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. More. Reuters. A female Bornean orangutan carries her offspring at a rehabilitation centre in Sepilok, Malaysia August 17, 2024.

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.

SANDAKAN, Malaysia — 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 ...

There are an estimated 55,000 Bornean orangutans left. Malaysia’s Sabah state is home to an estimated 11,000 of them while Sarawak state has an estimated 3,000.

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 ...

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.

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. Plantations and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani also pledged to halt deforestation in Malaysia, ...

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.