Borewells and Sustainable? In the same breath!!

All three orangutan species are ‘Critically Endangered’ — the last category before extinction in the wild. (IUCN Red List)

Bornean orangutans have declined more than 60% in the past 60 years; roughly 148,500 were lost between 1999 and 2015 alone. (IUCN / EIA)

The Tapanuli orangutan, identified as a distinct species only in 2017, numbers fewer than 800 individuals — the rarest great ape on Earth. (IUCN)

Sumatran orangutans have fallen roughly 80% over the last 75 years, driven largely by palm oil-linked deforestation. (IUCN / GRID-Arendal)