Welcome to SOCP!
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
SOCP on Facebook – which orangutan has just been released, what happens at the quarantine station... here you get the latest news!
Blind Sumatran Orangutan give birth to healthy twins!
News
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Orangutan recovering from leg surgery!?
Read about the latest report about „Carles Puyol“. This orangutan has broken his leg and has been saved now…
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New Report about Sustaniable Forest Management
Developed in a partnership between PanEco foundation and UNEP, this report demonstrates
that Indonesian society could benefit much more from conserving key Sumatran orangutan forest
Habitat. Press Release:
- See the new UNEP report to this issue: