Since 1973, nearly 16,000 square miles of rain forest on Borneo, the island shared by Malaysia and Indonesia, have been logged, burned, and bulldozed to make way for oil palm. It accounts for a ...

Drainage systems required for plantations (oil palm plantations in Borneo are often established in swamp forest) may lower water tables, affecting neighboring forest areas. Further, destruction of ...

Palm oil companies in Indonesia continue to operate on protected peatlands and clear forests, despite having their forestry ...

“In 1973, Borneo was home to an estimated 288,500 ... of their natural habitats – and that no further forest conversion into palm oil plantations is allowed.” ...

Borneo is also under serious threat from a number of human activities including logging, mining, and large-scale rubber and palm oil plantations. The Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary consists of ...

We started studying orangutans in the Sebangau forest over 20 years ago ... particularly for palm oil production, is well documented. Palm oil is so important to Indonesia’s economy (it is ...

Rows of oil palms replace rain forest near Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park. Vast expanses of orangutan habitat have been lost to palm oil, used for cooking, food products, and cosmetics.

such as that afforded by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). Outside the confines of the Heart of Borneo, there is still potential for oil palm expansion. Parts of Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) ...

Borneo has lost almost 40% of its forest in the last 10 years to Palm oil. One of the animals most affected by this habitat loss is the orangutan. For Seven Worlds, One Planet we filmed a mother ...

Fire is also a major threat. Conserving orang-utan habitat: We are working in both Borneo and Sumatra to secure well-managed protected areas and wider forest landscapes connected by corridors.