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Preparing a BonDiv site
Field preparations at a BonDiv site include building natural-material structures and setting up spaces for the study.
Arriving at a BonDiv site, Inkomu
From Kinshasa Chaos to the Heart of the Rainforest
BonDiv expands to nine research sites
Training of new researchers and launch of the second round of BonDiv sites
Final BonDiv workshop
The final workshop of the first round of BonDiv sites was held in Kinshasa in January 2025, bringing together 32 participants, including BonDiv researchers, local partners, ICCN members, and funders.
A day at a BonDiv site
Maisie Ettinger, a BonDiv researcher from the first round of sites, shares what a typical day at a research site is like.
Data and sample collection
BonDiv research teams follow the same protocol for data and sample collection at all the sites
Establishing the camps
In collaboration with local partners, BonDiv sites are established in existing infrastructure, from scratch in the forest or in villages.
Looking for bonobos
Once on the ground, the teams surveyed the area to identify the most suitable location for the placement of the grid where the data collection will be performed for a minimum of 12 months.
On the way to the research sites
At the end of July 2023, after the Initial BonDiv Workshop, the researchers started their trip to their respective BonDiv sites.
First Initial BonDiv workshop​
Took place in Kinshasa, putting together a total of 36 participants, including BonDiv researchers, local partners, members of ICCN, and other associated in-country practitioners and funders.