BBC’s Panorama Reports a New Threat to Borneo’s Rainforests

Male orang-utan at Semenggok Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Borneo

Tonight at 8.30pm the BBC’s Panorama programme will report on the destruction of  Borneo’s pristine rainforests in order to grow palm oil crops, which in turn, is used in products we buy like biscuits and toiletries.

The bottom line is: the rainforests being destroyed are home to some of the last and greatest wildlife havens in Southeast Asia and species like the orang-utan are now threatened more than ever.

Audley efforts to stem Borneo’s deforestation
Here at Audley our Southeast Asia team will be raising funds through various events and initiatives to help the World Land Trust (WLT) continue with land purchases in the lower Kinabatangan River basin.

The first tract of land identified as a key purchase was recently secured by WLT, having raised £343,000 for its purchase.

Now they plan to continue this programme in this area of Borneo with new land acquisition targets in the pipeline in order to ensure the survival of this unique ecosystem and its threatened inhabitants.

Panorama’s Dying for a Biscuit is on BBC1 at 8:30pm on Mon 22 Feb.

If you would like further information about this WLT project, please speak to one of our Southeast Asia Specialist on 01993 838 100 or visit the WLT website.

Go to our Borneo section of our website, where you can find out more about the country and its orang-utans.