Orangutan Land Trust
@orangutanlandtrust.bsky.social
Enabling sustainable solutions for the long-term survival of the orangutan in the wild.
Find us at www.orangutanlandtrust.com!
Find us at www.orangutanlandtrust.com!
"The major threat is the loss of forest due to plantations and extractive industry."
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.reuters.com/business/env...
Orangutans at risk as Indonesia floods devastate habitat
Before the deadly landslides and floods hit Indonesia about two weeks ago, Amran Siagian, 39, frequently met Tapanuli orangutans on a hill in the region of Sipirok, North Sumatra province.
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"The major threat is the loss of forest due to plantations and extractive industry."
www.reuters.com/business/env...
www.reuters.com/business/env...
To post each Christmas card this year 1st Class post will cost £1.70.
You can:
Stuff lots of Christmas cards in the postbox again this year.
Or stuff the cost of those stamps and cards into a donation to Orangutan Land Trust, and send e-cards instead!
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
You can:
Stuff lots of Christmas cards in the postbox again this year.
Or stuff the cost of those stamps and cards into a donation to Orangutan Land Trust, and send e-cards instead!
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
To post each Christmas card this year 1st Class post will cost £1.70.
You can:
Stuff lots of Christmas cards in the postbox again this year.
Or stuff the cost of those stamps and cards into a donation to Orangutan Land Trust, and send e-cards instead!
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
You can:
Stuff lots of Christmas cards in the postbox again this year.
Or stuff the cost of those stamps and cards into a donation to Orangutan Land Trust, and send e-cards instead!
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
"The surrounding tropical rainforest is the last primary forest block in this region, serving as home for a huge biodoversity and acting as a natural buffer against floods and landslides.
But this resilience is rapidly disappearing."
www.eco-business.com/opinion/suma...
But this resilience is rapidly disappearing."
www.eco-business.com/opinion/suma...
Sumatra’s flood crisis: How deforestation turned a cyclonic storm into a likely recurring tragedy
Forest loss and soil degredation resulted in Sumatra's natural ecosystem losing the ability to act as a natural sponge during Cyclone Senyar.
www.eco-business.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"The surrounding tropical rainforest is the last primary forest block in this region, serving as home for a huge biodoversity and acting as a natural buffer against floods and landslides.
But this resilience is rapidly disappearing."
www.eco-business.com/opinion/suma...
But this resilience is rapidly disappearing."
www.eco-business.com/opinion/suma...
When Indonesia's development leads to destruction - Academia - The Jakarta Post www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
When Indonesia's development leads to destruction - Academia - The Jakarta Post
The country still has time to choose between pursuing the current extractive course to benefit the few or changing course toward equitable development to benefit the many, but the clock is ticking.
www.thejakartapost.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
When Indonesia's development leads to destruction - Academia - The Jakarta Post www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
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Today is National Crossword Solvers Day and Orangutan SAFE have created three orangutan-themed crossword puzzles - perfect for this special day!
🔹 Beginner: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
🔹 Intermediate: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
🔹 Advanced: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
Orangutan SAFE: www.azaorangutansafe.org
🔹 Beginner: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
🔹 Intermediate: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
🔹 Advanced: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
Orangutan SAFE: www.azaorangutansafe.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today is National Crossword Solvers Day and Orangutan SAFE have created three orangutan-themed crossword puzzles - perfect for this special day!
🔹 Beginner: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
🔹 Intermediate: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
🔹 Advanced: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
Orangutan SAFE: www.azaorangutansafe.org
🔹 Beginner: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
🔹 Intermediate: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
🔹 Advanced: bit.ly/IHeartOrangu...
Orangutan SAFE: www.azaorangutansafe.org
Make an end-of-year donation of what you would have spent on Christmas cards and stamps via #DontSendMeACard and send up to x100 Christmas e-cards in support of our charity! 🎄❤️
Plenty to choose from, including #Hanukkah cards.
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
#Christmas 🎅 #Orangutans 🦧
Plenty to choose from, including #Hanukkah cards.
