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Donate to Rainforest Habitat Protection

Donate to rainforest habitat protection through WARN — Borneo orangutan corridors, Amazon jaguar habitat and anti-deforestation patrols via partner grants in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and Colombia.

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In brief

You can donate to rainforest habitat protection through WARN at habitats appeal — gifts fund partner-led forest corridor protection, anti-deforestation patrols and community stewardship in Borneo for orangutans and jaguars, and in the Amazon and Colombia for jaguars and co-occurring species.

270k ha

Indonesia primary forest loss/year (est.)

4

Key habitat countries in network

Critically Endangered

Bornean orangutan status

Jaguar

Flagship corridor species

Guide 1

Why Rainforest Habitat Protection Matters

Lowland rainforest loss in Borneo, Sumatra and the Amazon displaces orangutans, tigers, jaguars and thousands of co-occurring species. Rescue alone cannot outpace deforestation — protecting corridors reduces the rescue caseload upstream.

Guide 2

Borneo Orangutan Corridors

Palm oil concessions fragment orangutan habitat in Kalimantan and Sabah. Partner grants fund corridor protection, community stewardship and anti-encroachment patrols linking forest fragments — complementing orangutan rescue at orangutan appeal.

Guide 3

Amazon and Pantanal Jaguar Habitat

Brazil and Colombia hold the largest jaguar populations in the Americas. Fire seasons, mining and deforestation destroy wetland and forest habitat. Habitat grants through habitats appeal and jaguars appeal fund partner-led protection.

Guide 4

How to Donate to Habitat Protection

Give at habitats appeal one-off or monthly. Habitat gifts complement species-specific appeals — protecting forest benefits orangutans, tigers, pangolins and jaguars simultaneously.

Guide 5

Community Stewardship Model

Lasting habitat protection requires local community buy-in. Partner programmes employ community rangers, support alternative livelihoods and reduce encroachment pressure — not fortress conservation alone.

Guide 6

UK Donor Route

Donate in GBP with full receipts. Not Gift Aid eligible. See Indonesia, Brazil and Colombia for country programme context.

Guide 7

Orangutan and Jaguar Corridors

Lowland rainforest in Borneo and the Amazon/Pantanal supports orangutans, jaguars and hundreds of co-occurring species. WARN habitat grants through habitats appeal fund corridor protection, anti-deforestation patrols and community stewardship in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and Colombia.

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Wildlife guide

Orangutan

Orangutans are Critically Endangered great apes found only in Borneo and Sumatra; all three species — Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli — face extinction driven mainly by habitat loss from palm oil and logging, plus the illegal pet trade.

Wildlife guide

Tiger

A tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species, a striped, solitary carnivore native to Asia; the Sumatran tiger of Indonesia and the Malayan tiger of Malaysia are two of the most endangered surviving populations, both listed as Critically Endangered.

Wildlife guide

Jaguar

A jaguar (Panthera onca) is a large spotted big cat native to the Americas — the largest cat on the continent and the third-largest in the world — known for the strongest bite of any big cat and a habit of killing prey by piercing the skull.

Country programme

Indonesia

Indonesia is a Southeast Asian archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, home to Bornean and Sumatran orangutans, Sumatran tigers, Javan and Sumatran rhinos, the Komodo dragon and the sun bear; its wildlife is under sustained pressure from palm-oil and pulpwood deforestation, the illegal pet trade, and one of the world's largest contributions to marine plastic.

Country programme

Malaysia

Malaysia is a Southeast Asian range state for Bornean orangutans (Sabah), sun bears, Sunda pangolins, clouded leopards and the Malayan tiger; it is a top-tier transit country for trafficked wildlife, with Kuala Lumpur's airports and the Port Klang container hub repeatedly identified by UNODC as wildlife-crime chokepoints.

Country programme

Colombia

Colombia is a South American country at the top of global biodiversity rankings; WARN's planned work focuses on parrot and macaw trafficking interdiction and soft-release, primate sanctuary support, and pink river dolphin and Amazonian aquatic-mammal triage in partnership with established Colombian rescue organisations.

Country programme

Brazil

Brazil is the most biodiverse country on earth, home to jaguars, giant otters, pink river dolphins, golden lion tamarins and scarlet macaws across the Amazon, Pantanal and Atlantic Forest; deforestation, fire, mining and the illegal wildlife and pet trade are the dominant threats.

Source Notes

WARN uses named intergovernmental, conservation and animal-welfare sources for numeric claims. These notes summarise the source basis for this page.

Global Forest Watch

Indonesia and Brazil among highest deforestation concern countries.

IUCN Red List — Bornean orangutan

Critically Endangered; habitat loss primary threat.

WARN habitats appeal

Corridor protection in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and Colombia.

Donate to Rainforest Habitat Protection: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I donate to rainforest habitat protection?
Donate at habitats appeal — one-off or monthly via monthly giving.
Does habitat donation help orangutans?
Yes — Borneo corridor protection reduces displacement that drives orangutan rescue need. See orangutan appeal.
Does habitat donation help jaguars?
Yes — Amazon and Pantanal protection in Brazil and Colombia supports jaguar corridors. See jaguars appeal.
Which countries does WARN fund for habitat?
Indonesia, Malaysia, Brazil and Colombia within the 17-country network.
Does WARN buy rainforest land?
Partner programmes use varied tools — corridors, stewardship agreements, patrol support — depending on local context. WARN grants rather than directly purchasing land.
Can habitat and species donations combine?
Yes — many donors give to habitats appeal and a species appeal together.
How fast is Borneo losing forest?
Indonesia contributes an estimated 270,000 hectares of primary forest loss annually — among the highest globally.
Is habitat donation Gift Aid eligible?
No. WARN is a registered global not-for-profit and cannot claim Gift Aid
Does habitat donation help multiple species?
Yes — protecting forest corridors benefits orangutans, tigers, pangolins, jaguars and countless species sharing the same habitat.

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