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JAKARTA, – The Ministry of Forestry supported PT SMART Tbk (SMART) and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), Monday (11/21/2011) announced a landmark partnership with the Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) in the implementation of conservation programs for two years to protect the orangutan, one of the endangered animal species in the world.
program for two years, was named the Friends of the Orangutan, in line with Plan goals and objectives of the National Orangutan Indonesia 2007-2017, and commitment to environmental sustainability of the Sinar Mas, SMART and its parent company Golden Agri-Resources Limited (GAR), and APP.Friends of the Orangutan will release 40 orangutans support adults into their native habitat, and help provide care for the welfare of 330 orangutans at OFI Care Centre.
OFI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the welfare of wild orangutans and their rainforest habitat, which was founded Dr. Birute Mary Galdikas in 1986.
Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan said he was deeply pleased to see the cooperation that exists between government, NGOs and the private sector of Indonesia, in an effort to save and preserve the orangutan population, one of the nation’s wealth of wildlife Indonesia.
” I hope this partnership will be the starting point of the model of cooperation between government, private parties and public, and became an important element in preserving orangutans and other wildlife for future generations will come, ” said Zulkifli.
” We are very grateful for the support of our Indonesian partners, particularly the Department of Forestry, PT SMART Tbk and APP. This program is an important step to encourage the businessmen to cooperate with us in order to make the lives of orangutans for the better, ” Dr. Galdikas, founder of OFI, added.
” This partnership is part of Sinar Mas’s commitment to the environment. We admire the work of Dr. Galdikas with OFI, and we are pleased to contribute in protecting and caring for orangutans, ” said Gandi Sulistiyanto, managing director of Sinar Mas in a press release Monday.
GAR and SMART will work- together with OFI develop training programs for employees of their oil palm plantations in the conservation of orangutans in Central Kalimantan, West and East, and will obtain technical assistance from OFI in the handling and rehabilitation of orangutans.
cooperation between OFI and APP will include training staff and employees APP pulp suppliers in sustainable forest management with emphasis on the conservation of orangutans.
This cooperation will also include development of recommendations for APP and pulpwood supply companies on how to conserve endangered wildlife and protected.
Hendra Gunawan, Managing Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications APP, say, | Program is in line with our vision in the management of sustainable forest plantations, which are based on a sustainable balance in terms of social needs, environmental and economic, in addition to the urgent need to protect wildlife This fascinating and
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APP hopes to develop a track record in supporting the protection of orangutans in Indonesia. We have partnered with NGOs and training centers in various initiatives to support their long-term conservation. For example, we support initiatives to rescue orangutans. We also support the creation of a wildlife corridor to link the Kutai National Park in East Kalimantan with other protected areas, which will help expand the habitat of the orangutan, ” Hendra Gunawan added.
