BOS’s Commitment to Orangutan Survival
Join us in our mission to rescue, rehabilitate, and protect the last orangutans of Borneo. We’re dedicated to preserving their habitat and restoring damaged forests, all while safeguarding countless other species that coexist with these primates. Together, with local communities, we’re making a lasting impact.
Orangutan Protection
With our global partners, we operate two Orangutan Rescue Centers in Borneo, providing shelter for over 400 orangutans. Our mission is to nurture these rescued orangutan orphans in our forest schools, equipping them with the skills and knowledge needed for a future in the wild. However, not all can be released back into the wild. For them, BOS is dedicated to creating specialized island sanctuaries, ensuring a life of dignity and care.
Biodiversity conservation
When we safeguard the orangutan, we’re also safeguarding thousands of other animal and plant species who share their habitat. The rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia are among the world’s most biodiverse regions, a treasure trove of Earth’s biodiversity that we strive to conserve and enhance through our dedicated efforts.
Rainforest protection
In the heart of Borneo, we safeguard 460,680 hectares of vital rainforest. Here, we release rehabilitated orangutans, giving rise to new populations. Partnering with locals, we resurrect devastated woodlands, rehydrate drained peat bogs, transform oil palm plantations into thriving rainforests, and create wildlife corridors connecting national parks. Join us in protecting orangutans, preserving biodiversity, and combating climate change.
Community Development
Our work at BOS relies on the collaboration of local communities. We’re dedicated to creating sustainable livelihoods beyond palm oil, illegal logging, or wildlife trade. This is achieved through our rescue centers, reforestation efforts, fire protection initiatives, and innovative projects like biodynamic rice cultivation. We also partner with businesses committed to community development.
Our Challenges
Rainforest destruction
Borneo was once almost entirely covered by rainforest. However, monocultures for palm oil and paper production, mining, and the logging of tropical timber have collectively destroyed 30 percent of Borneo’s rainforests.
Palm oil
Many supermarket products, from cosmetics to pet food and biodiesel, contain palm oil. Most of it comes from Indonesia and Malaysia, contributing to the destruction of orangutan habitats.
Illegal wildlife trade and poaching
The illicit trade in protected animals and animal products ranks fourth in organized crime worldwide. It poses one of the greatest threats to biodiversity.
Make a donation for the orangutans
Make a one-time donation
Orangutans need our help! With your donation for the orangutans you accompany and support an orangutan on its journey until its release into the wild.
Make a donation for the orangutans
Make a one-time donation
Orangutans need our help! With your donation for the orangutans you accompany and support an orangutan on its journey until its release into the wild.
There are achievements we can only reach together
Where do the newly released orangutans call home?
Join us in our release forests: Kehje Sewen (East Kalimantan), Bukit Batikap, and Bukit Baka Bukit Raya (both in Central Kalimantan).
Restoring the forest
In Mawas, a vast peat swamp rainforest was drained and destroyed in the nineties. Here, we are rehydrating the moor and reforesting it. In Sabah, we are transforming oil palm plantations into a wildlife corridor.