were used. RCP 2.6 is a scenario with strong mitigation measures in which global temperatures would likely rise below 2C. RCP 6.0 is a scenario with medium emissions in which global temperatures would likely rise up to 3C by 2100. For the number of days with heavy precipitation events, the 98th percentile of all precipitation days (>1mm/d) was calculated for the 1979-2013 reference period as a threshold for a heavy precipitation event. Then, for each year, the number of days above that threshold was derived. The figures on temperature and precipitation anomaly show the deviation from the mean temperature and mean precipitation for the 1979-2013 reference period.		As part of a study on the exposure of African great ape sites to climate change impacts, Kiribou et al. (2024) extracted climate data and data on projected extreme climate impact events for the site. Climatological characteristics were derived from observation-based climate data provided by the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP, www.isimip.org). Parameters were calculated as the average across each 30-year period. For 1981-2010, the EWEMBI dataset from ISIMIP2a was used. For the two future periods (2021-2050 and 2071-2099) ISIMIP2b climate data based on four CMIP5 global climate models were used. For future projections, two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) were used. RCP 2.6 is a scenario with strong mitigation measures in which global temperatures would likely rise below 2C. RCP 6.0 is a scenario with medium emissions in which global temperatures would likely rise up to 3C by 2100. For the number of days with heavy precipitation events, the 98th percentile of all precipitation days (>1mm/d) was calculated for the 1979-2013 reference period as a threshold for a heavy precipitation event. Then, for each year, the number of days above that threshold was derived. The figures on temperature and precipitation anomaly show the deviation from the mean temperature and mean precipitation for the 1979-2013 reference period.

	The estimated exposure to future extreme climate impact events (crop failure, drought, river flood, wildfire, tropical cyclone, and heatwave) is based on a published dataset by Lange et al. 2020 derived from ISIMIP2b data. The same global climate models and RCPs as described above were used. Within each 30-year period, the number of years with an extreme event and the average proportion of the site affected were calculated (~~see~~ Kiribou et al. ~~subm. for details~~).		The estimated exposure to future extreme climate impact events (crop failure, drought, river flood, wildfire, tropical cyclone, and heatwave) is based on a published dataset by Lange et al. 2020 derived from ISIMIP2b data. The same global climate models and RCPs as described above were used. Within each 30-year period, the number of years with an extreme event and the average proportion of the site affected were calculated (Kiribou et al. 2024).

	'''Table 8. Estimated past and projected climatological characteristics in Western Area Peninsula National Park'''		'''Table 8. Estimated past and projected climatological characteristics in Western Area Peninsula National Park'''

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	* Key threats to chimpanzees include logging, farming, hunting, and human encroachment.		* Key threats to chimpanzees include logging, farming, hunting, and human encroachment.
	* Awareness raising, tree planting, law enforcement activities, and support for alternative livelihoods are the main conservation interventions that have been implemented at the site.		* Awareness raising, tree planting, law enforcement activities, and support for alternative livelihoods are the main conservation interventions that have been implemented at the site.






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	!Description		!Description
	!Year of threat		!Year of threat
			\|-
			\|1 Residential & commercial development
			\|1.1 Residential areas
			\|Present (unknown severity)
			\|Human encroachment and housing development within the park (BirdLife International 2017). Urban encrochment is ongoing (Lahai Keifala pers. comm. 2025).
			\|2017-Ongoing (2025)
	\|-		\|-
	\|2 Agriculture & aquaculture		\|2 Agriculture & aquaculture
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	\|2010-Ongoing (2017)		\|2010-Ongoing (2017)
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~5 Biological resource use~~		\|3 Energy production & mining
	~~\|5.~~3 ~~Logging~~ & ~~wood harvesting~~		\|3.2 Mining & quarrying
	\|~~High (more than 70% of population affected)~~
	~~\|Tree cuts were frequently found within the park during a survey (Brncic et al~~. ~~2010). Deforestation is ongoing in 2025 (Lahai Keifala pers. comm. 2025).~~
	~~\|2010-Ongoing (2025)~~
	\|-
	~~\|1 Residential~~ & ~~commercial development~~
	~~\|1.1 Residential areas~~
	\|Present (unknown severity)		\|Present (unknown severity)
	\|~~Human encroachment and housing development within the park~~ (BirdLife International 2017~~). Urban encrochment is ongoing (Lahai Keifala pers. comm. 2025~~).		\|Stone mining (BirdLife International 2017).
	\|~~2017-~~Ongoing (~~2025~~)		\|Ongoing (2017)
	\|-		\|-
	\|4 Transportation & service corridors		\|4 Transportation & service corridors
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	\|Hunting camps, shotgun shells, and snares were frequently encountered during a survey (Brncic et al. 2010).		\|Hunting camps, shotgun shells, and snares were frequently encountered during a survey (Brncic et al. 2010).
	\|Ongoing (2010)		\|Ongoing (2010)
			\|-
			\|5 Biological resource use
			\|5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
			\|High (more than 70% of population affected)
			\|Tree cuts were frequently found within the park during a survey (Brncic et al. 2010). Deforestation is ongoing in 2025 (Lahai Keifala pers. comm. 2025).
			\|2010-Ongoing (2025)
	\|-		\|-
	\|7 Natural system modifications		\|7 Natural system modifications
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	\|Two dams are present in the site (Guma Valley Dam and Congo Dam) (Brncic et al. 2010).		\|Two dams are present in the site (Guma Valley Dam and Congo Dam) (Brncic et al. 2010).
	\|Ongoing (2010)		\|Ongoing (2010)
	\|-
	~~\|3 Energy production & mining~~
	~~\|3.2 Mining & quarrying~~
	~~\|Present (unknown severity)~~
	~~\|Stone mining (BirdLife International 2017).~~
	~~\|Ongoing (2017)~~
	\|}		\|}

