Section on Great Apes (SGA)
Learn about the section of the Primate Specialist Group dedicated to the conservation of our closest primate kin – bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans.

A.P.E.S. database & State of the Apes reports
Learn about two collaborative initiatives supporting great ape conservation. Some unpublished reports are also available here.

Action Plans
In-depth documents that provide comprehensive information on the status of each species and species-specific conservation strategies.

Best Practices
A series of expert guidelines designed to address critical issues in great ape conservation.

COVID-19 and great apes ** updated April 2021

IFC Performance Standard 6 & ARRC Task Force
Learn about the International Finance Corporation’s PS6, and the Task Force working to Avoid, Reduce, Restore negative impacts from energy, extractive and associated infrastructure projects on apes and contribute to their Conservation (ARRC).

POSITION STATEMENTS

On the expansion of oil palm plantations in Africa

Tapanuli orangutans
A statement on the Tapanuli orangutan and a factcheck report on Batang Toru Hydropower.