Northern Sumatra's rainforests are irreplaceable. They are some of the most important forests on the planet, home to rare Tapanuli & Sumatran orangutans and other precious species. Supporting thousands of forest-edge communities, these ecosystems are key in the global fight against climate change. Our mission is to protect orangutans, their forests and their future. We aim to do this via our three goals: PROTECT - We work to keep existing rainforests secure and stable, ensuring a home for Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans to enable their existing communities to thrive. CONNECT - We work to create "corridors" between fragmented areas of rainforest so that groups of orangut... read more Northern Sumatra's rainforests are irreplaceable. They are some of the most important forests on the planet, home to rare Tapanuli & Sumatran orangutans and other precious species. Supporting thousands of forest-edge communities, these ecosystems are key in the global fight against climate change. Our mission is to protect orangutans, their forests and their future. We aim to do this via our three goals: PROTECT - We work to keep existing rainforests secure and stable, ensuring a home for Sumatran and Tapanuli orangutans to enable their existing communities to thrive. CONNECT - We work to create "corridors" between fragmented areas of rainforest so that groups of orangutans are not isolated from each other. REWILD - We work to help degraded rainforest landscapes to recover by healing the land and planting a diverse range of trees and other fauna, creating even more space for orangutans to thrive.
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By James Swyer | Head of Individual Giving
Deep in the forests of Sumatra, something remarkable happened on a recent community patrol: rangers recorded the sighting of a female orangutan with twins. Twin births are exceptionally rare in... Read the full report ›By James Swyer | Head of Individual Giving
For an orangutan, a road is not simply an inconvenience - it is a barrier that can cut them off from food, mates, and the vast expanse of forest they need to survive. In fragmented landscapes,... Read the full report ›By James Swyer | Head of Individual Giving
As you might have seen, the end of 2025 brought an unexpected and severe challenges to our rewilding sites in Sumatra. Heavy flooding and ecological disasters swept through the region, threatening the... Read the full report ›
