Partner Power: Save the Orangutan
We’re celebrating 10 years of partnership with Save the Orangutan, a transformative decade which has shaped our whole approach to conservation and community collaboration in Borneo. Save the Orangutan is an international conservation NGO dedicated to protecting the critically endangered orangutan and preserving the rainforest habitats on which they – and, to a certain degree, […]
Connecting People, Nature and Culture Through Environmental Education
Conservation starts with that spark of connection. The path to a career in conservation often begins in childhood, through opportunities to explore nature, ask questions and learn about the environment firsthand. That’s why environmental education is such an important part of our work – it lays the foundations for lasting change by helping young people build meaningful connections with the natural […]
A Tale of Two Peatlands: Where Fair Isle Meets Borneo
At first glance, Fair Isle Bird Observatory in Scotland and the rainforests of Borneo could not feel further apart. One is a remote outpost in the North Sea, defined by windswept cliffs and seabirds; the other, a vast tropical island teeming with dense forest and extraordinary biodiversity. Yet, these places are intimately connected—through ecology, climate, and the […]
World Rainforest Day 2026: Renewed Hope for Borneo’s Orangutans
This World Rainforest Day, we’re celebrating the extraordinary rainforests of Borneo and the incredible wildlife that depends on them – including some very exciting news from the forest… Supporting new life In mid-June, our field team encountered Georgia the orangutan and her seven-year-old son, Gus. Wild Bornean orangutans usually stay by their mother’s side for seven to nine years, learning everything there is to know […]
Meet our new trustees!
Our work to protect and restore Borneo’s species-rich and globally important rainforests is founded on strong partnerships, scientific excellence and community leadership. As our programmes continue to grow in scale and impact, we are delighted to welcome to new members to the Borneo Nature Foundation International Board of Trustees: Christina Dembiec and Frank van Veen. Together, Christina and Frank bring decades of […]
A Primer on Peat Fires
From the Australian outback to the Amazon basin, wildfires are becoming more frequent and more severe. For the past three years, fires have burned more than twice as much tree cover as they did two decades ago owing to the compounding effects of climate change. Nowhere are these effects felt more severely than in Borneo’s tropical peat-swamp forests. Peatlands […]
Baby on board
Exciting news, there’s a new baby orangutan on the way: Indy is pregnant with her third child! Indy has been part of our orangutan monitoring programme since she was a juvenile and still wholly dependent on her mother, Indah. Born in 1999, Indy has grown up alongside our research teams, who have watched her transition from infancy to independence and even become a mother herself. As a result, our teams […]
Facing Down the Super El Niño
2026 is shaping up to be the hottest and driest year in a long time — and that’s a problem. Major climate patterns are shifting, with a >60% likelihood that El Niño will develop by late summer and persist until at least the end of this year, according to a new forecast. Not only that, […]
Strategy to Save Indonesia’s Small Apes
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) representatives attend National Red List Workshop for Indonesian gibbon species. From 31 March to 3 April 2026, more than 55 people gathered in Bogor, Indonesia, to share data, knowledge and conservation plans for Indonesia’s gibbon species. Key acronyms: Opening remarks were made by Professor Mirza Kusrini of the IUCN SSC Indonesia Species Specialist Group […]
In Memory of Professor David Chivers
It is with a heavy heart we inform the passing of David Chivers, Trustee of Borneo Nature Foundation International and long-time friend and supporter of ours. David, who passed away on 5th March 2025 at the age of 81, was one of the defining figures of field primatology in Southeast Asia. A Cambridge scientist from the early 1960s […]