A hydroelectric scheme in North Sumatra is threatening the tropical rainforest habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan, the world’s rarest great ape. Green activists vow to keep fighting,  despite a recent legal setback. We revisit an Earth Matters interview with Distinguished Professor William Laurance as we discuss the current plight of the Tapanuli apes.

<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-7b8ee86d-7fff-0873-db2d-ff3e2f254f2a">A hydroelectric scheme in North Sumatra is <a href="https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3003172/green-activists-vow-fight-and-stop-china-backed-us15-billion-sumatra-dam">threatening </a>the tropical rainforest habitat of the Tapanuli orangutan, the world&rsquo;s rarest great ape. <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2019/04/iucn-calls-for-moratorium-on-projects-impacting-rarest-great-ape-species/">Green activists</a> vow to keep fighting, &nbsp;despite a recent legal setback. We revisit an <a href="https://www.bfm.my/damming-the-tapanuli-apes-to-death">Earth Matters interview</a> with Distinguished Professor William Laurance as we discuss the current plight of the Tapanuli apes.</span></p>

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