Project description 
(1)Project Site Description
a) Gravity of reforestation of tropical rain forests 
Molota Village is located in tropical rain forests of central Guinea, 
and its population is around 10,000 people. 
The climate of southern part down the central Guinea is that of typical tropics, 
which has rainy season as well as dry season. 
Each season lasts about 6 months. The rain forests exists only here in West Africa, 
and the rainfalls in this area is the most among West Africa, which is 2,000 to 3,000mm 
annually. 

Around 1958 when Guinea first declared of its independence, deforestation was not so 
serious in the rain forests of Moloa Village so that various animals including 
primates were still found and food was relaticely abundant. 
Though the villagers pursued slash-and-burn agriculture (shifting cultivation )in a 
part of the rain forests, the products were not ruined by primates since villagers made 
the land in fallow for 5 - 7 years in turn. 
Later foreign capital started to cut the woods for commercial export, the rain forests 
was devastated drastically. 
This deforestation were shown among the trees that provided constant food for primates.


b) Urgency of primates protection activities 
The primates living in Mt. Keba located in the center of Moloa Village could not get 
enough food due to the deforestation, so that they had no other way but to take agriculture 
products. 
On the other hand, villagers had to get rid of primates with trap and guns in order to 
protect the products, which led to reduction in primates.

(2)Description of Activities
Aiming for the prevention of products damage as well as for the co-existence of primates 
and villagers, SUPA started to plant trees that bore fruits primates favored in 
vacant lot with the cooperation of villagers. 
In the fiscal year of 1999, 12,000 saplings including Cashew nut, Mango and Nere were 
planted in 3 hamlets of Molota Village, totaling of 42 hectares field. 
In the fiscal year of 2,000 the following activities are to be carried out.


a) Growing seedlings 
It is one of the most critical issues for successful reforestation to produce 
excellent saplings. 
We produced 12,000 saplings in fiscal year 1999, and will produce 20,000 and 
then ship 17,500 in fiscal year 2000. 
It is inevitable to obtain good seeds for the production of saplings, so that 
we plan to get them from Guinea Ministry of Forestry, following fiscal year 1999.


b) Planting 
One-time slas-and-burnt field are to be used for planting, since local villagers 
deteriorated the soil of the field due to repetitive cultivation over years. 
We will plant about 250 saplings per hectare at intervals of approximately 
6.5m in 70 hectares field, up to 17,500 saplings. 
The main types of those saplings incluude Cashew nut and Mango that primates favor, 
and they are planted during the prime time of rainy season(June-August).


c) Taking care of saplings 
It is necessary to take care of saplings regularly for least 3 years in order to 
make them grow healthy. 
The main work includes weeding in rainy season, establishin 4-metre-fire protection 
belts in dry season and water supply.


d) Obsevation of primates and realization of protection 
In order to realize the ultimate goal of co-existence of local village and primates, 
it is inevitable for villagers to understand primates' mode of life. 
We will build 2 huts for observing the mode of life including their activities 
while we will teach villagers about the meaning og protecting primates.


e) Anticipation outcomes 
It is our ultimate goal to realize the reforestation for the sake of primates 
and to secure their original inhabitant, which results in separation of inhabitants. 
We expect to see its evidence within 3 -5 years. 
It is too soon to judge the results every fiscal year.

(3)SUPA
In Guinea in West Africa where some of the most indigent nations are gathered, 
the life of local people was threatened and repetitive slash-and-burn agriculture 
over years. 
The deforestation also caused lack of food dor primates so that primates started 
to take farm crops. 
And now local villagers try to exterminate the primates. 
For building the better environment as well as for the support of independency 
of local villagers, the activities of SUPA include followings;


a) Rich soils using compost, spread of prganic farming method, development 
of new sort of vegetables for cash and sales support for increase in srops


b) Support for reforesting useful trees for feeding primates as well as for 
preventing crop from damaging by primates


c) Support for preventive measures against endemic diseases include malaria, 
yellow fever, and filariasis that suffer local villagers.



SUPA was first established in Tokyo on April 1998 and started to organize activities
mentioned above.
An ex-international student in Japan was hired as a manager of local staffs and we have
already seen positive results.
The number of local staffs increases in 7 in 2000, and the working area will spread
to 3 places.
In fiscal year of 1999, we will plant trees for primates in 42 hectares of deforested
area, for the further prevention from damages of crops by primates.
The reforestation project will go on in the fiscal year of 2000, and another
100 hectares will be reforested.
The headquarter of SUPA is located in Tokyo, 13 officials and 11 staffs(including
both full-time and part-time) work for the management of SUPA.
The number of SUPA members is around 200.