Successes 4 Apes

The Guardian | David Hewitt | 14 December 2011

Bicycles are powering films that teach communities about the plight of the gorillas and their natural habitat

14/12/2011
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mongabay.com | Rhett Butler | December 2011

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Two Indonesian plantation companies have signed an agreement to train workers not to kill or injure orangutans and other protected species. 

The agreement was brokered by the Indonesian government between Orangutan Foundation International (OFI), a non-profit with operations in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, and two major plantation firms: PT Smart, one of Indonesia's largest palm oil producers, and PT Lontar Papyrus, which supplies wood-pulp to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). Both companies are holdings of the Sinar Mas Group.

06/12/2011
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Members of the European Parliament have voted 'Yes' to the labelling of palm oil on food products, allowing shoppers to make choices about what they buy, and supporting vital changes in the palm oil industry as food companies will be encouraged to shift to sustainable sources of the ingredient. 

A coalition of conservation organisations, including Elephant Family, the Sumatran Orangutan Society, the Orangutan Foundation, Save the Rhino, The Jane Goodall Institute‐UK, the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, and the Ape Alliance have, with their supporters, been lobbying MEPs to ensure that a new regulation on food information to consumers includes the mandatory labelling of palm oil on food packaging. On 6th July, with an overwhelming majority of 678 votes, MEPs voted in favour of clear labelling of specific vegetable oils, including palm oil. 

08/07/2011
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A population of the world's largest gorilla subspecies has increased despite ongoing human conflict, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). 

http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0415-grauers_gorillas_congo.html

03/05/2011
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Things are looking up for gorillas in Cameroon, according to a new count of the great apes.

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/stories/gorilla-stronghold-found-apes-still-in-danger

29/03/2011
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In November 2010, Ape Alliance organised Hope4Apes, an event which would help to raise conservation awareness of the Great Apes.

Hosted by Sir David Attenborough, the night was an unparalleled success, with over £32,000 being raised for the different projects that Hope4Apes and Ape Alliance supported.

01/01/2011
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