The Dulan’s project : protect the habitat of orangutans in Borneo
Support this projectTo slow down deforestation, Kalaweit is in a race against time and palm oil productors. The association buys pieces of forest, transforming them into a nature reserve with the support from the local population.
Since the age of 13, Aurélien Brulé, aka Chanee, has been passionate about monkeys. To help save primates from deforestation and trafficking in Indonesia, he decided to create Kalaweit. Today, the association buys up pieces of forest from the local population, before they are sold for commercial purposes, in particular, producing palm oil. Since 2018, they have acquired 500 hectares of a 1500-hectar forest in south-eastern Borneo to create the Dulan Reserve.
Protecting wildlife
The Dulan Natural Reserve is home to wild animals that have been rescued from traffickers. It provides refuge to more than 100 orangutans, 200 gibbons, langur monkeys, Malaysian Beers, clouded leopards, macaques, Sambar Deer and muntjacs. Kalaweit employs local people to monitor and protect the reserve, who can also fish in the lake and collect fruit, sustainably.
In a country with one of the highest rates of deforestation in world, Kalaweit is determined to protect the diverse flora and fauna of the remaining forest with help from as many partners as possible. But the clock is ticking!
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