The Kasiisi Project · Elizabeth Ross, Founder & Director · 64 Linnaean Street · Cambridge MA 01238 · USA · +1.617.493.5775
Conservation education has been a key work area for the Kasiisi Project from the beginning. The
project was started by primate researchers at nearby Kibale Forest,
in large part to raise awareness among nearby communities about the criticality of saving the forest and
its denizens. Widespread deforestation and over-cultivation of farmland near the forest have led to
firewood shortages, diminishing production of crops, and adverse changes in weather patterns.
We work with the Kibale Forest Chimpanzee Project, the Jane Goodall Institute of Uganda, the Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Wildlife Clubs, and other groups. A new umbrella organization, the Kibale Forest Coalition for Conservation Education, was formed in 2009 to coordinate activities among these and other conservation groups in the area.