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Enabling sustainable solutions for the long-term survival of the orangutan in the wild. Find us at www.orangutanlandtrust.com!

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It's #DentistDay! 🦷

What would dentists have to say about these gnashers?

πŸ˜€SMILE😁!

🦧 www.orangutanlandtrust.com 🦧

06.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malaysia urged to tighten financial rules to protect forests, communities Findings from a new report reveal that current regulatory frameworks fall short of meeting the assessment criteria for financial regulation of global biodiversity targets.

"CIMB Group set science-based decarbonisation targets for the palm oil sector in 2023. Maybank also has emissions targets up to 2030 for the palm oil sector which includes measures to avoid harm to forests and peatlands."

www.eco-business.com/news/malaysi...

06.03.2026 12:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Billboards urge RV makers to stop sourcing wood from declining rainforest Mighty Earth, a global environmental advocacy group, is pressuring RV makers to stop using wood from Borneo, where orangutans are losing their habitat, and instead work through the Forest Stewardship Council to source their wood.

RVs shouldn’t kill orangutans, and RV lovers deserve better than vehicles made with wood from destroyed forests and orangutan habitat. RV companies must do their part to protect rainforests by committing to responsible wood sourcing standards. The latest on our campaign:

05.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s #WorldBookDay so let’s celebrate a story that truly matters.
The Rimba is a moving book about the rainforest’s guardian spirit, a wise orangutan, who rises to protect her home and the creatures within it.
Every copy sold helps orangutan conservation. 🦧
@therimba.bsky.social
the-rimba-book.com

05.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@therimba.bsky.social
@griffjane.bsky.social
@emmalokuciejewski.bsky.social

05.03.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Worth another share for #WorldBookDay!

The Rimba is an amazing & inspiring book which empowers readers to take action.

Hear more from the author & the illustrator: www.orangutanlandtrust.com/post/the-rim...

Order your copy today! 100% of the sales go to orangutan conservation.

05.03.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Inspiring New Children's Book Celebrates Wildlife and Champions Sustainable Palm Oil - Sustainable Palm Oil Choice Birth of the Rimba Sometime during 2019, I was listening to the radio. I have no idea what the program was or who the speakers were, but there was a feature about deforestation and the Dr Seuss book, ...

It's #WorldBookDay! And what a book have we got for you!
The Rimba is a gorgeously-illustrated children's book telling a tale of hope. The poetic language captures the glory of the natural rainforest and empowers readers to take action to save it.

www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/inspiring-ne...

05.03.2026 10:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sustainable Palm Oil | Orangutan Land Trust Orangutan conservation experts argue that boycotting palm oil is akin to treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. To achieve sustainable conservation, it is essential to address the root caus...

Organisations and experts concerned about the impacts of palm oil DON'T support a ban on palm oil.
Far better to demand #DeforestationFree #Sustainable #PalmOil.

Choose #Sustainable #PalmOil & Save #Orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/palm-oil#sta...

05.03.2026 09:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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What's worse than palm oil for the environment? Other vegetable oils, IUCN study finds OSLO, Norway β€” Banning palm oil in favor of other vegetable oils deemed less destructive to the environment could lead to greater biodiversity losses, aΒ new report says. The report by the Internationa...

The problem is, alternatives are worse.

Choose #SUSTAINABLE #PalmOil and Save #Orangutans!

news.mongabay.com/2018/07/what...

05.03.2026 09:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sustainable Palm Oil | Orangutan Land Trust Orangutan conservation experts argue that boycotting palm oil is akin to treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. To achieve sustainable conservation, it is essential to address the root caus...

DYK, orangutan experts & NGOs DON'T support a blanket boycott of palm oil?
Far better to demand #DeforestationFree #Sustainable #PalmOil.

Choose #Sustainable #PalmOil & Save #Orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/palm-oil#sta...

05.03.2026 09:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sustainable Palm Oil | Orangutan Land Trust Orangutan conservation experts argue that boycotting palm oil is akin to treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. To achieve sustainable conservation, it is essential to address the root caus...

Actually, rganisations and experts concerned about the impacts of palm oil DON'T support a blanket boycott of or a ban on palm oil.
Far better to demand #DeforestationFree #Sustainable #PalmOil.

Choose #Sustainable #PalmOil & Save #Orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/palm-oil#sta...

04.03.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Help Save the Orangutan; Choose Sustainable Palm Oil! As consumers have become more aware of the need to choose sustainable palm oil, tools to help them navigate the thousands of products which may contain palm oil are being developed. The latest is the ...

There are lots of tools you can use to find out who is using sustainable palm oil.

Choose #Sustainable #PalmOil and Save #Orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/post/choosin...

04.03.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why we should be demanding β€˜sustainable palm oil’, not β€˜palm oil-free’ by Dr Jennifer Lucey, Knowledge Exchange Fellow from the Department of Zoology

#FoodForThought from @ox.ac.uk:
Why we should be demanding β€˜sustainable palm oil’, not β€˜palm oil-free’

Choose #SUSTAINABLE #PalmOil and Save #Orangutans!

medium.com/oxford-unive...

04.03.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sustainable Palm Oil | Orangutan Land Trust Orangutan conservation experts argue that boycotting palm oil is akin to treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. To achieve sustainable conservation, it is essential to address the root caus...

