Samboja Lestari is a rainforest made by Willie Smits, a conservationist from the Netherlands, and it is situated in East Borneo, Indonesia. He restored an entire rainforest using adequate techniques and information about natural rainforests in South East Asia. When watching his talk on TED, I felt he put his knowledge and expertise to good use, and I admire his persistence which ultimately proved to make an enormous impact on both the wildlife and people in the area. I think his talk is very informative because he incorporates abiotic factors such as air humidity, forest fires, rainfall and cloud cover. It also displays a real example of how one individual can make a big difference.

I think we should protect orangutans because they are the only species of Great Ape in South East Asia - surely thats enough motive on its own? In addition, I feel that no species should become extinct, especially if it is avoidable. I personally feel there is no logical reason to let orangutans go extinct.