NFT for Good Cheeky Rangas to support The Orangutan Project
Connecting Web3, art and crypto with real-world issues, this project turns NFTs into media and cheeky Ranga avatars into powerful virtual activists. Through a pure donation policy, the Cheeky Rangas Project will provide significant funding for wildlife and wilderness projects to combat the extinction of Critically Endangered species and rainforest deforestation before it is too late.
“We want to make a positive impact and create a better environment not only for orangutans, but for all endangered species,” said Mahesh Silva, co-founder and director of Studio Crypto, creators of the Cheeky Rangas NFT collection. “We chose orangutans because they are our closest relatives in the animal kingdom. They are the most vulnerable of all the great apes, and their situation is dominated by a single problem – the destruction of the rainforest habitat.
“We chose The Orangutan Project because of its philosophy of getting the job done for orangutan conservation and protecting the entire ecosystem.”
The Cheeky Rangas Project will donate 25% of coin revenue exclusively to The Orangutan Project and 75% of ongoing royalties to relevant wildlife projects, including The Orangutan Project. All donations will be transferred directly to the charity to ensure full transparency and accountability.
Funds directed to The Orangutan Project will support the protection and conservation of Critically Endangered orangutans in Sumatra and Borneo.
“Realistically, we only have 10 years to save orangutans,” said Leif Cocks, founder of The Orangutan Project. “The ongoing rapid loss of rainforest habitat and the devastating impact of the illegal wildlife trade has created an extinction crisis unlike anything we have seen before. Unless we take drastic action within the next 10 years to secure and protect intact lowland rainforest ecosystems that could support sustainable orangutan populations, all orangutan species will face inevitable extinction.
“NFT projects such as Cheeky Rangas have the potential to provide us with significant additional funding that will enable us to fight for the protection of orangutans and other Critically Endangered species. We are grateful to Cheeky Rangas and Studio Crypto for their support.”
The sale of each Cheeky Ranga NFT is roughly equivalent to protecting five hectares of rainforest habitat in Sumatra and Borneo for two years. With 9,700 uniquely shaped Cheeky Rangas to win, that equates to 100,000 acres.
“Currently with our partners we are helping to protect over 100,000 hectares of rainforest,” Cocks said. “Through our Wildlife Protection Units, we actively protect these concessions to deter illegal activities such as logging and poaching to provide a safe haven where orangutans can thrive and recover in numbers.”
“Cheeky Ranga’s NFT collection will be carbon neutral with all blockchain transactions settled through the Aerial sustainability platform. In fact, the project will be carbon negative and climate positive when we quantify the impact of rainforest protection. Being carbon neutral – or better – is important to us as it determines the ongoing viability of the species and the ecosystems,” Silva said.
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About Studio Crypto
Studio Crypto was established with a main mission of connecting Web3 with real-world problems. We believe blockchain technology represents a new form of economic value that will fundamentally change market structures. We invest in projects and companies that break new ground and build transformative infrastructure and applications that will shape the future of Web3 technology. Find out more at www.studiocrypto.io.
About the Orangutan Project
The Orangutan Project was established in 1998 with a critical mission; to ensure that critically endangered orangutan species are protected from extinction and will continue to live in viable wild populations for generations to come. Today, The Orangutan Project is a dynamic, fast-growing and successful non-profit organization that has outgrown 25 million dollars to support a wide range of critical projects that address the holistic problem facing fragmented orangutan populations – including combating deforestation and habitat loss at the highest levels. Find out more at www.theorangutanproject.org.
Media contact
Mahesh Silva
Director
Studio Crypto
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Media contact
Heather Ripley
Orange orchard
(865) 977-1973
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SOURCE The Orangutan Project
