Living on the Edge: risky or rewarding?
Written by Nora Helal (Gibbon Researcher) Borneo: a place I’ve visited many times in my wildest dreams, and now it came true. I got the opportunity to study Bornean white-bearded gibbons for five months in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. It is a place you simply cannot prepare for. Sebangau National Park is a peat-swamp forest, […]
Back to the Wild
Written by Alizee Martin (will be helping to support BNF’s volunteer, field course and school expedition activities) One year ago, when I was about to leave Indonesia after working in the jungle for 1.5 years, a friend told me he won’t say goodbye. Instead, he said, “Now you have drunk water from a Bornean river, […]
Sebangau Camp – ‘Get outta my swamp!’
Written by Abi Gwynn (Research student from University of Exeter) Things have been very busy for me lately, and writing this blog marks two weeks since I left the UK for Indonesia. Since then, I have settled in as a resident of Palangka Raya, had my first glimpse of camp and started to get to […]
Protecting the Natural Treasures in Rungan-River Landscape
With a size nearly twice Singapore, the natural treasures found in the forest landscape between the Rungan and Kahayan rivers are remarkably rich. However, the conservation status of the landscape that is situated in three administrative districts of Central Kalimantan (Palangka Raya, Gunung Mas, and Pulang Pisau)remains an afterthought with no scientific survey and research […]
‘Snitch’ in the forest!
Written by Petricia A. Hutasoit (BNF education staff) Recently I went to Mungku Baru village, I joined the monthly Rungan Team expedition to Special Purpose Forest ‘KHDTK’ (Kawasan Hutan dengan Tujuan Khusus). Since it is my first experience going there, I feel that this forest is quite different compared to Sebangau National Park peat-swamp forest. […]
BNF staff members benefitted from the first aid training
Last week Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) was visited by Dr. Chet Trivedy from Tulsi Foundation who facilitated the First Aid Training for the field and the office staff members at BNF. The training aims at raising work safety awareness among BNF staff members particularly those field staff who work in the remote forest sites of […]
BNF calls for joint efforts to preserve the Rungan Landscape
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) hosted a socialisation event to call for joint efforts to preserve the Rungan Landscape, Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. The event on the 5 March 2019 was attended by government officials, nonprofit organizations, university partners, journalists and community members. The Rungan Landscape is situated between two giant rivers, Rungan and Kahayan, and […]
BNF hosted workshop & socialisation of Sebangau programme
Over the past 20 years, Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has been working to protect and preserve the Sebangau National Park forest, one of the last remaining peat-swamp forests in Indonesia. Under a partnership with CIMTROP, University of Palangka Raya, BNF has been at the frontline of protecting and preserving this lowland forest unique biodiversity in […]
A week well-spent with Swimdo in the “black river” of Sebangau
by Petricia A. Hutasoit We would like to send you a very warm greeting from the Sebangau River. Also known as the black river, when someone gets close to it, the river actually looks a bit reddish and brown. Under the sun, the river resembles the giant dark pearl that attracts everyone to jump and […]
Education Team attended the teaching training at BCU
by Jessica (BNF Education Staff) At Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF), our Education Team always strives to find ways to improve and innovate in order to deliver quality teaching-learning process inside and outside the classroom. We’re lucky to have a team that is always keen to learn about the up-to-date education issues as well as the […]