Conserving and restoring orangutan habitat and ecosystems, Gunung Palung, Indonesia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £360,610
WHERE Indonesia
Summary
117,346ha of forest within Gunung Palung National Park and its adjacent areas provides critical habitat for orangutans and other endangered species, but over 22,000ha of buffer zone forest has been lost in the last decade. Building on proven collaborative protected area management interventions and sustainable financing mechanisms, the project aims to reduce forest loss, mitigate the climate change-related risk of fire, protect and restore orangutan habitat and support biodiversity-friendly livelihoods activities, improving well-being for 11,223 people in four surrounding communities.
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