May 9, 2022 -

Assessing the Habitat Quality of Customary Forests for Orangutans

This entry was posted in News from the field on May 9, 2022 by gpocp

By Andre Ronaldo, Botanist and Survey Coordinator Hutan Desa (which directly translates to “village forests”) are forests where the community has been given management rights with the aim of preserving the forest and the welfare of the surrounding community. Hutan Desa play an important role in supporting the preservation of biodiversity, including the survival of various types of […]

Saving Orangutans with the Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program

This entry was posted in Conservation team on May 9, 2022 by gpocp

By Alejandro Merritt, GPOCP Intern I am a senior in high school from San Francisco, California. For just about a year, I have worked remotely with the Gunung Palung Orangutan Conservation Program. It has been amazing. In this time period I have had the opportunity to work on numerous projects to benefit endangered orangutans from […]