Meet the Orangutans of Sebangau
Every orangutan is just as unique. For a Critically Endangered species like the Bornean orangutan, every individual counts. And each of those individuals has a name, a distinct appearance and personality, just like you or me. For World Orangutan Day 2025, we decided to turn the spotlight on five of Sebangau’s most iconic residents, introducing […]
Race for rainforest at the 2026 London Marathon
Race for rainforest at the 2026 London Marathon Are you an orangutan superfan? A carbon comrade? Or simply bonkers about Borneo? Then we need you to move your feet for peat at the 2026 London Marathon on April 26th. We have one, highly sought-after, London Marathon charity spot! An opportunity for you, or someone you […]
25 Years of Restoring
First, we learn, facilitating world-leading research to gain a fuller understanding of Borneo’s unique biodiversity. Then, we protect priority ecosystems, using this new scientific insight to guide conservation management and identify threats. And we don’t stop there: we restore degraded areas, breathing life back into drained peatlands and fire-damaged forests to reverse the trend of […]
25 Years of Protecting
The Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) was founded 25 years ago to champion the protection of the Sebangau peat-swamp rainforest in southern Borneo. This forest harbours one of the largest populations of wild orangutans anywhere on Earth, as well as gibbons, wild cats and thousands of other rare and endangered species. Here, 215 tree species have been recorded in a limited survey area of 500km² – to put things in perspective, that’s more than twice the number of tree species found in the entirety of the UK, an area almost 500 times the size!
25 Years of Learning
We exist because of scientific research.
BNF (or The Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project, as we were then known) was formed 25 years ago off the back of two undergraduate projects, which first identified the Sebangau forest as a priority landscape for orangutan conservation in the mid 1990s.
25 Years of Borneo Nature Foundation
Have you heard? We’re turning 25 this year! By nature’s standards, 25 years isn’t a long time. In fact, it’s not even long enough for most rainforest trees to reach maturity. But in just a few short years, whole ecosystems can be transformed, for better or worse.
Women’s welfare and wildlife
In Borneo and around the world, women are a driving force for conservation in their communities. Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the vital contributions of women in rural Borneo, whose wellbeing is thoroughly intertwined with that of the island’s ancient rainforests.
Peat Power!
Protect Our Peat-Powered Planet Peat is important. Maybe you’ve heard that before, but chances are this knowledge probably hasn’t impacted your day-to-day life much beyond switching to peat-free fertilisers if you’re an especially conscientious gardener. But what is peat, and why is it so important? What is peat? Peat forms when decaying organic matter—dead plants […]
Could You Be the One (%)?
It’s Valentine’s Day, and Cupid’s not the only matchmaker in town… We’re excited to announce that we’ve joined 1% for the Planet to find our perfect business partners! 1% for the Planet is a global directory which allows businesses to connect with environmental causes. Good businesses that are serious about their environmental responsibilities can use the platform to donate 1% of their annual profits to NGOs, building a better future for people and the planet.
Best of Borneo Nature Foundation 2024
2024 was a BIG year for us here at BNF – and we’ve got the numbers to prove it! As our teams forge ahead with this year’s targets, let’s take a moment to look back on all the amazing things you helped us achieve in 2024.