Orangutans are endangered species, Sumatran Orangutans critically so. Some conservationists fear that if their decline continues unchecked they could be all but extinct within 12 years. Orangutan habitat is rapidly disappearing because of the spread of plantations devoted to producing palm oil - a cheap ingredient found in hundreds of products sold in British supermarkets. Our weekly shop in the West is having a catastrophic impact on two of the world's most fascinating species.
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 Sinian Orangutan Portraits - Bobby |
 Palm oil harvest, Sabah, Malaysia - PhotoIanRedmond.co.uk |
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21/04/2013
CANADIAN MINING COMPANY ANNOUNCES INVOLVEMENT IN ACEH GOVERNMENT PLAN TO CLEAR OVER 1.2 MILLION HECTARES OF SUMATRA’S PROTECTED FORESTS... Read more
06/04/2013
Orangutans get rescued from stripped forest by International Animal Rescue in West Kalimantan... Read more
28/03/2013
On Wednesday morning (27th March) another two young orangutans arrived at the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme’s Orangutan...... Read more
01/03/2013
New study reveals biggest palm oil plantations in Congo Basin and impacts on forests and local people http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/... Read more
27/11/2012
The European Commission has approved a scheme that would certify as 'sustainable transport fuel' made from palm oil.... Read more
20/11/2012
Stop subsidising biofuel rainforest destruction Please act now to sign and forward this petition, the deadline is the end of November... Read more
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