Hydroelectric project in Sumatra risks extinction of world’s rarest orangutan
The construction of a hydroelectric power plant in Sumatra is risking the livelihoods of local communities, increasing the risk of disasters and threatening the habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape. Suspicions persist around the 2019 death of an activist who had filed a lawsuit against the project. The Batang Tor...
5 September, 2021
