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logging are some of human action that caused habitat loss and affecting a significant change of Bornean orangutans population. When local farmers wanted to open a palm oil agriculture they will use a slash and burn methods. In 1998, forest fires in Borneo had caused one-third of Bornean-orangutans population died.

1950’s vintage dress. Obviously, she is a stark contrast to our dull living room surroundings. Multiple intricate tattoos decorate her body and her bright personality radiates off her. Alli’s teen years were spent in an international boarding school in Borneo, South East Asia, shaping her into the strong minded, independent 25 year old women that she is today. After joining the wrong crowd, her parents confronted her with a life changing choice- fix yourself or disappear to boarding school. A few stubborn

Wild Orangutans are commonly found in Asia within the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Borneo and Sumatra are two large tropical islands that are filled with trees that provide a home to these creatures as well as thousands of other species. Borneo is the third largest island in the world whereas Sumatra is only the sixth. Despite this, these two islands home more than 100,000 Orangutangs. In addition, these islands hold over 15,000 different kinds of plants and trees. The Orangutangs make these

TERRITORIAL CLAIMS BY THE PHILIPPINES 1. Sabah / North Borneo A majority of Filipinos everywhere are wondering what this Sabah claim is all about. The Philippine history books, Malaysian's probably too, have not mentioned about the Philippines' stake on the northern part of the island of Borneo. On the other hand, the Malaysians maybe furious that there are a lot of attention now being focused to that part of the Malaysian federation to which they believe was theirs since

Biodiversity – the amount of living things; animals, microorganisms and plants. It also includes the genetic information these living things contain, and the ecosystems and biomes they form. 3 ways biodiversity can be studied: - GENETIC DIVERSITY: The amount of different genetic characteristics of the species in their genetic make up. - SPEICIES DIVERSITY: the amount of species in a particular area in the world. - ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY: the amount of ecosystems in a given region or biome. - Places

accountable to source products such as palm oil in a sustainable way which does not contribute to deforestation (Larsson). Many areas are currently cutting down trees in order to convert the land into palm oil plantations. One example would be in the Borneo rainforest. Naomi

Orangutans are one of humans’ closest relatives, and as of 2007 have been a member of the endangered species list. These “people of the forest” have only been known to be found in Borneo and Sumatra, this lack of variability in their environment plays a large role in the reason of their endangerment. The two subspecies have been under pressure as of late for reasons such as logging, deforestation, and for the planting of palm oil forests, and being hunted by humans. Palm oil was once only found

Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v. Tan (1995): One of the major lawsuits in English trusts law is the Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd v. Tan (1995) 2 AC 378 case that involves liability for dishonesty and breach of trust. The fundamental issue in the case was the proper role of equity in commercial transactions, which is a key topical question and concern. This is major issue because plaintiffs are increasingly having remedies to equity for an effective option when the individual in default, usually

fitness; he decided to seek out the answers in his travels. Wallace’s theory of evolution came from his experiences and observations in the unexplored islands of the Malay Archipelago - specifically Borneo, Bali, Lombok, and New Guinea – and Australia. Although Wallace’s journey began in Singapore, Borneo became the stepladder to defining his first law. He combines geology and natural history to hypothesize that species connect in space and time to a closely allied predecessor. Further explaining that