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Indonesia’s biofuel bid threatens more deforestation for oil palm plantations - Environmental News Jan 2021

Posted 01 Jan 2021 in Environmental News

- The Indonesian government says it will need to establish new oil palm plantations …

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TOP poised to secure survival of rehabilitated Bornean orangutans with newly protected habitat - OURF News Nov 2020

Posted 16 Nov 2020 in OURF News

Non-partisan orangutan welfare organization commits to raising $600,000 by the end of 2020

ORANGUTAN CARING WEEK - November 8-14, 2020 - "PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY FOR A HEALTHY PLANET" - OURF News Oct 2020

Posted 05 Oct 2020 in OURF News

A very appropriate theme, "Protecting Biodiversity for a Healthy Planet," has been chosen for Orangutan Caring Week this year …

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Newest orangutan species is being threatened with extinction by goldmine owned by parent company of Mandarin Oriental hotel chain - Environmental News Sep 2020

Posted 19 Sep 2020 in Environmental News

In 2017, scientists discovered the newest great ape species in a small …

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Oil palm plantations in Sumatran wetland worsen flooding in communities - Environmental News Sep 2020

Posted 13 Sep 2020 in Environmental News

• The development of oil palm and rubber plantations …

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How do we avert global warming, extinctions and pandemics? New app has answers - Environmental News Sep 2020

Posted 08 Sep 2020 in Environmental News

• A new online platform shows where best to protect land in order to …

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Orang Utan Republik Foundation to Hold 7th Annual Pongo Awards to Honor Environmental Achievement - OURF News Jul 2020

Posted 18 Jul 2020 in OURF News

The live stream will honor the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation; environmental news site Mongabay;  …

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It’s Time to Stop the Fires and Deliver on ‘No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation’ Commitments - Environmental News Jun 2020

Posted 22 Jun 2020 in Environmental News

World Rainforest Day - June 22, 2020

To the Consumer …

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Orang Utan Republik Foundation to Honor Environmental Achievement in First Virtual Benefit Supporting Critically Endangered Orangutans - OURF News Jun 2020

Posted 07 Jun 2020 in OURF News

Evening online streaming event will celebrate individuals who have made significant environmental contributions while …

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Off to University with Orangutan Caring Scholarship after Three Years as a Field Lab Assistant - OURF News Jun 2020

Posted 05 Jun 2020 in OURF News

I first went to Cabang Panti Research Station in April 2017. I had been …

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