Give a Hamper to the Santas of the Forest

As Santas of the forest, Orangutans travel to spread the seeds of over 500 plant species to maintain a healthy forest ecosystem for
clean air. fresh water. climate change mitigation. soil stability. the local community and livelihoods.

Orangutans are now critically-endangered mainly due to habitat loss.
Without them, the entire forest ecosystem could collapse.
This jolly season, gift a hamper to help establish a safe home for the orangutans!

More than half of Orangutan habitats lost

What does this mean for us and the orangutans?

Habitat loss

Orangutans’ homes are destroyed due to unsustainable palm oil agriculture, logging activities, and infrastructure developments. With their homes becoming more fragmented, they are restricted to less food source and at the same time limiting the movement of biodiversity.

This Christmas, help us restore their home!

0 %

of Bornean orangutan populations have
declined over past 60 years.

0 %

of their habitat has been reduced over
the past 20 years.

Human-wildlife conflicts

With nowhere to go, orangutans who have lost their homes may wander to humans’ spaces for food and shelter, which may evoke human-wildlife conflicts.

Orangutans foraging in community fruit orchards negatively affects the income of local communities, especially during fruit harvesting seasons. This is why it’s essential to give wildlife ample space for them to thrive in.

Your Nature Hamper could make this a success story!

Climate change and its impact

Not only are orangutans losing their homes, the loss of peatland forests also increases the risks of fires that threaten the local community. These peatlands are crucial in mitigating climate change as they absorb carbon dioxide that would otherwise be free in the atmosphere.

Here in Singapore, we are not spared by the impacts of deforestation and climate change too. Think about the transboundary haze pollution and extreme weather events happening in recent years!

OUR SOLUTION

This Christmas, we need your help to establish a corridor to restore the connectivity of
Orangutan habitats in Ulu Sebuyau and Gunung Lesong National Parks complex in Sarawak.

WILDLIFE Conservation

The corridor will provide a safe home with a greater foraging range for 2,500 orangutans. This also helps them adapt to the impacts of climate change (e.g. rising sea-levels) and help to disperse the seeds of plant species.

By protecting orangutans’ habitats, countless flora and fauna, and other species—including Asian elephants, clouded leopards and Pangolins—are protected too!

LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Implementing an agroforestry system at the corridor will help the community produce food sustainably without clearing the forest.

This helps local communities generate income while promoting forest conservation and ensuring food security!

IMPACTS ON SINGAPORE

The large corridor will be protected from disruptive activities such as deforestation and poaching.

This allows the forest ecosystem to thrive, reducing the occurrence of haze and mitigating the impacts of climate change in Singapore!

HOW YOUR HAMPER WILL HELP

Your donation will directly fund our work in the following areas:

Protection & Conservation

Agroforestry Projects

Nursery Establishment

Forest Restoration

Protection & Conservation

Agroforestry Projects

Nursery Establishment

Forest Restoration

Watch our success storY

Bukit Piton: A Habitat of Hope
Over 10 years, our team has successfully restored 2,400 hectares of forests at Bukit Piton, in order to ensure that the orangutans will not vanish—a fate that would have been inevitable had they been left alone.

Help us extend this success for the future of the orangutans in Sarawak.

More reasons to love these furry Santas!

Same same, but different: Orangutans are actually more similar to us than you know!

Orangutans have the longest birth interval of any mammal!

Orangutans have an extremely low reproductive rate because they have a long interbirth interval of 7 to 9 years, single offspring, and take a long time to reach sexual maturity. This makes it even more important for us to protect them and their homes! (Photo: © naturepl.com / Fiona Rogers / WWF)

Durians are one of Singaporeans' favourites, and

Orangutans share the same love for them too!

Orangutans eat larger seeds and travel further than most frugivores. Hence, orangutans are vital for tree species‘ colonization, succession and recovery in disturbed forest areas. (Photo: © WWF-Malaysia / Edwin Matulin)

Orangutans are amazing wildlife mothers!

The bond between an orangutan mother and her

young is one of the strongest in nature.

During the first two years of life, the young orangutans rely entirely on their mothers for both food and transportation. The moms stay with their young for six to seven years, teaching them survival skills, just like what our moms do! (Photo: © Jonathan Dee)

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A Hamper for the Santas of the Forest

As Santas of the forest, Orangutans travel to spread the seeds of over 500 plant species to maintain a healthy forest ecosystem for clean air. fresh water. climate change mitigation. soil stability. the local community and livelihoods.