Learn more about how conservationists are working to save this iconic species, and what you can do to help.
Education is crucial to overcoming the conservation challenges facing orangutans, especially in the long term. It's also a key part of our mission. The programs and projects that we fund ... Read more
Tourism is one of the world’s fastest-growing industries, and ecotourism is one of its leading sectors. Ecotourism is growing by 10-15% every year (Matthews, 2002). Ecotourism is travel to natural ... Read more
At the margins of Indonesia’s remaining rainforests, where agricultural land, villages, and wilderness converge, a critical battle is being waged for the survival of orangutans and countless other species. The ... Read more
Due to the illegal wildlife trade and the rate of deforestation in Indonesia and Malaysia over the last 40 years, there's been an alarming increase in captive orangutans - in ... Read more
The collective power of discerning shoppers can influence manufacturers in favor of using ingredients and materials that are less destructive to the environment, including orangutan habitat. However, choosing products that ... Read more
Indonesia is one of the most biodiverse nations on Earth—and home to the last remaining wild orangutans. These great apes, found only in Sumatra and Borneo, rely on large tracts ... Read more
Tropical deforestation is a far-reaching and long-lasting problem in Indonesia. In the past several decades, there has been an effort to reverse its effects (Austin et al., 2018). Read more
Almost 80% of the remaining orangutan population live outside of protected conservation areas (Jong, 2017), and they are often separated from each other in the fragmented patches of forest that ... Read more
The survival of orangutans—Asia’s only great apes—is tightly bound to the fate of the tropical forests they inhabit. As these forests face ongoing threats from agricultural expansion, particularly for palm ... Read more