The Sebangau Rangers Program and the New Normal
The ‘Sebangau Rangers’ is one of the BNF Education Program, and in July 2020 activities were resumed after three months of carrying out online learning activities. Since April 2020, the Sebangau Rangers program stopped its group activities in accordance with government COVID-19 regulations, and instead, studied and worked from home. During the pandemic the Sebangau […]
Prosperity without Burning the Land
The dry season has arrived. As in previous years, forest and land fire disasters begin in the dry season, threatening Central Kalimantan. In addition to flooding, forest and land fires are major disasters for the province. According to data from SiPongi (Forest and Land Fire Monitoring System) by Indonesia Ministry of Environment and Forestry, in […]
Growing Awareness about Conservation
In everyday life we often carry out simple conservation activities that we may not be aware of. We must help to protect the existence of animals or plants that are becoming scarce and endangered due to damage to the conservation environment itself. Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has collaborated with the Orangutan Republic Foundation (OURF) through […]
New Head of UPT LLG CIMTROP meets with BNF
The new head of UPT LLG CIMTROP, Dr. Darmae Nasir paid a visit to BNF’s board of directors at the Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp Forest (LAHG) Camp, a special zone within the Sebangau National Park on the 11th of June. During the visit, there was also a discussion about the continuation of the longstanding cooperation […]
One Pleasant Day in Sebangau National Park Peat-swamp Forest
Last December, our BNF education volunteers got an opportunity to visit Camp Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp Forest (LAHG), a special zone within Sebangau National Park. A total of 7 volunteers joined that day. Some of them had already visited this area before, while for others, it was their first time so they were very excited. […]
Leonardo DiCaprio strengthens his support for orangutan conservation
In 2018, Borneo Nature Foundation was awarded a grant from the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation to prevent dry-season fires in critical orangutan habitat by restoring degraded areas of Sebangau National Park Peat-swamp Forest, and supporting community patrol and firefighting teams. We are very pleased to announce that this support for BNF’s conservation efforts has been extended […]
Meet the Orangutans, Georgia and Gus
One day in March, before the Covid19 pandemic situation happened in Indonesian Borneo, Azis and Jali (two of BNF’s orangutan researchers) trekked through the Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp Forest (LAHG), a special zone within the Sebangau National Park in search of Gracia and the Kids (wild orangutan). But by late afternoon none of the family […]
Behind the Forest Guards
2003 to 2005 was the peak for illegal logging in Sebangau National Park. Therefore, in 2003 UPT LLG CIMTROP from University of Palangka Raya formed a patrol team consisting of local workers from Kereng Bangkirai. Patrols are focused on monitoring land fires, poaching, and deforestation in the Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp Forest (LAHG) area, a […]
Women Fighting For Conservation
In this era, conservation is a key issue that is very often talked about. The damage caused to the Earth continues day after day. To help alleviate the damage, many NGOs work together by maintaining the natural world. The forest, in particular, is one area that is diminishing and disappearing every day, and urgently needs […]
Testing our thermal drone
On the 4th March 2020, the UPT LLG-CIMTROP at the University of Palangka Raya (UPR), collaborated with the Borneo Nature Foundation’s (BNF) Drone Team to conduct a second trial of thermal drone studies in the UPR forest. The experiment was carried out using a ‘DJI Mavic Enterprise’ Dual Drone, and began at a predetermined point […]