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AI: A New Frontier for Orangutan Conservation - Environmental News Nov 2023

Posted 08 Nov 2023 in Environmental News , Orangutan News , OURF News

As we embrace this year’s theme for Orangutan Caring Week, "Leveraging AI to Protect Orangutans and Global Biodiversity," we are ...

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In Sumatra, increased orangutan sightings point to growing threats to the apes - Orangutan News Mar 2023

Posted 23 Mar 2023 in Orangutan News

• Villagers in the Batang Toru forest in northern Sumatra say orangutan sightings in their farms and settlements ...

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How many orangutans does $1 billion save? Depends how you spend it, study finds - Orangutan News Apr 2022

Posted 02 Apr 2022 in Orangutan News

- A recent study evaluating spending on orangutan conservation, calculated to amount to more than $1 billion over the past ...

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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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Groups welcome decline in deforestation in Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem - Environmental News Jan 2022

Posted 05 Jan 2022 in Environmental News

Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem experienced a decline in deforestation in 2021, after an increase in forest loss in 2020 linked to ...

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Orangutan Habitat Conservation in the COVID-19 World - Environmental Blog Aug 2021

Posted 28 Aug 2021 in Environmental Blog

By T. Joseph Cravens.   Because orangutans are already threatened by habitat loss and illegal hunting in ...

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Eighth Annual Pongo Awards to be Supported by the Indonesian Consulate General to Honor Environmental Achievement - OURF News May 2021

Posted 28 May 2021 in OURF News

The evening event will celebrate Indonesian biodiversity while acknowledging individuals, organizations, and media for environmental achievement. 

NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS ...

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ORANGUTAN CARING WEEK - November 8-14, 2020 - "PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY FOR A HEALTHY PLANET" - OURF News Oct 2020

Posted 04 Oct 2020 in OURF News

A very appropriate theme, "Protecting Biodiversity for a Healthy Planet," has been chosen for Orangutan Caring Week this year ...

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