Malaysia's Orangutan Diplomacy

Ahead of World Orangutan Day, here’s a look at Malaysia’s proposed ‘orangutan diplomacy’, inspired by China’s ‘Panda diplomacy’. While Plantations and Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani is convinced that gifting critically endangered orangutans to other countries would demonstrate Malaysia’s commitment to conservation and sustainability, conservation organizations (and obviously, orangutans!) think otherwise. More here.