Tag Habitat-Loss

Fight for survival: The battle to save the last Tapanuli orangutans - Orangutan News Jun 2023

Posted 04 Jun 2023 in Orangutan News

• The Tapanuli orangutan was described in 2017 as a new great ape species, and with a population of less ...

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Orangutan death in Sumatra points to human-wildlife conflict, illegal trade - Orangutan News Mar 2023

Posted 15 Mar 2023 in Orangutan News

• The case of an orangutan that died shortly after its capture by farmers in northern Sumatra has ...

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Sustainability pledges help Indonesia produce palm oil with less deforestation - Environmental News Oct 2022

Posted 31 Oct 2022 in Environmental News

• Deforestation that’s associated with palm oil has fallen by 82% over the past decade in Indonesia, the world’s ...

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Human-Orangutan Conflict and Orangutan Translocation - Orangutan News Aug 2022

Posted 16 Aug 2022 in Orangutan News

International Orangutan Day is celebrated each August 19th! It is a momentous day that highlights the orangutan and ...

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Deforestation in Borneo threatens one in four orangutans, study says - Orangutan News Jul 2022

Posted 26 Jul 2022 in Orangutan News

• Deforestation in Borneo will destroy the habitat of more than 26,000 orangutans, a quarter of the population of the ...

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As dry season starts in Indonesia, risk of fires — and haze — looms - Environmental News Jul 2022

Posted 25 Jul 2022 in Environmental News

• There’s a degree of risk that Southeast Asia may see the return of transboundary haze this year from forest ...

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In a national park plagued by encroachers, Indonesia tries a new approach - Environmental News Mar 2022

Posted 21 Mar 2022 in Environmental News

- For years, people have settled illegally in national parks around Indonesia, clearing the land and farming it in the ...

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Future of orangutans in balance as company with Scottish roots searches for gold - Orangutan News Jun 2021

Posted 24 Jun 2021 in Orangutan News

GOLD… is the colour of an orangutan’s hair in the morning, as they rise, backlit by the sun in their ...

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FSC-certified Indonesian logger may have cleared orangutan habitat: Report - Orangutan News May 2021

Posted 17 May 2021 in Orangutan News

- A secretive Indonesian company group, Alas Kusuma, has allegedly cleared orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo, according to a ...

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Indonesia says no new coal plants from 2023 (after the next 100 or so) - Environmental News May 2021

Posted 12 May 2021 in Environmental News

- Indonesia plans to stop building new coal-fired plants after 2023, with additional electrical capacity to be generated only from ...

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