LP Jenkins Memorial Fellowship 2007 Awarded to David Dellatore
June 1, 2007—Santa Monica, CA. Following a review of the submitted proposals, the Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative (OUREI) awarded the 2007 LP Jenkins Memorial Fellowship to David Dellatore for his entry entitled, “Determining the cause of high parasite levels in released ex-captive orangutans.”
Illegal logging in Indonesia threatens very survival of orangutan, UN report warns
February 6, 2007- UN News Centre – The orangutan, one of the world’s few great apes, is making its last stand in the jungles of Indonesia as illegal logging accelerates at a far faster rate than previously thought, and emergency action is needed now to ensure their survival, including international initiatives to curb demand for the lumber, a new United Nations report warned today.
OUREI Holds Successful Educational Events to Address Killing of Sumatran Orangutans
November 30, 2006- Santa Monica, CA. The Orang Utan Republik Education Initiative (OUREI), a Santa Monica based nonprofit, held a series of education events from 15-17 November, 2006 in Berastagi and Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Output from the events and federal funding will be used in 2007 to deliver strengthened and coordinated adult education programs on Sumatra where the species is critically endangered.
OUREI is SEEs Featured Project of the Month
November 1, 2006- Santa Monica, CA. Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission of enabling people with passion and ideas in the social and environmental arena to quickly get to work under their nonprofit umbrella. They evaluate proposals and select projects that they determine will make a significant difference in the local community or internationally. Project Directors of chosen projects agree to the memorandum of understanding with SEE and are able to operate with many of the benefits afforded a more mature nonprofit organization. SEE focuses on small projects and encourage the Project Directors to build capacity until such time they can spin-off as their own 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Currently, SEE has over 100 projects in its portfolio.
Conference, Workshop & Summit Highlight of Orangutan Caring Week in Sumatra
October 30, 2006- Santa Monica, CA. One of the most significant activities to occur in Sumatra, Indonesia during Orangutan Caring Week will be a conference, workshop and summit (CWS) to address a lack of understanding of the orangutan by local Sumatrans who are in conflict with the species. Only 7,000 animals remain in the increasingly fragmented forests of Aceh and North Sumatra. The expansion of agricultural estates, farms, and other developments has put humans in increased proximity with orangutans, the latter of who has tragically suffered. Additionally, anthropogenic activities (fires, pet trade, logging) have a significant impact on the remaining populations, threatening their future survival.
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