The haze from the recent land fires outbreak engulfed the city of Palangka Raya
In the sweltering afternoon on Saturday (15/09/2018) the helicopters carrying the giant bucket of water were easily seen to fly across the sky of the Indonesia’s projected capital city, Palangka Raya. These “whirlybirds” were deployed to extinguish massive land fires that recently hit the city. Following the two-week absence of rain, the giant flame has […]
A sudden encounter with the big cats!
by Aman and Aziz K We were out to look for gibbon one day on September 4, 2018 and stopped by the end of the rail as we sat there for a few minutes waiting for Karate group (of gibbon) to sing. Oftentimes, they (gibbons) welcome us with their melodious song from the tree top […]
A reflection from BNF’s 2017 conservation efforts
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has gone through incredible journey in 2017. We were able to go extra miles to achieve impactful conservation efforts by kind “hands” from our partners, donors, and supporters inside and outside Indonesia that have made us who we are and what we have achieved today. We were able to bring together […]
The acoustic project kickstarted in the Natural Laboratory of Sebangau Peat-swamp Forest
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has recently carried out the acoustic project in the Natural Laboratory of the Sebangau Peat-swamp Forest (NLPSF). This project is led by Dr. Mark Harrison, BNF’s Co-Director, for biodiversity monitoring in NLPSF by having the acoustic-recording devices installed in three different forest sites; burnt area, undisturbed forest, and forest edge. These […]
Gibbon calls that replace Apple “Radar” alarm: experiencing Sebangau National Park’s Peat-swamp Forest
Written by Tom (BNF’s volunteer 2018) To travel to camp we initially took a Klotok (longboat) along the Sebangau River to ‘The Post’. Walking onto the wooden outpost, we then took a cart along an old railway to camp. It was very similar to something out of Indiana Jones or Lara Croft. As the camp […]
Rungan forest expedition: from hands on project involvement experience to friendship
This year’s Rungan Forest Expeditions were joined by volunteers from the University of Exeter (16 students) and 8 local students from Muhammadiyah University of Palangka Raya (UMP) that were divided into two groups. Those two groups of students were assisted and supported by the researchers and field staff from Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) who guided […]
Our newly established fire-fighting teams actively involved in combating land fires
The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) has declared disaster alert for forest and land fires that recently hit Sumatra and Kalimantan. In the province of Central Kalimantan, hundreds of hotspots have been detected with some districts covered with haze including the province’s capital city, Palangka Raya, where one could smell the smoke that […]
Venturing the lowland forest of Borneo through internship programme with BNF
by Selly Surya I’m a North Sumatran girl currently studying in West Java, Indonesia. In my final year in Forestry Engineering at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), I’m required to join an internship programme to gain work experience. The internship also gives me the opportunity to put things i’ve learnt at the university in the […]
BNF hosted the International Orangutan Day to raise awareness on Bornean charismatic ape
Orangutans lost their habitat, they were shot to death and slaughtered. Consequently, the result of these horrible things has made the status of this Bornean charismatic ape elevated to critically-endangered, just one step before the extinction. To raise the awareness, Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has worked together with the Indonesian Agency for Nature Conservation (BKSDA) […]
A new paper out: our one-year study suggests the potential of ants as ecological indicators
Our twelve-month study published in the Asian Myrmecology, a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the study of Asian ants, shows the potential of ant communities to be used as ecological indicators in the tropical peat-swamp forest (TPSF) of Indonesian Borneo. The study was carried in the Natural Laboratory for Study of Peat-swamp Forest (NLPSF) by the […]