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亞洲區內保育工作：加強當地關注和了解—

婆羅洲紅毛猩猩和大熊貓

Regional Conservation Efforts: Enhancing Local Awareness and
Understanding – Bornean Orangutan and Giant Panda

威脅及保育價值 Threats and conservation values
伐林、捕獵、非法放牧、人口增長以及對當地物種 Deforestation, hunting, illegal livestock grazing, human expansion,
缺乏了解和保育意識，都是導致婆羅洲紅毛猩猩和 and a lack of local understanding and awareness are just some of
大熊貓面臨絕種的主要因素。研究指出，極度瀕危 the major threats the Bornean orangutan and giant panda are both
的野生婆羅洲紅毛猩猩在一九九九年至二零一五年 facing. Studies show that over 100,000 Bornean orangutans were
間，減少了超過十萬隻。與此同時，氣候變化令 lost between 1999 and 2015. Meanwhile, a shortage of bamboo
caused by climate change is predicted to further threaten the giant
竹子減少，預期將進一步威脅大熊貓的存活。 panda’s survival.

Conservation efforts and achievements —
Bornean orangutan

A recent project with Yayasan IAR Indonesia in Pematang Gadung,
Indonesia seeks to understand the societal context and reduce
negative human impact on the orangutan’s natural habitat. The
project aims to assess, change and monitor the impacts of
behavioural changes in the community forest and society, as well as
to build consistency, increase capacity and motivate positive actions.
To date, the project has set up and trained patrol teams for
the community forest and two palm oil companies. In addition,
educational projects are streamlined and integrated thanks to the
Interfaith Conservation Programme that looks to bring education,
© Yayasan IAR Indonesia conservation and religion together. A new Ketapang Environmental
Learning Centre for educational activities has also been established.
Bornean orangutan
保育工作與成果 – 婆羅洲紅毛猩猩 A testimony to the project’s success, there was no community
forest fire for the first time ever during the dry season. There was
位於印尼 Pematang Gadung 的印尼國際動物救 also a notable change in the number of wild orangutans and
援最近開展了一個保育項目，透過了解當地社會背 orangutans under human care to be rescued and translocated, as
景從而減少人類對紅毛猩猩自然棲息地帶來的負面 well as interventions required by the Orangutan Protection Unit and
Community Forest patrol teams.
影響。項目評估、改變和監測不同行為改變對社區
森林和整個社會所帶來的影響，並與眾多持份者
達成共識，鞏固保育工作的能力，以及鼓勵持份者
為社區帶來更多正面影響。
至今，項目已成功協助社區森林及兩家棕櫚油公司
成立和培訓森林巡邏隊，亦透過「信仰暨保育計劃」
將教育、環境及宗教相互融合，並精簡和重整保育
教育活動。此外，吉打邦環境教育學習中心最近亦
落成並已投入社區教育工作。
© Hari Bumi © Fatwa Mui
這個計劃成果令人鼓舞，尤其是能夠幫助這社區
首次在旱季預防火災。同時，需要營救野生和人工
飼養紅毛猩猩的數量，以及保衛隊和巡邏隊介入的
情況亦明顯減少。

學名 Pongo pygmaeus
Scientific name
概要 數量於過去六十年下降超過百分之五十，棲息地在過去二十年減少超過百分之五十五
Overview Population size declined by more than 50% in the last 60 years and habitat reduced by at least 55% in the last 20 years
保育狀況 極度瀕危
IUCN status Critically Endangered
估計數量 估計由一個世紀前的二十三萬隻下降至現時的十萬零四千七百隻
Population Only 104,700 estimated now, down from 230,000 a century ago
主要威脅 棲息地流失、捕獵和當地缺乏對這個物種的了解和保育意識
Threats Habitat loss, hunting, and a lack of local understanding and conservation awareness

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