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
#Christmas 🎅 #Orangutans 🦧
December 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Make an end-of-year donation of what you would have spent on Christmas cards and stamps via #DontSendMeACard and send up to x100 Christmas e-cards in support of our charity! 🎄❤️
Plenty to choose from, including #Hanukkah cards.
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
#Christmas 🎅 #Orangutans 🦧
Plenty to choose from, including #Hanukkah cards.
www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
#Christmas 🎅 #Orangutans 🦧
6 Fakta Orangutan Kalimantan: Primata Cerdas yang Kian Terancam Punah | IDN Times Kaltim kaltim.idntimes.com/travel/desti...
6 Fakta Orangutan Kalimantan: Primata Cerdas yang Kian Terancam Punah
Orangutan Kalimantan merupakan salah satu primata paling ikonik di dunia. Wajahnya yang ekspresif dan kecerdasannya menjadikan mereka simbol kelestarian hutan hujan tropis Borneo.
kaltim.idntimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
6 Fakta Orangutan Kalimantan: Primata Cerdas yang Kian Terancam Punah | IDN Times Kaltim kaltim.idntimes.com/travel/desti...
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The GEIC indicator allows you to explore how the production of commodities like palm oil impact on factors such as deforestation and water use in countries around the world.
@jncc.bsky.social
@sei.org
Choose #sustainable, #DeforestationFree #PalmOil!
jncc.gov.uk/news/measuri...
@jncc.bsky.social
@sei.org
Choose #sustainable, #DeforestationFree #PalmOil!
jncc.gov.uk/news/measuri...
Measuring consumption’s impact on global biodiversity | Advisor to Government on Nature Conservation | JNCC
jncc.gov.uk
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The GEIC indicator allows you to explore how the production of commodities like palm oil impact on factors such as deforestation and water use in countries around the world.
@jncc.bsky.social
@sei.org
Choose #sustainable, #DeforestationFree #PalmOil!
jncc.gov.uk/news/measuri...
@jncc.bsky.social
@sei.org
Choose #sustainable, #DeforestationFree #PalmOil!
jncc.gov.uk/news/measuri...
#FiverFriday!
We're asking all our followers to give just $5, £5 or €5 today towards our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal. #
25 orangutans desperately need to be as rescued and our partners CAN Borneo are on the ground. But more funds are needed.
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/donate
❤️🦧
We're asking all our followers to give just $5, £5 or €5 today towards our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal. #
25 orangutans desperately need to be as rescued and our partners CAN Borneo are on the ground. But more funds are needed.
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/donate
❤️🦧
December 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
#FiverFriday!
We're asking all our followers to give just $5, £5 or €5 today towards our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal. #
25 orangutans desperately need to be as rescued and our partners CAN Borneo are on the ground. But more funds are needed.
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/donate
❤️🦧
We're asking all our followers to give just $5, £5 or €5 today towards our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal. #
25 orangutans desperately need to be as rescued and our partners CAN Borneo are on the ground. But more funds are needed.
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/donate
❤️🦧
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A new review shows the study claiming RSPO certification harms efficiency got it wrong: routine replanting was mistaken for declining performance. Methodological errors matter when they shape global sustainability narratives.
#PalmOil #Sustainability
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/critical-ove...
#PalmOil #Sustainability
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/critical-ove...
Critical Oversight: How a Flawed Study Risks Undermining RSPO Certification - Sustainable Palm Oil Choice
Misinformation is rife in our digital world; sometimes it’s harmless, other times it can have negative consequences for efforts that matter. Such is the concern of Meijaard et al. who newly submitted ...
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu
December 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A new review shows the study claiming RSPO certification harms efficiency got it wrong: routine replanting was mistaken for declining performance. Methodological errors matter when they shape global sustainability narratives.
#PalmOil #Sustainability
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/critical-ove...
#PalmOil #Sustainability
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/critical-ove...
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It's #WorldWildlifeConservationDay!
