This nursery will expand to replace all the trees you see in the background.
In total, this one concession will destroy 40,000 hectares of orangutan rich forest.
A new survey shows that between 1,600 and 2,000 orangutans live here.

At this stage we feel our campaign work will be most effective on Indonesian soil. Getting the supermarkets over here in the UK was a huge achievement that was the result of a number of organisations joint efforts and a considerable amount of effort from the public. The UK sign-up to the RSPO has been noticed in the palm oil industry. It is a a great boost to companies wanting to pursue non-destructive agricultural practices. What we need to do now is to raise the level of awareness of what is happening within industry in the countries where the plantations are found and the concessions are being given.

Cockroach Productions' Orangutan Film Protection Project has just completed two Indonesian language educational videos that will tour both Kalimantan and Sumatra as part of the UNEP/UNESCO/FFC GAFI roadshows. Furthermore we want to hand over our documentary evidence, along with that of our colleagues in the field and provide editing training to local organisations that can innitiate their own campaigns. We are certain that the only way Indonesia will address the palm oil crisis in a timely fashion is if there is a considerable amount of pressure brought on the government from the Indonesian public.

So for the time being we are asking supporters of the campaign to assist us by supporting this handover initiative - giving local people the tools and skills to fight their own battle against poorly planned land conversion. For ways to help: see below:

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