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Tapanuli-orangutan

Hydro project versus rare orangutan
Opinion 6 years ago

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Hydro project versus rare orangutan

The Indonesian people and government will need to choose between a great ape species and a hydro project that would produce a mere 510 megawatts of electricity and should realize they cannot have both.
Batang Toru people to protect Tapanuli orangutans through local wisdom
National 6 years ago

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Batang Toru people to protect Tapanuli orangutans through local wisdom

The indigenous people believe that endangering the Tapanuli orangutans would bring danger to their villages.
Walhi appeals court verdict on Batang Toru dam
National 7 years ago

Walhi appeals court verdict on Batang Toru dam

The appeal petition was filed on Wednesday by Walhi’s North Sumatra office director Dana Prima Tarigan, who was accompanied by a number of lawyers.
Court rejects challenge to Batang Toru dam
National 7 years ago

Court rejects challenge to Batang Toru dam

The judges said the issuance of the permit, as well as a revised environmental impact analysis (amdal) document for the project, had passed the proper legal procedures and were in line with existing regulations.
Batang Toru Dam construction goes on amid concerns for rarest apes, villagers
National 7 years ago

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Batang Toru Dam construction goes on amid concerns for rarest apes, villagers

Scientists regretted the Indonesian government not listening to them and giving a green light for the project.
Scientists slam govt for giving nod to Batang Toru dam
National 7 years ago

Scientists slam govt for giving nod to Batang Toru dam

Environment ministry says the hydropower plant project will not affect the habitat of the endangered Tapanuli orangutans, dubbed "the last 800" by environmentalists.
Batang Toru dam will affect orangutans and villagers: Walhi
National 7 years ago

Batang Toru dam will affect orangutans and villagers: Walhi

Activists have slammed a planned Chinese-funded hydroelectric power plant located at the Batang Toru Ecosystem in South Tapanuli regency, North Sumatra, for potentially affecting the livelihood and health of people living around the river.
Calls grow for Jokowi to protect Tapanuli orangutan
National 7 years ago

Calls grow for Jokowi to protect Tapanuli orangutan

There are only 800 of them left in the world, and the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutans’ habitat is seeing hydropower construction that scientists believe will be the apes' "death knell".
Sighting of Tapanuli orangutan twins raises hope for saving species
National 7 years ago

Sighting of Tapanuli orangutan twins raises hope for saving species

Two wildlife conservationists spotted a Tapanuli orangutan with her twin babies in Batang Toru forest in Tapanuli, North Sumatra,raising hopes for saving the critically endangered species.
Tapanuli orangutan among 10 new species in 2018
Environment 7 years ago

Tapanuli orangutan among 10 new species in 2018

New, endangered species of orangutan in North Sumatra listed among top 10.
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