ExTREEme Planting
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “tree planting”? For many, it conjures images of PR-style photoshoots: perfectly coiffed volunteers smiling for the camera, shovels in hand, their brows conspicuously unbroken by sweat. What we do in Borneo isn’t that kind of tree planting. We plant trees to restore burned and degraded areas […]
MEET OUR 2026 LONDON MARATHON RUNNER
Amy Campbell, UN Climate Adaptation Officer, runs to avert climate disaster starting in one of the most important ecosystems on Earth: Borneo’s tropical rainforests. We are so proud to back Amy Campbell to run in the 2026 London Marathon. Amy isn’t just local to our Cornwall (UK) office, but a crucial part of the conservation community too. For Amy, it isn’t just about running or raising money, it’s about raising awareness of the most important issue facing people […]
Partner Power: Orangutan Outreach
For a quarter of a century, we’ve been dedicated to protecting and restoring some of the most biodiverse rainforests on Earth. Along the way, we’ve been fortunate to work with partners who share our vision of a future where wildlife and communities thrive together. Meet Orangutan Outreach Among these partners, Orangutan Outreach has stood out as a steadfast ally, one whose commitment, compassion, and long-term support have helped shape what […]
2025 Round-up!
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re proud to look back on a year defined by action, collaboration and tangible impact for Borneo’s forests and wildlife. From reaching major milestones in peatland re-wetting to empowering young people and shaping conservation policy beyond Borneo, the last 12 months showed what’s possible when hard graft and passion […]
Feel alive on our Summer ’26 field course experience
Our field courses give you a chance to immerse yourself in real conservation experiences that can shape your future and the future of Earth. We spoke with Holly from our 2025 experience to hear all about it. How did the field course experience make you feel? In one word, I felt alive. It showed me […]
Our Impact: Gibbons and Clouded Leopards in the Policy Spotlight
We’re excited to share that two new conservation resolutions were passed at the 2025 International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi, with crucial input from BNF scientists. The IUCN’s mission is to “influence, encourage and assist society” through conservation policy. Resolutions are voted for through the world’s leading union of conservation agencies, including 85+ States, 120+ government agencies, […]
Borneo 2025: Our Vision for the Future
For more than 25 years, we’ve been working to protect and restore some of our planet’s most important ecosystems. Borneo is home to an astonishing 6% of all global biodiversity, whilst its peatlands represent one of the largest land-based carbon stores on Earth. These environments shape our climate, support communities, and nurture species found nowhere […]
KIDS! THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION
KIDS! THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION Our week-long, match funded, double donation education campaign is now live! https://youtu.be/giLmgaSUHQI Donate now One week to back the next conservation generation! One week where all donations are doubled! Connect young people to nature, knowledge and experiences that transform love into a deep understanding that fuels real conservation action. […]
BNF Trustee Receives MBE for Services to Tropical Peatland Conservation
We’re delighted to announce that one of our trustees, Professor Susan Page, was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. The award, presented by His Majesty the King, honours Professor Page’s extraordinary contributions to peatland research, conservation, and climate science over more than three […]
Education: The Missing Link in Conservation
There’s a significant gap between awareness and understanding when it comes to environmental issues such as biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. More people than ever are aware that the planet is warming, that habitats are being destroyed, and species are vanishing at alarming rates. But this alone is not enough, and without an understanding […]