On 22nd January, Mr. Pierre Bois d’Enghien, an RSPO auditor and self-proclaimed “environmental expert” produced an extremely misleading article published by The Star. In it, d’Enghien claims Malaysia’s forests have grown and that “forest loss has effectively fallen to zero”. … Continued
Mardia and her daughter Icha are two Bornean orangutans at the Melaka Zoo in Malaysia. Early last year Friends of the Orangutans provided assistance to this zoo to help them reduce the weight of Mardia, who can be seen as … Continued
On Tuesday, 12th January, Indonesian NGO Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group and their supporters protested against Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa exploitation of orangutans, outside the Malaysian embassy in Jakarta! More photos available at the bottom of this post. … Continued
Friends of the Orangutans (Malaysia) is excited to announce our next event on November 14th and 15th 2015 in Kuala Lumpur. After the success encountered during the Orangutan International Day on last August 19th, we will renew the experience on … Continued
In June last year Malaysian palm oil company BLD Plantation Berhad announced its plans to clear 14,000 ha of carbon-rich peatland in its Sibu’s concession in the next two years. Unless stopped, BLD Plantation will cause further serious environmental damages … Continued
Since last July and after 3 months FOTO is still pushing companies for a commitment not to purchase crude palm oil (CPO) from the Kinabatangan areas highlighted by Abram et al 2014 scientific paper titled ‘Synergies for improving oil palm … Continued
Over 1,000 students reached by FOTO’s awareness program since June! FOTO is proud to announce that since June this year and the start of FOTO’s new awareness program in schools in and around Kuala Lumpur, our passionate team have reached … Continued
19th August is International Orangutan Day! Friends of the Orangutans (Malaysia) will be celebrating this special day to raise awareness about Malaysian orangutans in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday 19th August. Exciting prizes to be given away including a beautiful orangutan … Continued
Free Malaysia Today yesterday published Friends of the Orangutans’ press release regarding the threat of further conversion of forests in the Kinabatangan region of Sabah to agriculture crops like oil palm. Read the PR in full below. We will post … Continued
Please sign the petition to help orphan orangutans exploited at a luxury, 5-star resort. Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort & Spa is a 5-star holiday resort an hour from Kota Kinabalu, the capital of the Sabah state in Malaysian Borneo. For … Continued