{"id":163,"date":"2022-03-06T19:48:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T19:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bondiv.org\/index.php\/home-6\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T11:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T11:25:52","slug":"bonobo-diversity-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bondiv.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"163\" class=\"elementor elementor-163\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66423587 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"66423587\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fb53f7b\" data-id=\"4fb53f7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-255e0a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"255e0a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bonobo Diversity Project<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f756955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f756955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br>BonDiv: a collaborative network project <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69632bd7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69632bd7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7143b68\" data-id=\"7143b68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57aca34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57aca34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture2a-768x518.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1349\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture2a-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture2a-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Picture2a.jpg 917w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a6555d4\" data-id=\"4a6555d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d02f220 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d02f220\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span>What is BonDiv<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-976a3e8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"976a3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b13cd90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b13cd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BonDiv (Bonobo Diversity)\u00a0project is a large-scale collaborative research network designed to document intraspecific diversity in bonobos (Pan paniscus), allowing for simultaneous study of multiple sympatric species across 30 sites within the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p><p>By establishing a network of standardized temporal research sites, BonDiv seeks to <span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">understand ecological, behavioural, genetic, and environmental variation\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">across the bonobo range, while simultaneously building local capacity and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">strengthening conservation action.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1bba4a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1bba4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5e4945\" data-id=\"d5e4945\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3298475 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3298475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The origin of BonDiv<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ee9a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20ee9a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b89c5c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b89c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BonDiv project idea was born in Leipzig in 2019, during a discussion between Erin Wessling and Martin Surbeck about the relationship between the ecology and behaviour of bonobos and chimpanzees. From there, it extended to the role of the ecology in the process of speciation between chimpanzees and bonobos, at which point Hjalmar K\u00fchl joined the discussions.<\/p><p>It became clear that replicating or building on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/panafrican.eva.mpg.de\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PanAf project<\/a>\u00a0 and starting such an unprecedented project for Bonobos would help us find the answer to this big question and would reveal the so far unknown bonobo within-species diversity.<\/p><p>In addition, it seemed the right moment to start such an large-scale endeavor, given its high benefits to conservation efforts during times of decline of bonobo and sympatric wildlife in the Congo Basin.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ddcbec\" data-id=\"8ddcbec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd151d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd151d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Primary Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89f4c60 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"89f4c60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-eed4a47 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eed4a47\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8a0af5\" data-id=\"c8a0af5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db9d19f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db9d19f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">1. Characterize bonobo behaviour, ecology, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">diversity; and sympatric wildlife.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb25117\" data-id=\"bb25117\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-800bb9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"800bb9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2. Identify the drivers of bonobo distribution and assess current and emerging threats.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c39dc4\" data-id=\"4c39dc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68eb859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68eb859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>3.\u00a0Build a network of standardized research sites with comparable datasets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f4c5da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f4c5da\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff73b89\" data-id=\"ff73b89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014a9c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"014a9c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>4.\u00a0Equip decision-makers with robust, balanced data on bonobo populations and ecological indicators.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8e554b\" data-id=\"c8e554b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7df728 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7df728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5. Strengthen conservation capacity in DRC through training, workshops, and collaboration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a61821 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a61821\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3a1096\" data-id=\"f3a1096\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88051d0 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88051d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How BonDiv Works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745bfea elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"745bfea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9704e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9704e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Site Selection: BonDiv identifies locations across key habitats and protection statuses.<\/li><li>Researcher Training: in the DRC and Germany.<\/li><li>Field Deployment: Teams travel from Kinshasa to remote field locations.<\/li><li>Grid Establishment: A 25 km\u00b2 grid is installed and monitored for 12 months.<\/li><li>Field Camps: Researchers, assistants, and community members work on-site.<\/li><li>Data Collection: Camera traps, vegetation plots, behavioural observations, eDNA, climate data &amp; more.<\/li><li>Satellite Sites: Additional sampling areas expand coverage.<\/li><li>Data Sharing Platform: Results shared with partners and authorities in real time.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa875fa\" data-id=\"aa875fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e204e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e204e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1-1-1024x521.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2896\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1-1-1024x521.png 1024w, https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1-1-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1-1-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1-1-1536x782.png 1536w, https:\/\/bondiv.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Picture1-1-2048x1043.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f741c6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f741c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b89359f\" data-id=\"b89359f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311b658 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"311b658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why BonDiv Matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ea34d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"94ea34d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ff881 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86ff881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022 <strong>Bonobos remain one of the least studied great apes<\/strong>, existing knowledge is biased toward a small number of long-term research sites, which limits ecological and behavioural characterization, and\u00a0conservation priorities. BonDiv is generating the first standardized, range wide dataset for the bonobos.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2022 <strong>Bonobos &#8211; umbrella species<\/strong>: their conservation requires the protection of large, intact areas of Congo\u00a0Basin forest, which safeguards thousands of other species, critical ecosystem services, and the\u00a0livelihoods of local communities. BonDiv contributes not only to the survival of a single endangered\u00a0species but to broader landscape-scale biodiversity conservation.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2022 Bonobo populations face <strong>habitat loss, forest fragmentation, illegal hunting, and climate change<\/strong>.\u00a0BonDiv strengthens early detection of emerging threats, monitors population trends, and translates\u00a0scientific findings into conservation action through close collaboration with ICCN and local and\u00a0international partners.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u2022 The BonDiv project invests in <strong>Congolese researchers, community-based conservation organizations,\u00a0and\u00a0government institutions<\/strong> through training, co-development of research, and institutional\u00a0partnerships.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f68e6e8\" data-id=\"f68e6e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-057b367 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"057b367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BonDiv Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2502b5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b2502b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80cbd4e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80cbd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; 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font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0B<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">orn in 2019,\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">launched\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;\">in 2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7666906\" data-id=\"7666906\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67be19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f67be19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; 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