Community interview in Boma village (one of the study area communities located in the north of the Jaibui Island). © Mustapha Sesay

Additionally, investigations into the skills which exist among the community members and other opportunities within the study site for the initiation of forest-based tourism will be carefully considered for the benefit of the surrounding community members. The information which will be gathered through this study will be used to inform management planning for the long-term conservation of the three primate species and their habitat (­Jaibui Island), and at other sites where local communities are situated close to wildlife habitats. Also, its outcome can serve as a wakeup call to draw the attention of decision makers to place priorities in protecting community forests with evidence of threatened species that are of conservation interest and importance. Through engagement with the primary stakeholders within the study area, the implementation of this project will serve as a platform for building the capacity of the community youths in biodiversity monitoring activities and in conserving their own resources as they will be involved in the ecological data collection activity and training during the process. The adopted methods and techniques for the successful implementation of this project include stakeholder analysis, survey and questionnaire, encounter-based surveys along systematically placed line transects, reconnaissance walks, and stakeholders’ workshop.