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Earth Day: Double Your Donation Now!

This Earth Day, your donation to protect wild orangutans will be DOUBLED at no extra cost to you. From now until 12 noon on 29th April, every pound you donate will be matched through the Big Give Green Match Appeal until we raise £20,000.

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Did you know that wild orangutans spend almost 90% of their time in trees?

These remarkable creatures depend on large, connected forest habitats to find food, and raise their young, and ultimately – to survive. But right now, their future hangs in the balance.

Sumatra’s fragmented forests are a real challenge for wild orangutans. It’s not just the extent of habitat loss that’s alarming – it’s how this loss creates isolated forest patches that orangutans cannot travel between.

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Without urgent action to protect and reconnect these forest corridors:

  • Entire orangutan populations could disappear suddenly due to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, or human encroachment
  • Genetic diversity will decline as populations can’t connect, leading to inbreeding and weakened resistance to disease
  • Young orangutans may never find mates or establish their own territories, leading to an overall decline in the population

You can help by donating to create connected forest canopies for wild orangutans.

Last year, amazing supporters like you helped us raise over £20,000 for rewilding efforts. That work is already underway with our new partner in Tenggulun. Now, we need your help to ensure these rewilded areas don’t remain isolated islands but form part of a connected network of protected forest.

With your doubled donation, we can protect the forest corridors that serve as crucial pathways between habitats, allowing orangutans to travel safely through the canopy where they belong.

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Here’s how your donation could help:

By donating today, you will support vital work to protect, connect and rewild the rainforest habitats that wild orangutans and so many other species rely on.

  • £15 could be doubled to £30, buying 300 eco-bags to transport seedlings to rewilding sites safely
  • £30 could be doubled to £60, planting 60 fast-growing trees, which could be a nesting spot for orangutans in just 3 years
  • £65 could be doubled to £130, further supporting rewilding teams to monitor tree health and growth
  • £100 could be doubled to £200, enabling a local expert to identify orangutan nesting areas so we can protect the most vital areas of the rainforest.
  • With your help, we can ensure a brighter future for Sumatra’s wild orangutans, and the people living alongside them. Let’s make 2025 our most impactful year yet!

Thank you for ensuring Sumatra’s orangutans can continue to swing through connected forest canopies for generations to come.

P.S. Remember, this special doubling opportunity ends at 12 noon on 29th April—or when we hit our target of £20,000. Don’t miss this chance to double your impact for orangutans!

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