Orangutan populations have been decreasing rapidly, largely due to deforestation caused by the practices of the palm oil industry. The Palm Oil & NGO (PONGO) Alliance aims to save 10,000 of the great apes in Borneo. Orangutans at BOS Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Center in Indonesia. Unethical palm oil companies that clear ecologically valuable rainforests are […]

Three major new initiatives have been launched to tackle human rights, wildlife conservation and concessions’ data across the palm oil supply chain. The plans were announced at last week’s Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) conference in London, where new data was published showing how membership of the scheme has increased. Wildlife alliance​ Some of…

Several of the world’s largest palm oil producers have launched an initiative to support the management of wildlife on plantations in Borneo. The scheme, called the Pongo Alliance, has the support of growers Wilmar, Sime Darby and Musim Mas, alongside the Orangutan Land Trust, wildlife conservation groups and NGOs. It hopes to save 10,000 orangutans…

Some of the largest global players in palm oil have teamed up with NGOs to save orangutans endangered because of habitat loss, forming a new alliance to help the animals and other wildlife in landscapes impacted by the ever-increasing industry. The group includes leaders in palm oil such as Wilmar, Sime Darby and Musim Mas,…