At The Sustainable Palm Oil Choice (SPOC), we believe that choosing #sustainable #palmoil is one of the most effective ways of conserving #wildlife in tropical regions.
#Conservation experts agree!
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/can-palm-oil...
At The Sustainable Palm Oil Choice (SPOC), we believe that choosing #sustainable #palmoil is one of the most effective ways of conserving #wildlife in tropical regions.
#Conservation experts agree!
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/can-palm-oil...
Can palm oil save orangutans? - Sustainable Palm Oil Choice
Millions of people around the world have seen the footage of the lone wild orangutan in an apocalyptic landscape of destroyed forest desperately trying to fight off a bulldozer; it has become symbolic...
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's #WorldWildlifeConservationDay!
At The Sustainable Palm Oil Choice (SPOC), we believe that choosing #sustainable #palmoil is one of the most effective ways of conserving #wildlife in tropical regions.
#Conservation experts agree!
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/can-palm-oil...
At The Sustainable Palm Oil Choice (SPOC), we believe that choosing #sustainable #palmoil is one of the most effective ways of conserving #wildlife in tropical regions.
#Conservation experts agree!
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/can-palm-oil...
Lessons from Orangutans
Sustainability depends on a balance between environmental use and protection. Ultimately, the future of orangutans mirrors our own.
www.kompas.id/artikel/pela...
Sustainability depends on a balance between environmental use and protection. Ultimately, the future of orangutans mirrors our own.
www.kompas.id/artikel/pela...
Pelajaran dari Orangutan
Keberlanjutan bergantung pada keseimbangan antara pemanfaatan dan perlindungan lingkungan. Pada akhirnya, masa depan orangutan mencerminkan masa depan kita sendiri.
www.kompas.id
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Lessons from Orangutans
Sustainability depends on a balance between environmental use and protection. Ultimately, the future of orangutans mirrors our own.
www.kompas.id/artikel/pela...
Sustainability depends on a balance between environmental use and protection. Ultimately, the future of orangutans mirrors our own.
www.kompas.id/artikel/pela...
To mark #WorldWildlifeConservationDay, we are asking our followers to please give to our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal.
25 desperate orangutans depend on your support .
Please give what you can today.
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/donate
25 desperate orangutans depend on your support .
Please give what you can today.
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/donate
December 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
To mark #WorldWildlifeConservationDay, we are asking our followers to please give to our Emergency Orangutan Rescue Appeal.
25 desperate orangutans depend on your support .
Please give what you can today.
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/donate
25 desperate orangutans depend on your support .
Please give what you can today.
www.orangutanlandtrust.com/donate
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"You can contribute by raising awareness of their plight, advocating for sustainable choices such as using only palm oil products that are certified as sustainable, and supporting conservation and rescue charities."
"Humans are to blame for the decline of these amazing apes — but people are also responsible for saving orphaned orangutans and helping them learn how to survive in the wild." - @emmalokuciejewski.bsky.social
therevelator.org/save-this-sp...
therevelator.org/save-this-sp...
Save This Species: Bornean Orangutan • The Revelator
Humans are to blame for the decline of these amazing apes — but people are also responsible for saving orphaned orangutans and helping them learn how to survive in the wild.
therevelator.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"You can contribute by raising awareness of their plight, advocating for sustainable choices such as using only palm oil products that are certified as sustainable, and supporting conservation and rescue charities."
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Wild baby orangutan learns the ropes | Watch www.msn.com/en-gb/family...
MSN
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December 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Wild baby orangutan learns the ropes | Watch www.msn.com/en-gb/family...
Exciting new research!
"Manually detecting and counting nests from UAV imagery is time-consuming and requires trained experts. Computer vision and DL models for image classification offer an excellent alternative for orangutan nest identification."
peerj.com/articles/203...
"Manually detecting and counting nests from UAV imagery is time-consuming and requires trained experts. Computer vision and DL models for image classification offer an excellent alternative for orangutan nest identification."
peerj.com/articles/203...
