[ [link removed] ]Close up of a Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s most endangered great
ape, in it's natural green habitat.
John,
With their long, frizzy hair and mustachioed faces, the Tapanuli orangutan
is distinct from its relatives found on Sumatra and Borneo. Their calls
have even been mistaken for human language.
Sadly fewer than 800 remain, some scientists estimate there may be as few
as 560. And their only home in the Batanga Toru rainforest in Indonesia
rests on a rich seam of gold, which British giant Jardine Matheson plans
to tear from the ground.
Years ago we stopped this company from destroying the habitat of the
super-endangered Sumatran elephant. If enough of us chip in now, we can do
it again – rolling out smart tactics to get Jardine Matheson to the
negotiating table and give these rare Tapanuli orangutans a chance at
surviving. Can you chip in?
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Jardine Matheson and its gold mining company want to expand deeper into
the heart of orangutan territory, threatening to drive the last of these
great apes to extinction. The project has already destroyed nearly 42
football fields worth of this tropical forest – and satellite images have
just revealed new expansion activity.
The Tapanuli orangutan is the most endangered great ape on Earth. If we're
going to save the species from extinction, we need to move fast.
Pressure on Jardine Matheson is growing. Our petition now has over 156,000
signatures and counting, and recently Norway’s state pension fund cut ties
with the company over concern for the orangutan.
Building on this momentum, together we can 10x this campaign:
* Make execs famous for their role in forest destruction, hounding them
at public appearances, splashing their faces on ads and in the media;
* Pass new regulations, lobbying governments to close loopholes and make
mining projects too expensive and too difficult to greenlight;
* Support grassroots groups conducting research and surveys to document
mining activity in protected forest areas;
* Amplify the voices of concerned investors, turning up the heat on the
CEO from the inside; and more!
In 2015, when this same company threatened the habitat of the
super-endangered Sumatran elephant, our community sprung into action.
Together we generated a firestorm of public pressure on execs that saved
this beloved elephant.
So let’s do it again. With enough of us chipping in, we can get started
pushing Jardine Matheson to the negotiating table again – and continue
fighting to protect forests and endangered animals everywhere from
corporate greed. Can you help save the Tapanuli orangutan?
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Your donation will power Ekō and our campaigns fighting for people and the
planet.
Thanks for all that you do,
Fatah, Yasmin and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]The rarest orangutans are in danger Ekō
[ [link removed] ]Indonesian gold mine expanding in ‘wrong direction’ into orangutan
habitat Mongabay, 11 March 2024
[ [link removed] ]Norway wealth fund sells stakes in 3 Jardine firms on environment
concerns Reuters, 01 March 2024
Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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