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		<title>Melanie Jae Martin : Visiting Sumatra’s Orangutans Responsibly</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Melanie Jae Martin If you want to see great apes in the wild, Sumatra’s rainforest is one of the most accessible places to do just that. Seeing orangutans in the wild, along with silver Thomas leaf monkeys, pig-tailed macaques, and a diverse range of birds like hornbills, will leave you with a renewed appreciation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2011/12/melanie-jae-martin-visiting-sumatra%e2%80%99s-orangutans-responsibly/</link>
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		<title>Gunung Leuser Ecotourism Development Programme &#8211; QUARTERLY REPORT I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During the first quarter of 2011 we have seen many developments, including renovations to the Info Corner, local school visits to Bukit Lawang, and the completion of the fourth and final module, Communication, Documentation, and  Publication, for the fourth cohort of guides and GLNP rangers as part of our training programme. We also report on  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2011/07/gunung-leuser-ecotourism-development-programme-quarterly-report-i/</link>
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		<title>OIC GLNP Restoration Performance Report (reduced)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Executive Summary The Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) has been conducting a forest restoration project in the Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP), to undo the damage caused through the large-scale conversion of at least 500 hectares by two relatively small plantation companies operating in the Besitang subdistrict of Langkat district, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Since the programme&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2011/06/oic-glnp-restoration-performance-report-reduced/</link>
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		<title>Rainforests in Sumatra, Honduras added to UN&#8217;s danger list</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rainforests in Honduras and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra have been added to the U.N.&#8217;s &#8220;danger&#8221; list due to illegal logging, encroachment, and road contruction, reports UNESCO. Meeting Wednesday in Paris at the World Heritage Committee, UNESCO added the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve of Honduras and the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra to its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2011/06/rainforests-in-sumatra-honduras-added-to-uns-danger-list/</link>
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		<title>Gunung Leuser National Park Tourism MAP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gunung Leuser National Park Tourism MAP DESMA Center, berkolaborasi dengan UNESCO Office, Jakarta memproduksi Peta Wisata Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser sebagai bagian dari program kerja “Saving the Natural Heritage of Gunung Leuser National Park, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra” yang dilakukan oleh Environmental Sciences Unit, UNESCO Office, Jakarta. Peta wisata tersebut diproduksi sebagai media promosi [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2011/04/gunung-leuser-national-park-tourism-map/</link>
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		<title>Program Beasiswa Peduli Orangutan 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Tak Terasa Telah Bergulir Selama 6 Tahun&#8221; Yayasan Orangutan Sumatera Lestari – Orangutan Information Centre (YOSL – OIC) yang bekerja sama dengan Orangutan Republik Foundation (OURF) sebagai lembaga yang aktif dalam upaya konservasi Orangutan Sumatera dan habitatnya telah melaksanakan Program Beasiswa Peduli Orangutan selama 6 tahun terakhir sejak tahun 2006. Saat ini penerima beasiswa dari [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2011/03/program-beasiswa-peduli-orangutan-2011/</link>
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		<title>Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP) Restoration Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Background: The Orangutan Information Centre (OIC) was founded in 2001 by a group of Indonesian conservationists, and partnered with the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS), to raise awareness of environmental and orangutan conservation issues amongst local communities. The Gunung Leuser National Park (GLNP) restoration program is a local community development project managed by OIC aimed at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2010/11/gunung-leuser-national-park-glnp-restoration-program/</link>
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		<title>Agency Fails to Confiscate Baby Orangutan Kept as Pet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MEDAN: The North Sumatra office of the Natural Resource Conservation has been criticized for failing to confiscate a baby orangutan kept as a pet in a luxury home. Orangutan Information Center (OIC) founder Panut Hadisiswoyo said that the agency should have acted firmly and seized the legally protected endangered animal. “The agency has no commitment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2010/10/agency-fails-to-confiscate-baby-orangutan-kept-as-pet/</link>
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		<title>Plant Trees to Save Orangutan Habitat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Plant trees to reforest vital habitat for the critically endangered orangutan in Sumatra! With a wild population of fewer than 7,000, the Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) may be the first Great Ape to become extinct. Once widespread throughout the forests of Asia, orangutans are now confined to just two islands, Sumatra and Borneo. Both species [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2010/10/plant-trees-to-save-orangutan-habitat/</link>
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		<title>YOSL-OIC Menerbitkan Buku Ayat Ayat Konservasi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Buku Ayat–Ayat Konservasi: menghimpun dan menghidupkan khazanah Islam dalam konservasi hutan Leuser Buku yang berjudul “Ayat–ayat konservasi: menghimpun dan menghidupkan khazanah Islam dalam konservasi hutan Leuser” merupakan salah satu buku yang mencerminkan kekuatan fikiran dan ilmu yang tinggi tentang sains dan agama. Penulisan tentang kawasan konservasi Leuser juga menunjukkan kefahaman penulis tentang ilmu lingkungan yang [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://orangutancentre.org/2010/10/yosl-oic-menerbitkan-buku-ayat-ayat-konservasi/</link>
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