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Published focus
Yayasan Palung states a vision of protecting orangutans and forest biodiversity in and around Gunung Palung National Park. Its work is centred in West Kalimantan.
Understanding its work
Its programme history describes environmental education, livelihood support, campaigns, and collaboration with government bodies and other partners. These activities do not establish that the foundation accepts animals for rehabilitation.
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At a glance
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- Legal name
- Yayasan Palung source ↗
- Founded
- 1999 source ↗
- Based in
- Ketapang, West Kalimantan
- Works in
- West Kalimantan
Programmes, as published on its website
- Program Pendidikan Lingkungan (PPL) ↗ — The foundation's oldest programme, running since 1999: school talks and puppet shows, field trips, radio and media campaigns, and support for the TAJAM and REBONK youth volunteer groups in Ketapang and Kayong Utara.
- Program Penyelamatan Satwa (PPS-Hukum) ↗ — Since 2002 it has investigated crimes against orangutans and their habitat, such as illegal logging and mining; it now focuses on protecting orangutan habitat through social forestry schemes.
- Program Hutan Desa (HD) ↗ — Helps villages around Gunung Palung National Park secure and manage village forests through surveys, patrols and support for community business groups; the organisation reports that it now supports 10 village forest areas.
- Program Sustainable Livelihood (SL) ↗ — Since 2010 it has supported communities around Gunung Palung National Park with non-timber forest products such as pandan weaving, farming and freshwater fish farming.
- Program Penelitian (Riset) ↗ — Long-term research on the ecology, behaviour and health of wild orangutans at the Cabang Panti Research Station in Gunung Palung National Park, also open to students and researchers.
- West Bornean Orangutan Caring Scholarship (WBOCS) ↗ — A university scholarship, run with the Orangutan Republik Foundation and Tanjungpura University, for students from Ketapang and Kayong Utara studying forestry and environment; the organisation reports 73 students supported since 2012.
Animals it works with
Related animal causes
Official links
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Published contact: saveGPorangutans@gmail.com · (0534) 3030450 · Jl. Kolonel Sugiono No. 28 RT 013/RW 05, Kecamatan Delta Pawan, Ketapang, Kalimantan Barat 78811 source ↗
What has been checked
- Identity and official website — Identity as published by the organisation; not independent verification. (checked 2026-09-23, source ↗)
- Service area and service focus — Programmes and areas summarised from the official website; capacity, hours and animal acceptance are unconfirmed. (checked 2026-09-23, source ↗)
Not yet checked by PanduanHewan: registration and legal form, contact ownership and confirmation, dated activity reporting, financial reporting, independent audit. Unchecked items are not a negative rating.
Details of every check
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- 2026-09-23
- Next review target
- 2026-12-18
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Published programme descriptions reviewed for directory context; current service availability was not checked.
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- 2026-09-23
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- 2026-12-18
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PanduanHewan. Yayasan Palung. Last substantive update: 23 September 2026. https://panduanhewan.org/en/organisations/yayasan-palung/