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2021 April – Ilham’s Progress - Student Sponsorship Updates Apr 2021

Posted 14 Apr 2021 in Student Sponsorship Updates

Ilham Pratama is an outstanding recipient of the West Borneo Orangutan Caring Scholarship. He is completing his Forestry degree at ...

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Engiven's Cryptocurrency Donation Management Platform Selected by the Orang Utan Republik Foundation - OURF News Apr 2021

Posted 07 Apr 2021 in OURF News

SAN DIEGO, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Engiven, a leading cryptocurrency donation services company, is pleased to announce that the ...

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Only 6.5% of global forests are adequately protected, study finds - Environmental News Apr 2021

Posted 07 Apr 2021 in Environmental News

- Designating land as a protected area (PA) reduces, but does not stop, deforestation, according to a recent study that ...

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2021 April- Glen's Progress - Student Sponsorship Updates Apr 2021

Posted 01 Apr 2021 in Student Sponsorship Updates

Glen Wildodo, recipient of the Central Borneo Orangutan Caring Scholarship in 2019, is in the Forestry Department at the University ...

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New Report Finds Indonesian Forestry Company Cleared Endangered Orangutan Habitat - Mar 2021

Posted 29 Mar 2021

- A new report has identified the secretive Nusantara Fiber group as being responsible for the most deforestation by the ...

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Deforestation in Indonesia hits record low, but experts fear a rebound - Environmental News Mar 2021

Posted 23 Mar 2021 in Environmental News

- The deforestation rate in Indonesia last year fell by 75% to its lowest level since monitoring began in 1990, ...

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2021 March - Prillicia's Progress - Student Sponsorship Updates Mar 2021

Posted 07 Mar 2021 in Student Sponsorship Updates

Prillicia Gumbang, the talented recipient of one of the 2018 Central Borneo Orangutan Caring Scholarships named to honor the life ...

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Rescuing orangutans ‘doesn’t work’ for apes or forests, studies find - Orangutan News Mar 2021

Posted 03 Mar 2021 in Orangutan News

- New research suggests taking Bornean orangutans from degraded habitat and moving them to new areas is not good for ...

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Forest patches amid agriculture are key to orangutan survival: Study - Orangutan News Feb 2021

Posted 27 Feb 2021 in Orangutan News

- A recent study highlights the importance of small fragments of forest amid landscapes dominated by agriculture for ...

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Indonesia to push for mine rehab, reforestation after deadly floods - Environmental News Feb 2021

Posted 15 Feb 2021 in Environmental News

- The Indonesian government plans to reforest watershed areas in the Bornean province of South Kalimantan and compel coal-mining companies ...

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