Experience the nature, back to nature
Written by Petricia Andini Hutasoit Anak Sabangau (or ‘Children of Sabangau’) is an education programme of Borneo Nature Foundation based in the village of Kereng Bangkirai next to the Sabangau Forest. The children who join Anak Sabangau take part in our environmental education sessions every week, which follow different themes each month (like orangutans, recycling, […]
Educating ourselves to help educate others
My name is Petricia Andini Hutasoit, I am Education Staff working in Borneo Nature Foundation’s Education Programme. Last month I received a scholarship to participate in the Green Educator Course 2017 at the Green School Bali. The course was held for five days, between 16 and 20 October, with the theme ‘Implanting the Concept of […]
BNF hosts forest fire workshop in United Kingdom
The Borneo Nature Foundation and University of Exeter brought together over 30 scientists and Indonesian government representatives, to discuss challenges and opportunities relating to fire and other conservation issues in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Wild fire is a crucial conservation concern in Kalimantan, especially during dry years, such as 2015. In that year, it is […]
Celebrating International Gibbon Day in the city of Palangka Raya
The third International Gibbon Day was held on 24 October this year. To celebrate this special day, Borneo Nature Foundation hosted an event in the centre of Palangka Raya city; home of BNF’s head office and only 25km away from the Sabangau Forest (one of BNF’s main field sites). This event was held to increase […]
New baby gibbon in Group C!
Written by Jack Poole (BNF’s Intern) September 28th 2017 4.am It was early. The clouds were low as if a coastal mist had settled in above our heads. It felt pleasantly cool and needless to say, it felt mystic, particularly serene in camp and the surrounding rainforest this morning. I greeted Adul (a master of […]
BNF’s Education Staff wins scholarship to participate in Green Educator Course at Green School Bali
Green School Bali held their first Green Educator Course in Indonesian this year, with the theme “Education for Sustainability”. The Green Educator Course programme is being held for four nights and five days from 16 to 20 October. Indonesian (or Bahasa Indonesia) is being used as the main language during the programme as it is […]
Using Dayak knowledge to understand the traditional uses of plants on Borneo
Written by Siddharth Badri (Independent Researcher) It has been exactly a month since I arrived in Indonesia to start my yearlong ethnobotanical research (the study of plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of local culture and people) on the Dayak community living in Kereng Bangkirai near the Sebangau National Park. I feel […]
My first marathon
Written by Katherine Piercy Any runner will tell you a marathon is as much about mental strength as physical. Indeed running itself is a very mentally demanding sport, your body gently reminding you that walking is easier, and then starting to shout that stopping is the only thing which will make the pain go away. To […]
Nature Runner
Written by Katharine Piercy Running across the fields in the evening night I saw a lithe, dusty-orange shape moving over the golden stubble. A fox, his dinner clasped between his teeth, finds his spot and begins to dig, soon depositing his kill. He doesn’t notice me passing closely by, busy as he buried his treasure. […]
New Small Wild Cat Network founded
International conservationists have founded the Small Wild Cat Network during the First International Small Wild Cat Conservation Summit. Participants included small wild cat specialists, biologists and conservationists from Chile, Peru, Brazil, USA, Scotland, England, Germany, France, Spain, Uganda, Iran, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. They represented 22 of the 33 small wild cat species occurring […]