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  • What is the biggest threat to orangutans?
  • Currently the palm oil plantations are the biggest threat to orangutans. Over 85% of the palm oil traded worldwide comes from Indonesia. Palm oil is an important raw material for the production of food (margarine, peanut butter, etc.), cosmetics candles, laundry detergents, and bio fuels. Palm oil is extracted from the fruit of oil palms.
  • Is oil palm extinction a threat to orangutans?
  • The traditional threat to the orangutan has been widespread logging, but the continuing conversion of remaining habitat for oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation is hastening its extinction in the wild. This situation is driven by a robust global market for palm oil as a vegetable oil and biofuel.
  • What happens to displaced orangutans after palm oil plantations are established?
  • After palm oil plantations are established, displaced starving orangutans are frequently killed in the most brutal ways as agricultural pests when they try to obtain food in the plantation areas.
  • What is the future of the orangutan?
  • The future of the orangutan (Pongo spp.) is far from secure despite the species’ high profile and media attention. The traditional threat to the orangutan has been widespread logging, but the continuing conversion of remaining habitat for oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) cultivation is hastening its extinction in the wild.
  • Is the orangutan a rainforest home?
  • In terms of the orangutan's survival, a paradox exists in that the orangutan is protected but its rainforest home is not. Roundtable of Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was originally a WWF initiative. RSPO appeals to all parties in the palm oil consumption chain, from buyers to consumers.
  • How can we help orangutan conservation?
  • Fund-raising for orangutan conservation for example could be done under a common umbrella project. Transparency ciency in the use of funds and improve donor confidence and commitment. Wastage can building, integrating wildlife corridors etc.). version. Already, conservation groups have engaged with the oil palm industry under