Replanting Rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia

Bring back the forest

An Indonesian oil palm plantation is up for sale and we have a golden opportunity to buy this land and restoring the lush forest that once stood there.

This will provide shelter for orangutans and other endangered animals, and create a vital asset for local communities. By donating, you will help return this land to the forest and wildlife to whom it once belonged.

Our plan is simple. Working with our Indonesian partners — an organisation called Yayasan Orangutan Sumatera Lestari (YOSL) — we will buy and restore this 890 acre site to its former natural glory. Removing the oil palms and replanting the forest will encourage orangutans and other wildlife to return, extending their habitat from the neighbouring national park.

Forest restoration projects involve local communities from the start.

We know this works, because YOSL have an excellent track record, working closely with local communities to bring forests back to life. They already manage several other restoration sites in the region as you know, and so far have planted over 1.6 million trees. Orangutans, elephants and sun bears are returning to these areas — your donation will help create a new home for these threatened species.

This is an amazing opportunity, but we only have a few weeks to seal the deal. We need to raise the first installment by 9 September 2018 to secure the land, otherwise the land could continue to be a plantation, devoid of wildlife.

Thank you for all the support you give.

Rachel

Links:

• More information
• The real ins and outs
• Jungle book stars in video to help create new rainforest home

One of the most exciting things about forest restoration work is watching wild animals start to return to areas that were previously barren and silent. All our restoration sites are monitored by camera traps as well as by people, so we get lovely images beaming in from across the world - monkeys running past the camera, pigs snuffling in the undergrowth and even elephants moving carefully past in the night.

We're really hopeful that this week's Global Giving Rewards bonus day will bring in even more funds for our Replanting Rainforest project, ensuring that animals continue to appear on our screens for years to come.

If you make a donation on July 18th, it will be match-funded, increasing your impact for the rainforests of Sumatra. We, and the animals, are truly grateful.