Malaysia has dropped “orangutan diplomacy” plans after a major backlash from conservation groups. In May, the south-east Asian country unveiled a scheme to send the critically endangered ...

Malaysia Announces Adopt-An-Orangutan Plan for Palm Oil Importers By Mandy Leong SANDAKAN, Malaysia (Reuters) - Companies that import palm oil from Malaysia will be able to adopt orangutans but ...

Malaysia has asked the countries that buy its palm oil to adopt orangutans as part of its "orangutan diplomacy," but without moving them from their natural habitat, local media reported.

(Photo: CNA/Fadza Ishak) The conservation and role of orangutans in Malaysia have come under the spotlight in recent months. In May, plantation and commodities minister Johari Abdul Ghani said ...

One of the world’s largest palm oil producers, Sabah is at the forefront of embedding environmental, social, and governance ...

Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Juvenile wild Bornean orangutans swing from tree to tree searching for food in Sepilok, Malaysia August 17, 2024. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/File Photo ...

On Sunday, the commodities minister said companies that import palm oil from Malaysia would be able to adopt orangutans but the primates would not be able to leave the country. (Reporting by ...

Companies that import palm oil from Malaysia will be able to adopt orangutans but they will not be able to leave the country, the commodities minister said on Sunday, in a revised version of a ...

Donations to a Malaysian orangutan conservation programme will be eligible for tax relief, including on funds that come from palm oil industry players, the overseeing foundation said on Wednesday.