FORESTS
The protection of low-lying tropical forests (prime orangutan habitat) is crucial to this great ape’s survival, but there are many other benefits too. Conserving rainforest protects thousands of unique and precious species and safeguards crucial carbon stores that are sequestered in the ecosystem. We protect and restore tropical forest in Borneo.
HABITAT PROTECTION PROGRAMME
We help to protect over 500,000 acres of tropical forest in Tanjung Puting National Park and Lamandau Wildlife Reserve, together home to over 5,000 critically endangered orangutans.
Guard posts and patrols
We protect this habitat by operating two guard posts in Tanjung Puting National Park and ten guard posts in Lamandau Wildlife Reserve. We also conduct regular monitoring through patrols and drones, and map activities using SMART technology.
What do the guard posts and patrols do?
Our guard posts enable us to keep track of who enters protected habitat and deter any illegal activity.
The guard posts also contain fire-fighting equipment, and our staff receive fire-fighting training to respond to forest fires as the first line of defence. Forest fires can be massively destructive, killing wildlife and destroying standing forests. Lastly, the guard posts act as a base for biodiversity research.
Staff also carry out regular patrols on foot and by river to monitor activity in the rainforest.
If you would like to sponsor one of our guard posts, please contact us.
REFORESTATION PROGRAMME
We operate a forest restoration programme in Lamandau Wildlife Reserve to help regenerate this critical habitat.
Since 2015, we have planted over 292,300 saplings into areas degraded areas of rainforest.
Before becoming a Reserve, this area belonged to logging companies. Much of the forest was destroyed, leaving poor quality habitat. By helping the forest to regenerate, we are increasing orangutan habitat and restoring a healthy ecosystem.
We operate four seedling nurseries which care and nurture the next generation of trees that will go on to join the rainforest ecosystem in Lamandau Wildlife Reserve.
In order to reduce our plastic use, we began our Ecobags Initiative in 2022 which sources planting bags made with nipah palm leaves from women in communities around Lamandau Wildlife Reserve.
Did you know that just £10 can help us plant 5 saplings?
SPONSOR AN ACRE OF CRITICAL TROPICAL FOREST HABITAT!
From £2 an acre, you can sponsor crucial forest habitat for the benefit of orangutans and countless other species.
