Urgency plus optimism equals solutions. That powerful message from the Earthshot Prize reminds us that while the challenges facing our planet are significant, positive action can deliver real change. At Orangutan Land Trust, our vision is clear: enabling sustainable solutions for the long-term survival of orangutans in the wild. On International Orangutan Day, it's an opportunity to celebrate these remarkable great apes while recognising that protecting them also means protec

by Georgia Allen Deep within the peat-swamp forests of Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, wild orangutans navigate one of the most complex and biodiverse ecosystems on Earth. Alongside finding food, avoiding dangers, and raising their young, they may also be doing something remarkably familiar to us: using the natural resources around them to maintain their health. For decades, researchers have documented examples of animals consuming unusual plants or substances when unw

Behind the Book: I was reading about the deforestation, destruction and wildlife in Borneo, and the effect of unsustainable palm oil production. So it prompted me to reach out and look at the situation from a younger person’s perspective. When I was younger, I always let my mind wonder off and out the classroom. Hence Peter fell asleep and woke up in the jungle with two of his friends. They met sun bears and orangutans and after hearing what was going on with their homes fe