The Sumatran
Orangutan Conservation Programme is a unique collaborative programme of NGOs
and the Indonesian government fighting for the survival of the orangutan in
Sumatra. This comprehensive and integrated programme includes not only orangutan reintroduction, but also research, habitat protection and environmental education as well.
The Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme SOCP is a collaborative programme of the PanEco Foundation, working with the Indonesian Government's Department of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation PHKA, Yayasan Ekosistem Lestari YEL (Foundation for a Sustainable Ecosystem) and the Frankfurt Zoological Society. The main coordinating office is located in Medan, North Sumatra, and the programme's various activities are implemented at different locations across the island. The SOCP tackles all aspects of Sumatran orangutan conservation including:
Confiscation, quarantine and re-introduction of illegal pet orangutans
Habitat conservation and protection
Conservation education and awareness raising
Surveys and monitoring of wild orangutan populations
Field research into conservation and ecology of wild orangutans
Save the Tripa Peat Swamps
Please take a minute to watch this.... Tripa is on fire right now and those orangutans are disappearing
as I write... for more information to help, see news on the right side!
Indonesia Investigating Palm Oil Companies Over Forest Fires
Indonesia has launched a criminal investigation into the burning of a
peatland forest on Sumatra island that environmentalists said resulted
in the deaths of orangutans, an official said on Tuesday. more >>
EPA Underestimates Emissions from Palm-Based Biofuels
Scientific and environmental groups announced that they will submit
comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to
EPA's proposed finding that palm oil should not qualify for inclusion in
the EPA's Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) this morning. more >>
Regency head calls for stop to palm oil development in contested peat forest in Indonesia
The acting head of Nagan Raya Regency — the location of Tripa peat swamp
— on Thursday demanded a stop to a controversial palm oil development
project that conservationists say threatens a population of endangered
orangutans, reportsSerambi Indonesia. more >>
Indonesia may have lost 5m hectares of forest cover since moratorium
Indonesia may have lost a staggering five million hectares of forest
since President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono announced a two year moratorium
on deforestation last year, Greenpeace Indonesia said on Thursday. more >>
New report on Tripa by Rainforest Action Network is now available