December 10, 2007

Orangutan Habitat Gets U.S. Funds

Bahasa Indonesia 

Today U.S. Ambassador Cameron R. Hume announced $2.8 million additional U.S. support to Indonesia’s environmental conservation and climate change activities.  Administered by the US Agency for International Development, these funds will be used to enhance Indonesian efforts to protect biodiversity and combat climate change in Indonesia.

Speaking at the launch of the Orangutan Habitat Conservation Strategy and Action Plan with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Ambassador Hume praised the Indonesian government’s firm commitment to preserve Indonesia’s valuable forest and biodiversity. 

“To protect the forest resources is to protect the Indonesian people,” said Ambassador Hume, “Indonesia’s Action Plan for Orangutan Habitat Conservation is a ‘triple win’, since it preserves an endangered species of great ape, protects forest biodiversity, and sequesters large amounts of carbon to combat climate change.”

This additional $2.8 million supports Indonesia’s Orangutan Habitat Conservation Action Plan and complements the Orangutan Conservation Services Program (OSCP), already operational in Kalimantan and Sumatra.

For further information, please contact Leslie Rose at USAID:  (62-21) 3435-9424 or USAID website www.usaid.gov

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