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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - Aligning with the theme of Indonesia's 76th Independence Day, "Resilient Indonesia, Growing Indonesia", the country's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya emphasized that the values of resilience continue in ensuring that none of the world’s flagship species - including Sumatran, Tapanuli, and Bornean orangutans whose current combined population stands at around 60,000 individuals - go extinct.
Minister Nurbaya delivered this key message for World Orangutan Day 2021 (Aug 19), stressing that we must continue to move forward together on a challenging path in order to achieve a better future, including a better future for the country’s three flagship orangutan species.
“Our resilience guarantees that we will continue to grow and prosper, and this extends to the population growth of our three flagship orangutan species. Indonesia is optimistic about remaining a superpower with the largest amount of orangutan habitat and highest concentration of orangutans in the world," the minister said at the ministry building (Aug 17).
She then detailed the latest data related to the three orangutan species, while reaffirming Indonesia's confidence about continuing its robust protection of the three flagship orangutan species and making sure of their ongoing population growth.
Sumatran orangutan
Minister Nurbaya pointed out that currently there are more than two million hectares of Sumatran orangutan habitat, an area equal to nearly 3.5 times the size of Bali, 75% of which lies in the map of President Joko Widodo's permanent moratorium on the conversion of primary forests and peatlands.
"This indicates the huge power of the President's permanent moratorium map in ensuring that the Sumatran orangutan population continues to grow and thrive," she said.
The minister also said that some of the Sumatran orangutan’s habitat is still located outside the permanent moratorium map, especially in existing forestry and palm oil concessions, including in the Tripa peat swamp forest which forms part of the Leuser Ecosystem.
Tapanuli orangutan
As for the habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan, Minister Nurbaya underlined that of the more than one hundred thousand hectares inhabited by this newly-discovered flagship species, almost 87% is within President Widodo's permanent moratorium map.
"We have absolutely no doubt that with all our current efforts, the habitat availability, and continuous monitoring in place, there will be sustained population growth of the Tapanuli orangutan and certainly no extinction," the minister asserted.
She explained that the monitoring and evaluation of the Tapanuli orangutan are not only focused on its habitat lying in the permanent moratorium map, but also on its habitat beyond the map, including inside the Batang Toru hydroelectric project area and in other related corridors.
Bornean orangutan
Currently, more than 4.8 million hectares, an area larger than Switzerland, of Bornean orangutan habitat falls within President Widodo's permanent moratorium map, according to Minister Nurbaya.
She reiterated that substantial swathes of Bornean orangutan habitat are also still scattered among existing forestry and palm oil concessions, thus adding further to the expanse of Bornean orangutan habitat.
“Bornean orangutan habitats, both those that lie in the permanent moratorium map and in existing concessions, will ensure the growth of this flagship species’ population, so there is no chance whatsoever of these orangutans going extinct," she said.
Concluding her essential message for this year's World Orangutan Day, Minister Nurbaya restated that the theme of Indonesia’s 76th Independence Day - "Resilient Indonesia, Growing Indonesia" - also encompasses the growth of flagship species in Indonesia, including the world’s three flagship orangutan species.
As previously reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Aug 12), Minister Nurbaya also underscored on Global Elephant Day 2021 that Indonesia remains on track and optimistic about protecting the Sumatran elephant - one of the world's flagship species - and ensuring its ongoing population growth.
Meanwhile, on Global Tiger Day, as also reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Jul 29), Minister Nurbaya confidently predicted that Indonesia would successfully double the population of the Sumatran tiger, another one of the world’s flagship species. This effort forms part of Indonesia's enhanced climate action.
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JAKARTA (FORESTHINTS.NEWS) - Aligning with the theme of Indonesia's 76th Independence Day, "Resilient Indonesia, Growing Indonesia", the country's Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya emphasized that the values of resilience continue in ensuring that none of the world’s flagship species - including Sumatran, Tapanuli, and Bornean orangutans whose current combined population stands at around 60,000 individuals - go extinct.
Minister Nurbaya delivered this key message for World Orangutan Day 2021 (Aug 19), stressing that we must continue to move forward together on a challenging path in order to achieve a better future, including a better future for the country’s three flagship orangutan species.
“Our resilience guarantees that we will continue to grow and prosper, and this extends to the population growth of our three flagship orangutan species. Indonesia is optimistic about remaining a superpower with the largest amount of orangutan habitat and highest concentration of orangutans in the world," the minister said at the ministry building (Aug 17).
She then detailed the latest data related to the three orangutan species, while reaffirming Indonesia's confidence about continuing its robust protection of the three flagship orangutan species and making sure of their ongoing population growth.
Sumatran orangutan
Minister Nurbaya pointed out that currently there are more than two million hectares of Sumatran orangutan habitat, an area equal to nearly 3.5 times the size of Bali, 75% of which lies in the map of President Joko Widodo's permanent moratorium on the conversion of primary forests and peatlands.
"This indicates the huge power of the President's permanent moratorium map in ensuring that the Sumatran orangutan population continues to grow and thrive," she said.
The minister also said that some of the Sumatran orangutan’s habitat is still located outside the permanent moratorium map, especially in existing forestry and palm oil concessions, including in the Tripa peat swamp forest which forms part of the Leuser Ecosystem.
Tapanuli orangutan
As for the habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan, Minister Nurbaya underlined that of the more than one hundred thousand hectares inhabited by this newly-discovered flagship species, almost 87% is within President Widodo's permanent moratorium map.
"We have absolutely no doubt that with all our current efforts, the habitat availability, and continuous monitoring in place, there will be sustained population growth of the Tapanuli orangutan and certainly no extinction," the minister asserted.
She explained that the monitoring and evaluation of the Tapanuli orangutan are not only focused on its habitat lying in the permanent moratorium map, but also on its habitat beyond the map, including inside the Batang Toru hydroelectric project area and in other related corridors.
Bornean orangutan
Currently, more than 4.8 million hectares, an area larger than Switzerland, of Bornean orangutan habitat falls within President Widodo's permanent moratorium map, according to Minister Nurbaya.
She reiterated that substantial swathes of Bornean orangutan habitat are also still scattered among existing forestry and palm oil concessions, thus adding further to the expanse of Bornean orangutan habitat.
“Bornean orangutan habitats, both those that lie in the permanent moratorium map and in existing concessions, will ensure the growth of this flagship species’ population, so there is no chance whatsoever of these orangutans going extinct," she said.
Concluding her essential message for this year's World Orangutan Day, Minister Nurbaya restated that the theme of Indonesia’s 76th Independence Day - "Resilient Indonesia, Growing Indonesia" - also encompasses the growth of flagship species in Indonesia, including the world’s three flagship orangutan species.
As previously reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS, Minister Nurbaya also underscored on Global Elephant Day 2021 that Indonesia remains on track and optimistic about protecting the Sumatran elephant - one of the world's flagship species - and ensuring its ongoing population growth.
Meanwhile, on Global Tiger Day, as also reported by FORESTHINTS.NEWS (Jul 29), Minister Nurbaya confidently predicted that Indonesia would successfully double the population of the Sumatran tiger, another one of the world’s flagship species. This effort forms part of Indonesia's enhanced climate action.
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