Event
Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats; and Third GRASP Council Meeting
The Secretariat of the Partnership for Great Apes Survival (GRASP), provided UNEP and UNESCO, is a unique alliance working to ensure the long-term survival of Great Apes (chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas) and their habitats in Africa and Asia. It has more than 100 members representing range and non-range countries, civil society, NGOs, United Nations agencies, environmental conventions and the private sector.
The 3rd meeting of the GRASP Council is being held in conjunction with the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and their Habitats.
The Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats, also known as the Gorilla Agreement, is a Multilateral Environmental Agreement covering all ten gorilla Range States. The Secretariat works closely with the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP).
These two meetings will define the long-term strategy for the conservation of great apes and their habitats in Africa and Asia.
3rd GRASP Council Meeting
11-14 December 2023
The Council is the governing body of GRASP. The Council sets the overall programme of work for GRASP, and monitors and guides the partnership periodically. Importantly, the Council assesses the relevance of GRASP’s work areas against the current and emerging priorities in the great ape conservation and revises them accordingly, considering the collective value and position of the partnership.
The last meeting of the Council was over a decade ago. Therefore, the 3rd GRASP Council meeting will consider a wide variety of proposals and issues that will determine the long-term strategy for the conservation of great apes and their habitats in Africa and Asia.
Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats
11-15 December 2023
Many gorilla populations are transboundary, and therefore much of the success of conservation efforts depends on transnational cooperation and coordination. The Gorilla Agreement provides governments, IGOs, NGOs, scientists, local people and the international community at large with a legally-binding framework to maintain and restore gorilla populations and their habitats.
The main objectives of the Fourth Meeting of the Parties (MOP4) of the Agreement on the Conservation of Gorillas and Their Habitats (Gorilla Agreement) are to:
strategize the future direction for the implementation of the Gorilla Agreement;
formulate a new Budget and Programme of Work;
review the implementation of the Gorilla Agreement, the Action Plans and the Resolutions;
evaluate the cooperation between the Gorilla Agreement and GRASP; and
discuss institutional arrangements of the Gorilla Agreement.
Participation in the meeting is upon invitation by the Interim Secretariat of the Gorilla Agreement.