Organisations and experts concerned about the impacts of palm oil DON'T support a ban on palm oil.
Far better to demand #DeforestationFree #Sustainable #PalmOil.

Choose #Sustainable #PalmOil & Save #Orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/palm-oil#sta...

04.03.2026 10:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Sustainable Palm Oil | Orangutan Land Trust Orangutan conservation experts argue that boycotting palm oil is akin to treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. To achieve sustainable conservation, it is essential to address the root caus...

Demand only #DeforestationFree, #SUSTAINABLE #PalmOil to save #Orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/palm-oil

04.03.2026 10:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sustainable Palm Oil | Orangutan Land Trust Orangutan conservation experts argue that boycotting palm oil is akin to treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. To achieve sustainable conservation, it is essential to address the root caus...

Demand #DeforestationFree, #SUSTAINABLE #PalmOil to save #orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/palm-oil

04.03.2026 10:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Exploring the future of vegetable oils | IUCN Library System

And there is this more recent report from IUCN: portals.iucn.org/library/node...

04.03.2026 10:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Webinar   The Vegetable Oil Conundrum
Webinar The Vegetable Oil Conundrum YouTube video by The Sustainable Palm Oil Choice

You might find this webinar on meeting global demand for vegetable oils within our planetary boundaries with @w-u-r.bsky.social and Borneo Futures informative: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCqg...
@sustainablepalmoil.bsky.social

04.03.2026 10:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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What's worse than palm oil for the environment? Other vegetable oils, IUCN study finds OSLO, Norway β€” Banning palm oil in favor of other vegetable oils deemed less destructive to the environment could lead to greater biodiversity losses, aΒ new report says. The report by the Internationa...

The best alternative to palm oil is #SUSTAINABLE palm oil.
- @IUCN

Choose #SUSTAINABLE #PalmOil and Save #Orangutans!

news.mongabay.com/2018/07/what...

04.03.2026 10:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Help Save the Orangutan; Choose Sustainable Palm Oil! As consumers have become more aware of the need to choose sustainable palm oil, tools to help them navigate the thousands of products which may contain palm oil are being developed. The latest is the ...

There are a number of tools you can use to find out who is using sustainable palm oil.

Demand only #SUSTAINABLE #PalmOil and Save #Orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/post/choosin...

04.03.2026 10:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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David Attenborough says: β€œWe can protect wildlife by buying products made with deforestation-free sustainable palm oil. From companies that support local people, use existing palm oil plantations without cutting down more rainforest.”

Choose #Sustainable #PalmOil & Save #Orangutans!

04.03.2026 10:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The blog includes four recommendations for plantation managers:
1. Promote connectivity with disturbed or restored forests
2. Conserve tall remnant trees and plant additional tall trees
3. Protect water bodies
4. Limit frond stacking

03.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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They found that the number of species in a location was highest in plantation blocks with taller trees, lower levels of frond stacking, and at blocks closer to water sources and disturbed forests.

03.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can we enhance biodiversity without impacting oil palm production? - Sustainable Palm Oil Choice A difficult task – balancing food production and biodiversity It is well understood that the oil palm industry has had profound ecological, social and economic impacts across the world. Land clearing ...

This #WorldWildlifeDay, we share this blog based on research which examined how animal distribution in an oil palm plantation is influenced by both habitat features on the ground, and the surrounding landscape.

www.sustainablepalmoilchoice.eu/can-we-enhan...

03.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This #WorldWildlifeDay, take action for orangutans!

🦧Forests. For Orangutans. Forever.🦧

Give today:
www.donate.orangutanlandtrust.com

#Orangutans
#SaveTheRainforest
#SaveOrangutans
#OrangutanRescue
#WildlifeConservation

03.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Global high-resolution forest disturbance type dataset Abstract. Forests play a pivotal role in global carbon cycling and biodiversity conservation, yet they face increasing disturbances from both anthropogenic and natural drivers. This study presents the...

[1/8] Des chercheurs publient dans ESSD le premier jeu mondial à 30 m des perturbations forestières entre 2000 et 2020. En croisant séries Landsat et apprentissage automatique, ils proposent une lecture fine et globale des dynamiques forestières contemporaines.
#geography #forestchange

03.03.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sustainable Palm Oil | Orangutan Land Trust Orangutan conservation experts argue that boycotting palm oil is akin to treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. To achieve sustainable conservation, it is essential to address the root caus...

Actually, organisations and experts concerned about the impacts of palm oil DON'T support a blanket boycott of palm oil.
Far better to demand #DeforestationFree #Sustainable #PalmOil.

Choose #Sustainable #PalmOil & Save #Orangutans!

www.orangutanlandtrust.com/palm-oil#sta...

03.03.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Home - Borneo Nature Foundation WE’RE CELEBRATING 25 years of conservation It’s our foundation for 25 more. SEE OUR VISION FOR 2050 WE ARE ALL CONNECTED We unite with communities, NGOs, businesses and people like you to protect one ...

borneonaturefoundation.org

03.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@emmalokuciejewski.bsky.social

03.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Empowering Ecosystem Restoration and Wildlife Rescue Services | Conservation Action Network Conservation Action Network focuses on ecosystem restoration, protection, and wildlife rescue. Our commitment extends to community empowerment, ensuring sustainable practices and thriving ecosystems f...

www.canborneo.id

03.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0