Volume I: Extractive Industries and Ape Conservation
This, the first in the biennial series, draws attention to the evolving context within which great ape and gibbon habitats increasingly interface with extractive industries. It identifies complementary objectives or mutually acceptable trade-offs and compromises that seek to reconcile ape conservation and welfare with economic and social development.
Read MoreVolume II: Industrial Agriculture and Ape Conservation
In view of rising global demand for food and other products, this volume of State of the Apes examines the evolving interaction between industrial agriculture and the conservation of apes and their habitats. More specifically, it explores the drivers behind agricultural expansion and addresses ways to minimize and mitigate its impact on biodiversity.
Read MoreVolume III: Infrastructure Development and Ape Conservation
Intended for a broad range of policymakers, investors, industry experts, decision makers, academics, researchers and NGOs, this volume examines the evolving interaction between infrastructure development and the conservation of apes and their habitats. It also explores the drivers behind infrastructure expansion and ways to minimize and mitigate its impact on biodiversity.
Read MoreVolume IV: Killing, Capture, Trade and Conservation
This volume focuses on the impact of the killing, capture and trade in apes on ape survival and welfare. It presents in-depth analyses, relevant legal and regulatory frameworks, the cultural and socioeconomic drivers of the trade, and the responses from different stakeholders, including conservation initiatives and enforcement strategies in ape range states.
Read MoreVolume V: Disease, Health and Ape Conservation
This volume examines ape conservation and welfare through the lens of disease and health, exploring such factors as the ethics of intervening in and managing ape health; the impact of research and tourism activities on apes; the One Health approach; and disaster management.
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