Fire Aware Community Participated in National Disaster Preparedness Day 2018
The National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) has set out 26 April as the National Disaster Preparedness Day (Hari Kesiapsiagaan Bencana Nasional or shortly HKBN) throughout Indonesia with the aim of increasing the individual awareness in order to be ready on the occurring disasters. In addition to that, on the same day last year in […]
Bring the rainforest into a classroom through education
Written by Petricia A. Hutasoit (BNF education staff) Nowadays environmental education is needed to be taught from an early age because environmental issues cannot be underestimated, we still remember the haze in 2015 that make a big impact for the environment, socio-economic, and health. We don’t want it will happen again in the future, so […]
Our Field Staff Assisted the University of Exeter’s Field Course in North Kalimantan
On January 2018 our field staff at Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF), Iwan, assisted the team from the University of Exeter for the field course that took place in the Tana Ulen Forest situated in Setulang Village of Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan. He assisted the field course team in doing butterfly and dragonfly surveys. There were […]
Raising Awareness of Plastic Waste: BNF Brings Together Superstore on the Earth Day 2018 to End Plastic Pollution
The 2018’s Earth Day campaign urges people around the globe to protect the environment through eco-friendly lifestyles. This annual event was focusing on reducing plastic use that has put the world under threat. How can a plastic waste harm our planetary home? Many studies have been carried out to find out the life-cycle effects of […]
BNF Facilitates the Students of Sahabat Alam School for Sebangau National Park Forest Trip
It was a fine morning on Wednesday 18 April 2018 when the Education Team of Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) went to Kereng Village. As the team stepped out from the car, some children wearing outdoor outfits came to approach. Those children are in their fifth grade at Sahabat Alam Primary School, the same school that […]
An orangutan tries to make a selfie with camera trap!
Written by Adul (Camera trap project coordinator), Azis (Orangutan project coordinator), and Sophie Kirklin (Primate scientist) Our camera traps catch all kinds of photos and videos of the amazing animals that call the Sebangau National Park home. The camera traps are camouflaged in the forest, but don’t always go unnoticed! Recently we found one camera […]
The Culture inside the Box: Anak Sebangau Hosted Culture Exchange Box With Australian School
Written by Petricia A. Hutasoit Anak Sebangau from Education Programme recently carried out an event namely Culture Exchange Box in March 2018. It was the second time the program done by Anak Sebangau. The participating Australian school in event was Esperance Primary School. The aim of the program is to establish the network, to improve the […]
A Bridge to Cross: BNF helping to change the local mindset
Since most of the region in Kalimantan is surrounded by large areas of forest, it is no surprise that local people’s lives depend heavily on nature. However, illegal logging, land conversion and mining have become the new emerging trends of the economy in recent years and such activities may threaten the environment to near extinction. […]
Opening Door for Data Sharing: BNF’s Scientist Attended Clouded Leopard Meeting in Jakarta
After participating in Indonesian Carnivore Conference (KKI) last year, currently, Borneo Nature Foundation’s scientist, Karen Jeffers, attended a Clouded Leopard Meeting in Jakarta. Together with the other scientists, Karen discussed the possibility for the data sharing on that Neofilus diardi (a Latin name for Bornean Clouded Leopard). The meeting was initiated by Iding from Forum […]
Flying to the east coast of Borneo: BNF’s primate scientist shares her experience on Red Langur project
Recently, one of our primate scientists was invited to fly to Balikpapan, a seaport city situated in East Kalimantan, to share her experience working on Red Langurs project. Eka Cahyaningrum or Ika for short has been working with Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) on Gibbon and Red Langur research projects in the Sabangau peat swamp forest. […]