Mission Statement
The Orangutan Foundation is the world's foremost orangutan conservation organisation. We are saving Asia's endangered great apes by protecting their tropical forest habitat, working with local communities and promoting research and education.
The approach of the Orangutan Foundation goes beyond that of purely protecting the orangutan. Critically it also includes a recognition that orangutan habitat is unique in its richness of biodiversity and crucial for local communities, who are as dependant on the forest as is the orangutan.
Conservation is more than protecting a species, it is about saving nature which includes us, 'the fifth ape'. The efforts of all of us to prevent global warming will be seen as a defining moment in history, for humanity's sake and for the health of the whole planet. Tropical forests can play a significant role in guarding against climate change.
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Make your New Year’s resolutions really count by taking part in ‘change a habit – save a habitat’.
How it works:
The Orangutan Foundation is asking people to choose a habit and change it (reduce it or stop it), donating the savings made by doing this to the Orangutan Foundation (see examples below). Doing this will support our vital work protecting orangutans and their rainforest habitat.
Examples:
- Cut down on take away coffees – saving £2 per week = £8 month
- Cut out a bottle of wine – saving £5 per week = £20 month
- Stop smoking - one packet of cigarettes - saving £6 per week = £24 month
- Reduce sweeties/chocolate – saving £1 per week = £4 month
- Change your transport (walk it, cycle it) – saving £3 per week = £12 month
- Take a packed lunch – saving £10 per week = £40 month
We all benefit!
- Orangutans and their rainforest habitat benefit from your donation.
- You benefit by changing a habit that may be bad for your health.
- Most habits have a detrimental effect on our environment so by reducing them or stopping them our planet also benefits!
- In theory your donation costs you nothing!
Make a positive start to 2010 and take part in ‘change a habit – save a habitat’.
Select an amount from the examples above or decide on your own monthly target. Contact the Orangutan Foundation office by email or 020 7724 2912 for a standing order form or to make a donation, quoting ‘change a habit – save a habitat’.
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