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They kiss, they cry, and they care for their babies for years – Tapanuli orangutans are astonishingly like us. But they're vanishing: just 800 remain in a single rainforest in Indonesia. And now, a corporate giant worth billions is set to start bulldozing their only home to expand a mine – with a literal 'green award' from the government. It's extinction for gold and unless we stop it, they could disappear forever. We've come together against destruction here before. Let's do it again: The Tapanuli orangutan is one of the most intelligent, emotionally complex beings on Earth: they feel joy, fear, love and loss. And their entire species live in a single rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia. But their home could be destroyed: corporate giant Jardine Matheson is set to expand a gold mine that could tear down over 500 hectares of these great apes' only home. Bulldozers haven't started yet — and if we act fast, they never will. Let's come together and demand Jardine Matheson's chief Ben Keswick use all his executive power to halt this reckless expansion. If we build a global outcry and amplify it with eye-catching actions and smart media coverage, we can send a clear message that expanding this mine isn't worth the risk. More than a million of us defended these orangutans before, we can do it again:

They kiss, they cry, and they care for their babies for years – Tapanuli orangutans are astonishingly like us. But they're vanishing: just 800 remain in a single rainforest in Indonesia. And now, a corporate giant worth billions is set to start bulldozing their only home to expand a mine – with a literal 'green award' from the government. It's extinction for gold and unless we stop it, they could disappear forever. We've come together against destruction here before. Let's do it again: SIGN NOW Dear friends, The Tapanuli orangutan is one of the most intelligent, emotionally complex beings on Earth: they feel joy, fear, love and loss. And their entire species live in a single rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia. But their home could be destroyed: corporate giant Jardine Matheson is set to expand a gold mine that could tear down over 500 hectares of these great apes' only home. Bulldozers haven't started yet — and if we act fast, they never will. Let's come together and demand Jardine Matheson's chief Ben Keswick use all his executive power to halt this reckless expansion. If we build a global outcry and amplify it with eye-catching actions and smart media coverage, we can send a clear message that expanding this mine isn't worth the risk. More than a million of us defended these orangutans before, we can do it again: Save the last 800 Tapanuli orangutans — sign now! Jardine Matheson claims that their mining company is acting responsibly, but activists call it what it is: plain and simple greenwashing. The expansion of the gold mine could fragment the orangutans' forest forever, leaving them unable to find food, mates, or safety. Join this call to Jardine Matheson and its executive chairman Ben Keswick now – If enough of us join, we'll take out hard-hitting ads, plastering their dirty mining secrets all over their investor and luxury client spaces. Save the last 800 Tapanuli orangutans — sign now! Orangutans share 97% of our DNA, but they can't stand up to corporate giants and misguided governments alone. They need our voices. Seven years ago, over a million of us came together to stop a dam that threatened their survival. We bought the orangutans precious time, and they survived. Now they need us once more. The beautiful Batang Toru forest belongs to orangutans, not excavators. Let's shine a global spotlight on this scandal, and help save the last of their kind. With fierce hope and solidarity, Alice, Marco, Antonia, Nate, Huiting, and the whole team at Avaaz More information: IUCN calls for a moratorium on projects impacting the Critically Endangered Tapanuli orangutan (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Norway wealth fund sells stakes in 3 Jardine firms on environment concerns (Reuters) Jardine Matheson unit's Indonesia gold mine seen as threat to world's rarest great ape (Financial Times, behind a paywall) Global outcry as petitioners demand no mining expansion in orangutan habitat (Mongabay)

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