Bornean orangutan nest identification using computer vision and deep learning models to improve conservation strategies
Background Regular population surveys are crucial for the evaluation of conservation measures and the management of critically endangered species such as the Bornean orangutans. Uncrewed aerial vehicl...
peerj.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Exciting new research!
"Manually detecting and counting nests from UAV imagery is time-consuming and requires trained experts. Computer vision and DL models for image classification offer an excellent alternative for orangutan nest identification."
peerj.com/articles/203...
"Manually detecting and counting nests from UAV imagery is time-consuming and requires trained experts. Computer vision and DL models for image classification offer an excellent alternative for orangutan nest identification."
peerj.com/articles/203...
"The Center of Economics and Law Studies (Celios) is urging the government to immediately impose a moratorium on mining permits and palm oil plantation expansion following floods that hit three provinces in Sumatra."
@greenpeaceid.bsky.social
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@greenpeaceid.bsky.social
en.tempo.co/read/2070919...
Sumatra Disaster: Celios Calls for Moratorium on Mining and Palm Oil Permits
Celios evaluates that ecological disasters, such as floods, not only affect the regional economy but also the national economy.
en.tempo.co
December 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"The Center of Economics and Law Studies (Celios) is urging the government to immediately impose a moratorium on mining permits and palm oil plantation expansion following floods that hit three provinces in Sumatra."
@greenpeaceid.bsky.social
en.tempo.co/read/2070919...
@greenpeaceid.bsky.social
en.tempo.co/read/2070919...
"Humans are to blame for the decline of these amazing apes — but people are also responsible for saving orphaned orangutans and helping them learn how to survive in the wild." - @emmalokuciejewski.bsky.social
therevelator.org/save-this-sp...
therevelator.org/save-this-sp...
Save This Species: Bornean Orangutan • The Revelator
Humans are to blame for the decline of these amazing apes — but people are also responsible for saving orphaned orangutans and helping them learn how to survive in the wild.
therevelator.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Humans are to blame for the decline of these amazing apes — but people are also responsible for saving orphaned orangutans and helping them learn how to survive in the wild." - @emmalokuciejewski.bsky.social
therevelator.org/save-this-sp...
therevelator.org/save-this-sp...
Sumatra lost more than 9 million ha of forest (1990-2024), largely due to oil palm expansion; illegal logging exacerbates the flood risk.
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
Decades of forest loss hit home: Future cyclones could batter Indonesia harder, analysts warn
The cyclone may have been the trigger, but environmental analysts say the destruction reflects decades of forest loss, weak land management and governance failures that have left Sumatra vulnerable to...
www.straitstimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Sumatra lost more than 9 million ha of forest (1990-2024), largely due to oil palm expansion; illegal logging exacerbates the flood risk.
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
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Oil palm is grown in monocultures with random scraps of nature. How to make those scraps more valuable? ‘Wildlife Conservation in the Oil Palm Landscape’ provides recommendations for actions based on real experience in Borneo.
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/sorting-the-...
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/sorting-the-...
Sorting The Set-Aside Mess - New Publication Provides Guidance for Management - Sustainable Palm Oil Choice
A new publication, freely available in pdf, shows how oil palm landscapes can contribute to wildlife conservation. ‘Wildlife Conservation in the Oil Palm Landscape’ is produced by a small, specialist ...
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Oil palm is grown in monocultures with random scraps of nature. How to make those scraps more valuable? ‘Wildlife Conservation in the Oil Palm Landscape’ provides recommendations for actions based on real experience in Borneo.
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/sorting-the-...
www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/sorting-the-...
The Ministry of Environment earlier identified eight companies operating in the Batang Toru basin, ranging from palm-oil plantations to gold-mining firms.
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Indonesia to investigate logging role in deadly Sumatra floods
The Indonesian government will investigate the factors behind recent floods in Sumatra, including the source of logs swept away by floodwaters in several ...
en.antaranews.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The Ministry of Environment earlier identified eight companies operating in the Batang Toru basin, ranging from palm-oil plantations to gold-mining firms.
en.antaranews.com/news/394889/...
en.antaranews.com/news/394889/...