A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THE CONSERVATION OF PONGO PYGMAEUS IN WEST KALIMANTAN, INDONESIA

The purpose of this project is to ensure the long-term protection of the critically endangered Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) population and their habitat in Bukit Baka Bukit Raya National Park (BBBRNP), West Kalimantan.

The project will use scientific research to instruct conservation actions,.educational tools, and outreach strategies, which will enhance orangutan population management, local community environment stewardship and health of the people, wildlife, and the environment.

Project objectives include: (1) Implement an effective orangutan conservation strategy by continuing to.reintroduce and monitor a reinforced orangutan population and their habitat in BBBRNP; (2) Through an integrated approach, implement a conservation and environmental education and outreach strategy to strengthen local capacity, enhance environmental stewardship and community engagement in orangutan and habitat conservation; and (3) Through a Planetary Health approach, implement an outreach and zoonotic disease control strategy to reduce the risk of epidemics and threats to orangutans and other wildlife at human-wildlife interfaces around the BBBRNP area