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Orangutan Land Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1131878
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 28, 2009
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
The United Kingdom Or Elsewhere

Address

Address
1 Park Farm Cottages
Walton Road
Drakelow
BURTON-ON-TRENT
DE15 9TY

Activities

ORANGUTAN LAND TRUST SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS FOR THE LONG TERM SURVIVAL OF THE ORANGUTAN IN THE WILD BY ENSURING SAFE AREAS OF FOREST FOR THEIR CONTINUED EXISTENCE.

Objects: The Objects Of The Charity (The "Objects") Are To Protect And Promote Theconservation Of The Natural Habitat Suitable For The Survival And Growth Ofthe World Orang-Utan Population ("Habitat") Through:-(1) Support For The Purchase, Leasing, Conservation And Cultivation Ofland Appropriate For Use By Orang-Utans As Their Habitat;(2) Finding, Surveying And Securing Permanent Release Sites For Bothwild And Rehabilitated Orang-Utans, Including Taking Measures Toprotect Those Sites Indefinitely;(3) Working With Palm Oil Companies To Set Aside More Than Therequired Conservation Areas And To Develop Buffer Zones Andwildlife Corridors To Protect Such Habitat;(4) Supporting The Creation Of Forest Rangers And Anti-Loggingprogrammes In Such Habitat;(5) Supporting The Development And Maintenance Of Fire Fightingcapabilities To Protect Such Habitat;(6) Promoting Reforestation And Regeneration Activities In Such Habitat;(7) Supporting And Encouraging Forest Based Carbon Reduction Projectsin Order To Protect Such Habitat;(8) Supporting Sustainable Harvesting Of Forests (Timber And Nontimberforest Products) In Such Habitat In Cooperation With Localcommunities;(9) Finding, Surveying And Securing River Islands For The Penultimatestep In The Rehabilitation Process Of Orang-Utans, And Takingmeasures To Protect Those Sites Indefinitely;(10) Finding, Surveying And Securing River Islands To Serve As Permanentsanctuary For Rescued And Rehabilitated Orang-Utans Not Suitable Fortotal Release Into The Wild, Such As Those With Chronic Disease Ordisabilities, And Taking Measures To Protect Those Sites Indefinitely;(11) Finding, Surveying And Securing New Forest Sites For Use Byorang-Utans Undergoing Rehabilitation And Providing Infrastructurefor Such Sites, Such As Security Posts, Feeding Platforms Andfencing;(12) Education, Outreach And Empowerment In Communities Living Inorang-Utan Habitat Areas To Encourage Alternatives To Theconversion Of Forest To Palm Oil And Similar Cash Crops;(13) Lobbying Local And National Authorities To Protect Orang-Utanhabitat;(14) Co-Operating With And Support Other Organisations, Whethersituated In The United Kingdom Or Elsewhere, Established Topromote, Conserve And Cultivate The Natural Habitat Of Orang-Utans;and(15) To Do Such Other Things To Advance The Protection And Conservationof Such Orang-Utan Habitat As The Trustees May From Time To Timede

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Indonesia, Malaysia

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £65,811 £115,000
March 31, 2024 £129,307 £101,202
March 31, 2023 £80,658 £76,451
March 31, 2022 £52,868 £28,877
March 31, 2021 £55,643 £33,557

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr David Chivers (Chair)
Judith Murdoch Aug. 30, 2018
Lone Droscher Nielsen July 1, 2019
Thijs Pasmans Oct. 23, 2019