Great ape populations are declining at an alarming rate world-wide. The continuing destruction of habitat, in combination with the growth in the commSercial bushmeat trade in Africa and increased logging activities in Indonesia, have lead scientists to suggest that the majority of great ape populations will be extinct in the next ten to twenty years.

The purpose of the Great Apes Survival Project is to provide a framework into which all the individual conservation efforts of governments, wildlife departments, academics, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), UN agencies and others can be layered to ensure maximum efficiency, effective communication and successful targeting of resources. GRASP is an ambitious initiative, which while recognising the autonomy and independence of existing initiatives, seeks to create a harmonious and coordinated network, in order to halt the decline of the great apes.

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