Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program

The Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program (BBPP) provides the only income for people from the Bubi town of Ureka, the solitary settlement on Bioko's southern coast and the poorest area of the island. Of about 80 adults in Ureka, BBPP contracts 47, both men and women, in conservation activities focusing on primates and sea turtles.

In 2005, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on BBPP's success in convincing Urecanos to give up hunting in favor of the steady paycheck of conservation work. BBPP's work also aids literacy efforts by teaching local people how to keep detailed written census records and track the location of animals using GPS technology.

BBPP also employs people of Bubi origin at the Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE) in the capital city of Malabo, working with American college students, or analyzing and processing data from animal censes and the bushmeat market.

Please consider supporting BBPP's conservation and education efforts in Ureka and elsewhere with a tax-deductible donation. We are in constant need of new sources of funding to pay salaries in Ureka, provide patrol teams with uniforms, boots, shelter, food and other necessities, and buy and maintain new GPS Cybertracker devices. BBPP also oversees a contingency fund for medical expenses incurred by our employees and their relatives. We also regularly sponsor festivals in Ureka. None of your contribution will pay salaries in the United States; our US-based staff work without pay.

We appreciate your generosity!