Our background
About us
Date of establishment: October 29, 2004
Representative: Takeshi Furuichi
EIN: 6180005009419
Purposes stated in the articles of association:
This NPO provides livelihood support and education to local residents at around the Wamba area, Democratic Republic of Congo for the conservation of bonobos and forest. The purpose is to contribute to the protection of Bonobo (local name: Bilia) and to facilitate the general understanding of bonobos.
Activities:
(1) Conservation activities of bonobos and forest
(2) Environmental education for the conservation of bonobos
(3) Livelihood support for residents at the bonobo habitat
Director & Auditor
Chef director：Takeshi FURUICHI ¹
Vice director：Naoki MATSUURA ²
Commissioners：Testuya SAKAMAKI ³
Chie HASHIMOTO ¹
Nahoko TOKUYAMA ⁴
Auditor：Hiroyuki TAKEMOTO ¹
1. Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
2. School of International Relations, University of Shizuoka
3. The Antwerp Zoo Foundation
4. Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
Contact us
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
41-2 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-0081, Japan
Takeshi FURUICHI
Tel: +81-568-63-0567
Email: bonobos.scb at gmail.com