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Report links pulpwood estate clearing Bornean orangutan habitat to RGE Group
JAKARTA — Indonesia is experiencing a resurgence in forest clearance due to the expansion of pulpwood and oil palm plantations, reversing years of declining deforestation associated with these two industries. And at the forefront of this new wave of deforestation is a single company: PT Mayawana Persada.
#Deforestation #ClimateCrimes #Indonesia #HabitatDestruction #Orangutans
Palm oil plantations increase risk of infant death for Southern Pig-tailed Macaques
In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…Palm Oil Detectives
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Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
Critically endangered Bornean Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals in the world. Although they spend a lot of time in the trees they also walk significant distances on the ground. Historical…Palm Oil Detectives
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Palm oil plantations increase risk of infant death for Southern Pig-tailed Macaques
In Peninsular Malaysia, a new study published in Cell Biology by a team led by Dr Anna Holzner of German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig has found that infant…Palm Oil Detectives
Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
Critically endangered Bornean Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals in the world. Although they spend a lot of time in the trees they also walk significant distances on the ground. Historical…Palm Oil Detectives
The lengthy childhood of endangered orangutans is written in their teeth
Orangutan populations in the wild are critically endangered, and one of the things that may hamper their survival is the time they take to rear new offspring. An orangutan mother will not give birt…Palm Oil Detectives
Human actions have led to the deaths of more than 100,000 Bornean orangutans since 1999, mainly for crop protection, bushmeat or the illegal wildlife trade.
For the first time in 15 years, researchers surveyed residents of Kalimantan, the Indonesian section of Borneo, to find out why people kill the great apes and whether conservation projects help protect them.
by Madeline Reinsel
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/killings-of-bornean-orangutans-could-lead-to-their-extinction/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Wildlife #Orangutans #GreatApes #Animals
Killings of Bornean orangutans could lead to their extinction
Only about 100,000 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) remain, less than half of their original numbers.Rhett Butler (Conservation news)
First Resources has consistently denied operating shadow companies. However, The Gecko Project gathered insider testimony and corporate documents linking the company and the Fangiono family to plantations clearing rainforest in Indonesian Borneo.
T G P calculates that companies controlled by the group have cleared more than 95,000 hectares (235,000 acres) of forest since First Resources announced its zero-deforestation pledge in 2015.
#PalmOil #Indonesia #Orangutans
Investigation shows ‘shadow companies’ linked to Indonesia palm oil giant First Resources
One of the world’s largest palm oil companies appears to have overseen a network of companies responsible for deforestation of tens of thousands of hectares, according to a new investigation published by The Gecko Project, a London-based investigativ…Isabel Esterman (Conservation news)
Killings of Bornean orangutans could lead to their extinction
Only about 100,000 Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) remain, less than half of their original numbers.Rhett Butler (Conservation news)
Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii
Sumatran Orangutans are iconic species of South East Asia. They live in moist lowland forest, montane forest and peat swamps of Sumatra. Rarely do they travel on the ground and spend most of their …Palm Oil Detectives
Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
Critically endangered Bornean Orangutans are the largest arboreal mammals in the world. Although they spend a lot of time in the trees they also walk significant distances on the ground. Historical…Palm Oil Detectives
Someone: "I'm going #PalmOil free for the #Orangutans"
my brain:
don’t say it
don’t say it
don’t say it
don’t say it
don’t say it
Me: "Maybe you could go plant-based too for the 120 species lost every single day?" 🦧
Someone: "I'm going #PalmOil free for the #Orangutans"
my brain:
don’t say it
don’t say it
don’t say it
don’t say it
don’t say it
Me: "Maybe you could go plant-based too for the 120 species lost every single day?" 🦧
#NationalWildlifeDay
#WildlifeDay
#CPTPP
#PalmOil
#Badenoch
#Orangutans
#DestructionOfForests
https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/kemi-badenoch-defends-palm-oil-calling-it-a-great-product-after-cptpp-trade-criticised-for-endangering-orangutans-4087974
If you've never seen the short film "Green", about the effects of palm oil cultivation on orangutans, it's available for free:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WNgoqBGw4Y
Incredibly powerful.
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GREEN a film by Patrick Rouxel
Multi award winning. Set in Indonesia. Meet Green, an orangutan and victim of human impact. Follow the devastating journey as her home is destroyed by loggin...YouTube