About Us
Mission Statement
The Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) is dedicated to the conservation of Sumatran orangutans (Pongo abelii) and their forest homes. Our grassroots projects in Sumatra work with local communities living alongside orangutan habitat. The OIC plants trees, visits schools and villages, and provides training to help local people work towards a more sustainable future. We are a local NGO staffed by Indonesian university graduates, believing that Sumatran people are best suited to have an impact in and help Sumatra.
The Orangutan Information Centre works to:
- Raise public awareness of threats to and conservation strategies for the Sumatran orangutan through community education and global communication
- Educate and empower Sumatran youth through environmental education and awareness projects for local schools
- Promote sustainable community development initiatives in local communities through training and capacity building in local communities
- Collaborate with other local and international NGOs and businesses working towards parallel goals
Long-term goals:
- Conserve the endemic, critically endangered Sumatran orangutan and its rainforest ecosystem home
- Work with local people towards the preservation and regrowth of rainforest habitat
- Assist local government in the protection and maintenance of protected areas
- Promote orangutans as global conservation ambassadors for the rainforest ecosystem
- Support the establishment of conservation education curriculum and community empowerment programmes in Sumatra
Links
The OIC has established wide links with both government and non-governmental organizations including the Sumatran Orangutan Society, Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP), USAID Orangutan Conservation Services Program, UNESCO, Conservation International (CI), Fauna and Flora International (FFI), Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the North Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Office (BKSDA), Bapedalda (Environmental Impact Assessment Agency of Indonesia), FK3LI (Indonesian Conservation Cadre), the Ministry of Forestry, Ministry of Education in Langkat and Deli Serdang, and the Gunung Leuser National Park Office.
We are founding members of FOKUS, the USAID supported Orangutan Conservation Forum, of which the OIC Founding Director is also the chairman, as well as the Sumatran Orangutan Education Consortium, so that the information disseminated is uniform and holistic. The OIC has recently established a five year, extendable Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the GLNP, whom are close partners and advisers in many of our programmes. These links are invaluable in the promotion of partnerships and integrated conservation efforts.
Orangutan Information Centre
Kompleks Taman Setia Budi Indah (TASBI)
BLOK RR 98
Medan Sumatera Utara
Indonesia
Principal Conservationist & Founding Director:
Panut Hadisiswoyo
Phone / Fax: +62 61 8200218
Email: panut@orangutancentre.org
Website URL: www.orangutancentre.org
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