Malaysia plans to introduce 'orangutan diplomacy': minister

Johari Abdul Ghani said the "orangutan diplomacy" strategy would gift the endangered great apes to palm oil trading nations, especially major importing territories like the EU and India. Orangutans are critically endangered, according to the WWF, with habitat loss "due to logging, agricultural expansion, particularly palm oil plantations, and infrastructure development" posing the greatest threat. "By introducing 'orangutan diplomacy', it will show to the world, that Malaysia is always committed...