Join Us in Rescuing Borneo’s Last Orangutans

Oran­gutans, our closest genetic rela­tives, call the pris­tine rain­fo­rests of Borneo and Sumatra home in Indo­nesia. However, our consump­tion habits are swiftly destroying their natural habitat. The produc­tion of palm oil, tropical timber, coal, and paper has led to the devas­ta­tion of nearly 20 million hectares of vital forests in Borneo alone. As a conse­quence, these magni­fi­cent crea­tures are hunted, traded, and pushed to the brink as they search for food and shelter.
At BOS, we rescue, reha­bi­li­tate, and release oran­gutans. We protect rain­fo­rest biodi­ver­sity and restore peat swamp forests. Oran­gutan conser­va­tion means saving rain­fo­rests and fighting climate change.

Join our mission to save Borneo’s oran­gutans from extinction!

Our vision

We strongly believe that all of us must now take respon­si­bi­lity for the survival of the oran­gutans and the Indo­ne­sian rainforest.

Toge­ther we fight to ensure that the oran­gutan popu­la­tion grows, that the biodi­ver­sity of the rain­fo­rest in Borneo is preserved, and that the people and the climate benefit.

Who is BOS?

Your dona­tion for the orangutans

BOS Germany operates as a serious nature and species conser­va­tion orga­niza­tion that, above all, values trans­pa­rency. We have been estab­lished as a regis­tered non-profit orga­niza­tion for more than 20 years and have joined the trans­pa­rency initia­tive of “Trans­pa­rency Inter­na­tional” (ITZ) since 2013. Your aid will be put to use exactly where it is needed: with the oran­gutans in Borneo. With your spon­sor­ship or dona­tion, you are giving the last Asian great ape a future.

Our projects for the protec­tion of the oran­gutan and the rainforest

BOS Deutsch­land e. V. is a non-profit orga­niza­tion dedi­cated to the conser­va­tion of the criti­cally endan­gered Bornean oran­gutan and its rain­fo­rest habitat, opera­ting within a global network of partner orga­niza­tions. On Borneo, our partner orga­niza­tion, the BOS Foun­da­tion, runs two oran­gutan reha­bi­li­ta­tion centers where over 360 rescued oran­gutans are curr­ently being prepared for release back into the wild to lead inde­pen­dent lives in protected rain­fo­rests. Since 2012, we have jointly rein­tro­duced over 560 oran­gutans to the wild and are now incre­dibly proud to observe nearly 45 wild-born oran­gutan babies.

In our sanc­tuary centers, we also provide life­time care for over 130 oran­gutans that cannot be released back into the wild, as well as appro­xi­m­ately 80 rescued sun bears.

We protect and secure 470,645 hectares of intact rain­fo­rest, rewet drained peat­lands, and refo­rest degraded areas of the jungle. Further­more, by estab­li­shing vital wild­life corri­dors, we work along­side our partner, the RFF (Rhino and Forest Fund), to recon­nect rain­fo­rest areas in Sabah, Malaysia, that have been frag­mented by plantations.

To protect the oran­gutans and their home­land, we work hand in hand with the Indo­ne­sian govern­ment, minis­tries, and conser­va­tion autho­ri­ties. We coope­rate closely with local popu­la­tions and support commu­ni­ties through educa­tional initia­tives and programs desi­gned to improve local incomes. In 2025 alone, we supported 38 villages through these initia­tives. Back in Germany, we raise aware­ness and educate the public about the threats facing oran­gutans and their habitat through lectures, media outreach, and public rela­tions, offe­ring people prac­tical ways to support these criti­cally endan­gered primates.