WWF: Orangutans drop 30% in Malaysia palm oil estates
Orangutan populations in forest patches found in oil palm estates in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah fell as much as 30 percent in 15 years, but the overall population of the species in the area is stable, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said.Reuters, 18 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation, Sabah Orangutan habitats being cleared in areas near palm oil mills, report finds
A new study identifies the palm oil mills in Indonesia with the most clearance of orangutan habitat happening around them.Mongabay, 18 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation Orangutan habitats being cleared in areas near palm oil mills, report finds
A new study identifies the palm oil mills in Indonesia with the most clearance of orangutan habitat happening around them.Mongabay, 18 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation As High-Profile Conservationists Including Ed Begley Jr. Continue To Fight To End The Destruction Caused By The Palm Oil Industry, History-Making Bill To Protect Orangutans & Their Rainforest Habitat Advances In California Senate
The California Deforestation-Free Procurement Act; a critical bill designed to combat threats, such as climate change and the palm oil industry, co-sponsored by Peace 4 Animals, has advanced to the State Senate Appropriations Committee. The move follows last week's vote in its favor by the Committee on Governmental Organization.Yahoo, 17 July 2019
United States, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation, California senate Balancing palm oil and protected forests to conserve orangutans
Orangutan populations have decreased in fragmented forest areas near palm oil plantations, but they have remained fairly stable in protected forests, giving conservationists some hope for the species' future amid continued decline, according to a new study.Environmental Health News, 17 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation Orangutan numbers fall in Sabah forests 'within oil palm landscapes'
The orangutan population in forest patches within Sabah's oil palm plantations have dwindled over the past 15 years, a survey by WWF-Malaysia has found.Malaysia Kini, 17 July 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation Balancing palm oil and protected forests to conserve orangutans
Orangutan populations have decreased in fragmented forest areas near palm oil plantations, but they have remained fairly stable in protected forests, giving conservationists some hope for the species' future amid continued decline, according to a new study.Environmental Health News, 17 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation The real victims of the palm oil industry are orangutans
Many people are lured to Indonesia and Malaysia because of the palm oil industry. But orangutans like Hope are the real victims, says Hannah Beech.Independent, 12 July 2019
Indonesia, Malaysia, Palm Oil, orangutan, palm oil plantation Displaced by Palm Oil: Indonesia's last Orangutans
This week’s Photogenie theme is titled Disruptive Dependence. Through visual stories, our curators research the question “How is agricultural production affecting communities and the environment?”PhotoGenie, 26 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil plantation, orangutan Out on a limb: Unlikely collaboration boosts orangutans in Borneo
Groups in Indonesia are protecting orangutans by looking out for the people they share the forest with.Mongabay, 12 June 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, Timber, deforestation, orangutan