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Welcome to Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme
The primary goal of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) is the conservation of the sumatran orangutan, a species currently listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ by the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources).
 

Latest Headlines

13 July 2008
More about the dramatic situation in Tripa Peat Swamp Forest (Aceh)
We just have received more information from PanEco office in Berg am Irchel about the dramatic problems of the Tripa Peat Swamp Forest, west coast of Aceh. Two new PanEco documents are now available :
- The Tripa Value Report (PDF doc)
- A summary of this Report (also PDF doc)

Another website is worth a visit:
- The Forest Now Declaration
"If we lose forests, we lose the fight against climate change..."­
11 July 2008
The first great ape species to go extinct ?
A new survey published in Oryx* magazine established the Sumatran orang-utan population at 6,624. This is a sharp reduction from the previous estimate of 7,501 orang-utans (Singleton et al., 2004). It is clear that the population is in rapid decline, and unless extraordinary efforts are made soon, the Sumatran orang-outan could become the first great ape species to go extinct.
* Oryx - the International Journal of Conservation, is a leading scientific journal in the field of conservation biology and management, and is published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International.
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In order to help our visitors, and especially the students, who would be interested to find a job or a scholarship or even to participate to an important event related to the protection of the environment world, we have add some new sections, listed in our navigation bar on the left of our page.