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The destruction of their habitat poses the greatest threat to orangutans. Former species-rich tropical forests have become deserts, savannahs and industrial plantations.
According to the United Nations, in 2022 about 98 percent of the world's rainforests will have been destroyed.
Through the over-exploitation of the rainforest the local population is also deprived of their livelihood. Likewise also the orangutan is also effected by the receding rainforest. In Sumatra and Borneo there are only isolated spots left for the orangutan to live
The rapid deforestation of tropical primary forests, the massive spread of uniform oil palm plantations, large destructive fires and the national and international animal trade are the driving forces behind the fall in the population areas, increasing the probability of their eventual extinction.
The Indonesian government supports the export of wood. Sustainable forest management, environmental protection and ecological thinking are still music of the future for a country that is one of the world's most corrupt. Between the Government and the people concerned - whether human or animal - are the timber companies and the palm oil industry, as profit maximization is a top priority.
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