Orangutan experts plead for Australian food manufacturers to reject palm oil
Apes, elephants, rhinos and tigers at dire risk if unsustainable palm oil plantations allowed in Sumatran reserve
22 August 2014 - theguardian.com - One of the world’s leading orangutan experts has called on Australian food manufacturers to speed up efforts to ditch unsustainable palm oil, warning that the situation “has never been so desperate” for the threatened primates. Dr Ian Singleton, head of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program, said the apes, with the Sumatran elephant, rhino and tiger, were facing a “major extinction event” due to plans to open up a critical reserve for logging and construction.
Representatives of Presidential Candidates Discuss Environmental Agenda in Forum Supported by Five Orangutan Advocacy Groups
3 July 2014- Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia’s presidential candidates expressed aspects of their environmental agenda through their representatives during an evening gathering of news media reporters and nongovernmental organizations. Sponsored by five orangutan advocacy groups (Orang Utan Republik Foundation, The Orangutan Project, Orangutan Conservancy, Orangutan Outreach, and Orangutan Land Trust), the discussion/debate took place at Café Resto, Complex Ismail Marzuki, Cikini, Central Jakarta, Thursday (03/07) and featured Wahyu Widodo, representing the presidential candidate team of Joko Widodo/Jusuf Kalla, and Syamsul Bahri, representing the presidential candidate team of Prabowo Subianto/Hatta Rajasa.
Collaboration of Orangutan Organizations Support Debate/Discussion of Environmental Position of Candidates for Next President of Indonesia
1 July 2014 - Jakarta, Indonesia. In advance of the upcoming Indonesian presidential elections on July 9th, a group of nonprofit organizations with a focus on orangutan conservation has teamed up to sponsor a debate and discussion on the environmental position of the two candidates for Indonesia's highest office. Representatives for the president/vice-president teams of Prabowo Subianto/Hatta Rajasa and Joko Widodo/Jusuf Kalla will face off on Thursday, July 3, 2014, at the Gallery Cafe Taman Ismail Marzukiin Jakarta from 4pm-7pm.
Sixteen Students from Borneo and Sumatra Receive Orangutan Caring Scholarships
OC and OURF Announce New Orangutan Alliance
15 May 2014 - Los Angeles, CA. In a new alliance, two of California’s premier orangutan conservation NGOs (Orangutan Conservancy and Orang Utan Republik Foundation) have forged a coalition to battle the plight facing orangutans in 2014.
The California Orangutan Alliance (COA) combines the strength of each organization’s many years of experience in Indonesia to make an impactful and lasting difference in the lives of orangutans and their rainforest home.
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