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trees planted 2,776,043

hectares restored 5,405

since 2016

Finding alternatives to palm oil

Widespread palm oil plantations across Indonesia illustrate the environmental degradation of a once vivid ecosystem. 25% of Indonesia’s rainforests have been replaced by vast palm oil plantations, pushing out wildlife and endangering the livelihoods of farming communities. With your help, we are restoring forests on former plantations to create alternative sources of income.

An alternative to palm oil? The Tenkawang tree only thrives in diverse forests

Everywhere you look in Borneo and Sumatra, you see endless rows of palm oil trees

With your help, our partners are helping people like Chima and Sabbar farm more sustainably

Partners

Gunung Lestari Foundation, FKL/ Wildlife Asia, Forest Wise, Sumatran Orangutan Society (ended), Fairventures (ended)

Planting method

tree nurseries, agroforestry, capacity building

Planting season

October-June

Main threats

Palm oil industry, Bad land management

Wildlife protected

Orangutan, Sumatran elephant, Rhino, Tiger

Challenges

Economic dependence and international demand for palm oil

Top trees species

Durio spp.

Native Species Endangered

Archidendron pauciflorum

Native Species

Parkia javanica

Native Species

Hevea brasiliensis

Arenga pinnata

Native Species

Around 4 million people in Indonesia work in the palm oil industry

Our partners in Sumatra have helped build a local "forest school"

The palm oil industry directly threatens 193 of the world's endangered animal species

Palm oil, the Indonesian dream

Are there alternatives to a boycott?

More information about our work in Indonesia Back to Overview