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	\|The site was designated a National Park in 2012 (EPA 2017).		\|The site was designated a National Park in 2012 (EPA 2017).
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	\|2012-Ongoing (~~2025~~)		\|2012-Ongoing (2026)
	\|-		\|-
	\|5 Protection & restoration		\|5 Protection & restoration

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	!Implementing organization(s)		!Implementing organization(s)
	!Year of activity		!Year of activity
	\|-
	~~\|6 Species management~~
	~~\|6.9 Rehabilitate injured/orphaned apes~~
	~~\|Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary takes care of and rehabilitates orphaned chimpanzees (Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary 2020).~~
	\|
	~~\|1995-Ongoing (2020)~~
	\|-
	~~\|8 Permanent presence~~
	~~\|8.3 Permanent presence of staff/manager~~
	~~\|Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has a permanent presence of staff (Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary 2020).~~
	\|
	~~\|1995-Ongoing (2020)~~
	\|-
	~~\|4 Education & awareness~~
	~~\|4.1 Educate local communities about apes and sustainable use~~
	\|Awareness raising to create an understanding of the importance of conservation, forest ecosystem and function, and chimpanzees (Hempel 2013, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary 2020, Lahai Keifala pers. comm. 2025).
	\|
	~~\|2009-Ongoing (2025)~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|1 Development impact mitigation		\|1 Development impact mitigation
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	\|2011-Ongoing (2020)		\|2011-Ongoing (2020)
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~7 Economic~~ & ~~other incentives~~		\|4 Education & awareness
	\|7.~~2 Provide non-monetary benefits to~~ local communities ~~for sustainably managing their forest~~ and ~~its wildlife (e.g., better education, infrastructure development)~~		\|4.1 Educate local communities about apes and sustainable use
	\|~~Tacugama Community Outreach Programme provides infrastructure as part~~ of ~~its alternative livelihoods programme~~ and ~~supports communities in establishing sustainable sources of income~~ (Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary 2020).		\|Awareness raising to create an understanding of the importance of conservation, forest ecosystem and function, and chimpanzees (Hempel 2013, Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary 2020, Lahai Keifala pers. comm. 2025).
	\|		\|
	\|~~2011~~-Ongoing (~~2020~~)		\|2009-Ongoing (2025)
	\|-		\|-
	\|5 Protection & restoration		\|5 Protection & restoration
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	\|2024		\|2024
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~5 Protection & restoration~~		\|6 Species management
	\|~~Other~~		\|6.9 Rehabilitate injured/orphaned apes
	\|~~Authorities have committed~~ to ~~demolishing illegal structures~~ and ~~prosecuting violators to protect the park's integrity~~ (~~Lahai Keifala pers~~. ~~comm~~. ~~2025~~).		\|Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary takes care of and rehabilitates orphaned chimpanzees (Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary 2020).
	\|~~Ministry~~ of ~~Environment~~ and ~~Climate Change, National Protected Area Authority~~		\|
	\|~~2025~~		\|1995-Ongoing (2020)
			\|-
			\|7 Economic & other incentives
			\|7.2 Provide non-monetary benefits to local communities for sustainably managing their forest and its wildlife (e.g., better education, infrastructure development)
			\|Tacugama Community Outreach Programme provides infrastructure as part of its alternative livelihoods programme and supports communities in establishing sustainable sources of income (Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary 2020).
			\|
			\|2011-Ongoing (2020)
	\|-		\|-
	\|8 Permanent presence		\|8 Permanent presence
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	\|Ongoing (2009)		\|Ongoing (2009)
			\|-
			\|8 Permanent presence
			\|8.3 Permanent presence of staff/manager
			\|Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary has a permanent presence of staff (Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary 2020).
			\|
			\|1995-Ongoing (2020)
			\|-
			\|5 Protection & restoration
			\|Other
			\|Authorities have committed to demolishing illegal structures and prosecuting violators to protect the park's integrity (Lahai Keifala pers. comm. 2025).
			\|Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, National Protected Area Authority
			\|2025
	\|}		\|}