Indonesia looks at costly plan to slash carbon emissions
2 September 2009
Indonesia says it could cut its carbon emissions by more than 40 per cent by 2030, by reducing deforestation, peatland degradation and power use.
2 September 2009
Indonesia says it could cut its carbon emissions by more than 40 per cent by 2030, by reducing deforestation, peatland degradation and power use.
Saving orangutans also means protecting their rainforest homes and fighting climate change. To reduce our carbon footprint, BOS Australia and BOS Switzerland, together with the BOS Foundation, built a new solar system at our Samboja Lestari... View Article
16 September 2014
The orangutan population is disappearing more quickly than you could probably read this sentence.
12 December 2010
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, today announced the Gillard Government will introduce legislation restricting the importation and sale of illegally logged timber.
9 September 2009
Idyllic scenes of palm trees swaying in the breeze over sandy beaches have long decorated brochures designed to lure tourists to Indonesia and Malaysia. But few visitors see the giant palm plantations away from the shore.
19th December2015
Join our VP Lou Grossfeldt and Primate Keeper, Janet Lackey, who will both be in Borneo at the Samboja Lestari Lodge from 10th to the 24th of February 2016 working on the ongoing behavioural enrichment project for the non releasable Orangutans.
7 February 2011
An increasing part of Malaysia’s palm oil is produced at the account of huge areas of tropical peatswamp forests.
"Every year, there is one outstanding documentary that you cannot miss, that people will talk about because of its significance to the planet's future. This coming year, The Burning Season is that documentary." - Hugh Jackman
11 February 2011
A major palm oil producer is joining forces with environmental campaigners in a bid to ramp up forest protection.
24 September 2009
In Southeast Asia, the world's smallest bear species faces poaching, deforestation and a host of other woes, according to Siew Te Wong, a graduate in wildlife biology from the University of Montana.
Palm Oil The single greatest threat facing orangutans today is habitat loss. The average annual rate of forest loss in Indonesia was 498,000 hectares (FAO, 2010) from 2000 to 2010 or the equivalent of over 55... View Article
This July you have the one-off chance to view the exclusive cinema screening of the documentary ‘Eyes of the Orangutan’ – a captivating exploration of the dark world of modern wildlife tourism and its impact on... View Article
25 April 2009
We draw supporters attention to the proposal by timber giant, Asia Pulp & Paper, to clear 33,776 hectares of forest in Bukit Tigapuluh, Sumatra, Indonesia.
20 September 2014
On a blue-sky day at the Toronto zoo, flocks of children squired by teachers and parents mingle excitedly between exhibits.
We are thrilled to announce that our Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation family has just expanded with the addition of our seventh partner – BOS New Zealand. Officially registered as a charity on 13 June 2023,... View Article
Trilogy, producer of natural skin and hair care products, has launched an ongoing campaign to support endangered orangutans in South East Asia. Trilogy will donate NZ$1.00 from the sale of each specially marked box of its hero product, Certified Organic Rosehip Oil to the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation.
20 May 2011
Environmentalists said Friday a long-awaited moratorium on logging in Indonesia, part of a $1 billion climate deal with Norway, is a "disaster" for forests and will do little to fight global warming.
26 October 2009
A vital safeguard to protect the world's rainforests from being cut down has been dropped from a global deforestation treaty due to be signed at the climate summit in Copenhagen in December.
Thurs 19-Sun 22 May 2011
Come and say hello to us at stand B49
7 February 2012
There have probably been at least 2,800 confiscations of illegally kept orangutans in Borneo and Sumatra since the early 1970s.
31 August 2009
Forest fires are breaking out in the Sabangau forests in Central Kalimantan jeopardising the lives of the estimated 8,000 wild orangutans living there.
Olympia (pia) A little about Olympia (pia) Late afternoon on the 27th of March, a police car rolled up in front of the clinic... and five police officers climbed out. Our guards almost looked sweaty at the sight They brought along a small prisoner. It...
Australian Wildlife Projects Australian Walkabout Wildlife Park “Conservation through Education” This animal sanctuary is one of the few places in Australia where you can meet and interact with wild kangaroos, wallaroos, emus, wombats, bettongs, echidna, koalas,... View Article
2 November 2009
Irma Hermawati, who works for a nonprofit, seeks to stem a lucrative trade in rare animals, including orangutans and the Sumatran tiger, that is evident in teeming Indonesian markets.
28 October 2008
Nine-year-old Yuni held on tight to her mother's hand as a large orangutan approached an enclosure window of the Smutzer Primate Center in Ragunan Zoo, South Jakarta.
7 October 2009
An "environmentally friendly" tropical crop could lead to hazardous increases in levels of the air pollutant ozone according to new research published in the US journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
6 June 2014
Momentum to stop deforestation is coming from palm oil producers and brands, but unless the RSPO strengthens its standards, Indonesia's forests will continue to burn
6 September 2009
The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) has successfully released 46 orangutans back into the wild.
11th October 2008
The ten governors of Sumatra — along with four federal ministers — have signed an agreement to protect forests and other ecosystems on the Indonesian island, according to WWF.
22 February 2010
BBC documentary shows Indonesian company clearing protected rainforest.
19 October 2012
Three orangutans formerly kept as pets have been handed over by the East Kalimantan Natural Conservancy Office to the Samboja Lestari orangutan rehabilitation center on Thursday.
20 September 2009
In Central Kalimantan, the hunters and poachers have the blood of orang utan on their hands. The forests that are home to these animals are also being cleared at an alarming rate in the name of development. A rehabilitation centre offers some measure of hope, writes Amy Chew.
Today, we would like to introduce you to another orangutan warrior from the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Central Kalimantan. Meet Mas Surip, the welding coordinator. What is your responsibility at Nyaru Menteng? I keep... View Article
29th February 2012
After months of detailed planning, Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation in Indonesia have begun their release program with news this morning of the first successful release.
21 October 2009
During what was at times an emotional speech, Sabah's Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Environment, Datuk Masidi Manjun, called on the palm oil industry to stop polluting rivers and work with NGOs to save orangutans and other wildlife.
The acclaimed documentary The Burning Season is coming to Melbourne with a special 6:30pm screening on 3rd June. Join Cathy Henkel and Dorjee Sun this Wednesday evening for a Q&A session afterwards.