In May 2025, Loredana Sorg and Martin Schmid took over the management of PanEco. Since then, they have held numerous discussions with the foundation’s 25 employees. A project trip also took them to the stations of our orangutan conservation programme in Indonesia. Who are they and what are they passionate about?
Introducing Loredana Sorg and Martin Schmid Read More »
Photo post from Indonesia: World Orangutan Day takes place every year on the 19th of August and shines a spotlight on orangutans and their habitat. The team at our sister foundation Yayasan Ecosystem Lestari YEL sent us photos of the various environmental education activities they organised on Sumatra to mark that day. Immerse yourself in the colourful celebrations!
World Orangutan Day in Indonesia Read More »
The PanEco annual report on our activities in 2024 at the Berg am Irchel Bird of Prey Station, the Thurauen Nature Centre and our programmes in Indonesia comprises 35 pages of stories, facts and lots of pictures. Find out what we have achieved with your support over the past year. We have picked out a few highlights to give you a flavour.
The PanEco Annual Report 2024 is here! Read More »
We’re delighted to welcome Bioparc Genève as our new partner, and we’d like to thank it sincerely for its valuable support so far. We are already looking forward to implementing future projects together.
Our new partner: Bioparc Genève Read More »
On 1 April, Martin Schmid and Loredana Sorg will take over the management of our foundation. They succeed the long-standing management team of Marcel Etterlin and Irena Wettstein.
A new Management Team for Paneco Read More »
On November 27, 2024 at 1:00 AM several major landslides struck our Orangutan Quarantine and Rehabilitation Center in North Sumatra. These landslides, triggered by exceptionally heavy rainfall, caused extensive damage to key infrastructure, including the main veterinary clinic and multiple orangutan enclosures. Two orangutans have died because of the landslides. All other 39 animals were unharmed and are safe.
Landslides Impact Orangutan Quarantine and Rehabilitation Center Read More »
Alan Pülz completed his four-month community service assignment for PanEco in Indonesia. The young architect drew up construction plans and designs for various smaller and larger construction projects at the ‘Orangutan Haven’. Here’s an extract from his diary describing a typical day on the job:
The everyday life of a community service architect at Orangutan Haven Read More »
Rosa is a veterinarian with heart and soul. She loves her work at the reintroduction centre in Jantho and feels perfectly at home under the sometimes basic conditions there. Her responsibility as a vet is to ensure that the orangutans are optimally prepared for release into the wild.
Meet: Rosa Yaneswara Read More »
Environmental education is a central component of nature conservation in Switzerland as well as in Indonesia. This is why we have invested more heavily in exchanges between the environmental education teams in our programmes this year. To kick things off, six delegates from our four environmental education centres in Indonesia recently visited us in Berg am Irchel.
Environmental education in Switzerland and in Indonesia: learning from each other Read More »
For almost thirty years, our 27 employees in Switzerland and a further 218 employees of our long-standing partners in Indonesia have dedicated themselves to preserving and protecting biodiversity and promoting the responsible use of nature with a great deal of knowledge and passion. Find out how we achieved this goal last year in our programmes in Indonesia, at the Berg am Irchel Bird of Prey Sanctuary and at the Thurauen Nature Centre!
Our Annual Report 2023 is here! Read More »
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Flash floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Senyar have destroyed entire villages on Sumatra, with hundreds of people still missing. Several of our partner organisations have been severely affected.
