WHO WE ARE
Founded in 1990, the Orangutan Foundation has a unique and diverse approach to orangutan conservation. We support all orangutan species and our work is carried out by a team of skilled and committed Indonesian staff.
We save critically endangered orangutans by protecting their tropical forest habitat, working with local communities and conducting research and education.
Our approach goes beyond that of purely protecting the orangutan. We recognise that orangutans are essential to their habitat, which is unique in its rich biodiversity and crucial for local communities, who are equally dependent on the forests too.
““Conservation is more than protecting a species, it is about saving nature which includes us, ‘the fifth great ape’. The efforts of all of us to prevent climate change will be seen as a defining moment in history, for humanity’s sake and for the health of the whole planet. Tropical forests can play a significant role in guarding against climate change”.”
WHERE WE WORK
INDONESIAN BORNEO
Orangutans are only found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. We work in Central Kalimantan province of Indonesian Borneo in two protected areas: Tanjung Puting National Park (in green) and Lamandau Wildlife Reserve (in orange). We also support programmes in Belantikan Raya (in blue).
we help to protect three forested areas…
TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK
4,400 critically endangered orangutans
393,800 acres of habitat
The park is home to one of the largest orangutan populations in Borneo. Orangutan Foundation helps to protect this globally important forest ecosystem through habitat protection and research.
LAMANDAU WILDLIFE RESERVE
600+ critically endangered orangutans
158,144 acres of habitat
Lamandau Wildlife Reserve is a designated and protected orangutan reintroduction site. Here we run a soft-release programme for orphaned orangutans, and conduct post-release monitoring for previously-reintroduced orangutans. Within the Reserve we carry out reforestation, habitat protection and research.
THE BELANTIKAN ARUT REGION
3,100 critically endangered orangutans
1,193,600 acres of habitat
80% of orangutans live outside of protected areas, meaning non-protected forests are also crucial for orangutan survival. The Belantikan Arut Region is one of the few areas where orangutan populations can thrive within well-managed forest concessions.
The Foundation supports Yayorin who established the Belantikan Conservation Programme to help concessions with forest management.
The area’s remarkably unique biodiversity, includes the spectacular amorphophallus flower which can reach up to two metres tall, and the Bornean Flat-Headed Frog, once believed to be the world’s only lungless frog.
MEET OUR TEAM
We have a very small team in London and 66 staff in Indonesia.
UK Office
Ashley Leiman
Director/Trustee and Founder
Yarrow Robertson
Director of Indonesian Programmes
Coreen Reilly
Finance Manager
Felix Roland
Communication and Operations Officer
INDONESIAN OFFICE
Uly Siregar
Finance Manager
Jakirudin
Protection Manager
Efrin Setia Putra
Protection Officer
Iqbal Tawakkal
GIS Specialist/Office Supervisor
Drh Dimas Y R Lazuardi
Veterinarian
Drh Bambang Setyawan
Veterinarian
Azhari Purbatrapsila
Reintroduction Manager
Andika Krismondo
Landscape Conservation Manager
Dhima
Landscape Conservation Officer
Anxious Yoga Perdana
Programme Manager
Dian Hardadi
Camp Supervisor
Iman Akbar Muhtianda
Research Manager
Nahda
Reforestation Supervisor
Novita Amalia
Species and Habitat Specialist
Ayu Pusparini
Communications Officer
Fitri Eryana
Finance and Administration Support
Siti Fatimah Yusfi Martika Putri
Education Staff
Anggana Respati Lugina
Protection Supervisor
Orangutan foundation Board of Trustees
Our Board of Trustees provide expert advice and guidance that has enabled the Foundation to grow and develop into a highly respected and successful charity.
MS ASHLEY LEIMAN OBE (CHAIRPERSON) is the Director of the Orangutan Foundation which she founded in 1990. Ashley has been actively involved in Asian conservation for over 40 years. In 1985 she was on the organising committee of the Rainforest Alliance. In 1986, she studied with Dr. Birute Galdikas in Tanjung Puting National Park, Indonesian Borneo. In 2006, Ashley received an OBE for her services to orangutan conservation and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
GUY SANDERS (TREASURER) is a Chartered Accountant and Treasurer with experience with many international companies. He has an interest in wildlife and conservation, and brings a wealth of experience and valued external business perspective to the Orangutan Foundation.
MR IAN REDMOND OBE is a tropical field biologist and conservationist known for his work with great apes and elephants, and is an Ambassador for the Convention on Migratory Species. In 2006, Ian was appointed OBE for his services to conservation.
PROFESSOR JACK RIELEY is a world expert on tropical peatlands and their conservation. Tropical Peatland. He is vice-president of the International Peat Society and a member of Ramsar's Coordinating Committee for Global Action on Peatlands.
SIR RICHARD GOZNEY, KCMG, CVO was a British diplomat for 39 years. He served twice as British Ambassador to Indonesia. He first saw orangutans at the old Bohorok Station in North Sumatra in the mid-1970s, and later visited the Orangutan Foundation in Central Kalimantan.
RICHARD ROBINOW has been engaged in the plantation business for over forty years. His companies have been early adopters of responsible agricultural practices.
OUR PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
Conservation is collective. That’s why we work in partnership with the Indonesian government and local parks and organisations to deliver our critical programmes.
Aloha Aina Conservation Fund
Arcus Foundation
Bare Kind
Barham Charitable Trust
Blackpool Zoo
Born Free Foundation
Brian Matthews
Carousel Calenders
Colchester Zoological Society
Discworld Convention
Dublin Zoo
Faltrego
Gary Hodges
Ian Wood
Orang-Utans In Not E.V. (Orangutans In Peril)
Ozone
Reed Foundation
Scent Trail
Shah Rogers Photography
Simon Gibson Charitable Trust
The Gemini Foundation
The Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust
The Joan Cullen Charitable Trust
The Orangutan Project
Viridian Nutrition Ltd
Wilhelma Zoological and Botanical Garden Stuttgart
CONTACT US
You can get in touch by email at info@orangutan.org.uk, by phone at (+44) 20 7724 2912 or by completing the below form.
