About the Authors

Erik Meijaard

emeijaard@gmail.com

Affiliations Borneo Futures Project, People and Nature Consulting International, Jakarta, Indonesia, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia

Nicola K. Abram

Affiliations Borneo Futures Project, People and Nature Consulting International, Jakarta, Indonesia, Durrell Institute for Conservation and Ecology, School of Anthropology and Conservation, Marlowe Building, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, Hutan/Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

Jessie A. Wells

Affiliations Borneo Futures Project, People and Nature Consulting International, Jakarta, Indonesia, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Anne-Sophie Pellier

Affiliation Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia

Marc Ancrenaz

Affiliations Borneo Futures Project, People and Nature Consulting International, Jakarta, Indonesia, Hutan/Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, Research Fellow, North England Zoological Society, Chester, United Kingdom, Sabah Wildlife Department. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

David L. A. Gaveau

Affiliations Borneo Futures Project, People and Nature Consulting International, Jakarta, Indonesia, Center for International Forestry Research, Bogor, Indonesia

Rebecca K. Runting

Affiliations Borneo Futures Project, People and Nature Consulting International, Jakarta, Indonesia, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Kerrie Mengersen

Affiliation School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

Competing Interests

Erik Meijaard is presently employed by People and Nature Consulting International (PNCI), but was not working for them at the time the interview studies were conducted. The affiliation with PNCI does not alter Erik Meijaard’s adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EM NKA JAW MA KM. Performed the experiments: EM NKA JAW ASP MA DLAG RKR KM. Analyzed the data: EM NKA JAW ASP KM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: NKA JAW RKR KM. Wrote the paper: EM NKA JAW ASP MA KM.