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| Use it or Lose it Returning Sumatran orang-utans to the wild is the original core business of PanEco. They are endangered as a result of habitat destruction and so we have moved to focus heavily on protection of the rainforest, environmental education and alternative sources of income.
Our orangutan and peat swamp forest activities are concentrated in northern Sumatra. The quarantine station lies in Batu Mbelin and the apes are returned to the wild in the Bukit Tigapuluh national park. The three research stations in Suaq, Batang Toru and Ketambe deliver important findings on their biology. The swamp forest of Tripa, in the region of Singkil, is home to one of the last large orangutan populations.
Together with our partner foundations, YEL and YLHS, we operate three environmental education centres (PPLH) on Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi. Here local inhabitants as well as tourists learn to appreciate the unique diversity of the tropics. They are taught how to use natural resources sustainably, for example, through the organic cultivation of rice. To further promote alternative sources of income for locals, we support the development of a form of tourism that is considerate of both nature and culture. A good example of this can be found on the idyllic Pulau Banyak archipelago where rare sea turtles come to nest.
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New film on the palm oil problem
Orangutans are facing extinction because the rainforest is being destroyed for palm oil plantations. Swiss supermarkets are at the forefront to achieve sustainable palm oil supplies. Watch the video!
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New information center on Sumatra
PanEco and YEL will establish a new Nature Conservation Information Center (PIKA) in Sibolangit Nature Recreation Park, North Sumatra. Teh Center will be established over the next five years in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Agency BKSDA.
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