Critically endangered orangutan forest are under a new threat from logging. The Borneo rainforest, home of the critically endangered Orangutan, is being logged one year after the Indonesian government vowed to end the exploitation of the Borneo rainforest.
A Greenpeace report
The report into the logging of the Borneo rainforest was conducted by Greenpeace. The new reports by Greenpeace titled 'Orangutan habitats and human life: Why we must fight for our forests' and 'Over 1000 Orangutans threatened by illegal operations in Indonesia' .
They discuss the findings of newly logged rainforest, it's impact on the critically endangered orangutan, and the future for the critically endangered orangutan if the logging is allowed to continue.
As many as 1000 orangutans could be threatened by this new logging. It will have other impacts, such as having a negative impact on the environment, a negative impact on the Borneo rainforest ecosystem, and, have a negative impact on the local people of the area.
“This is a major embarrassment for the Indonesian government, which has consistently promised to protect Sungai Putri. More than a year ago, the government ordered MPK to stop trashing the forest and peatlands, yet its excavators are still in place and now chainsaws are finishing the job. The government cannot let this stand – it must uphold the law and ensure the full and permanent protection of this beautiful and important forest,” - Ratri Kusumohartono, Greenpeace Indonesia forest campaigner.
How Many Orangutans Are There?
According to the WWF, there are 800 Tapanuli orangutans, 14,613 Sumatran orangutans, and 104,700 Borneo orangutans.