Emergency Forest Fire Fund: Thank you to our supporters
Following sustained rainfall drenching fires across Borneo, we have now brought this year’s Emergency Forest Fire Fund to a close. Thank you to our supporters from Indonesia and around the world for donating to this urgent campaign. With the emergency funding, Borneo Nature Foundation was able to support four firefighting teams (Community Firefighting Teams in […]
Unravelling orangutan communication
Written by Dr Helen Morrogh-Bernard (BNF UK Co-Director) The Borneo Nature Foundation has recently published new research findings into the secret lives of orangutans in the Sebangau National Park peat-swamp forest. After six years of data collection and painstaking video playback and analyses, we’re proud to have published a paper on gestural communication in the […]
Our 4th children’s festival promotes an important message of rainforest protection
Young people from Anak Sebangau (or ‘Children of Sebangau Forest’) put on a great show at the 4th Anak Sebangau Festival on 24 November 2019. The event was held in Kereng Bangkirai; the main gateway to the Sebangau Forest and a village that has now become an attractive local tourist destination. Anak Sebangau is BNF’s […]
Emerging through the haze: Moving forward to tackle Indonesia’s fire crisis
As we emerge from yet another forest and peatland fire crisis in Indonesia, which has had devastating effects on both the environment and local people, the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) and partners plot a way forward to tackle this critical threat in the long term. After the major Indonesian fire crisis of 2015, labelled by […]
Vital funds secured to protect critical orangutan habitat in Borneo
Borneo Nature Foundation has been selected as a European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) 2019 Grant Winner. Although we were not selected during the public vote, which took place in October, we were chosen in the next round of voting by EOCA members. A huge thank you to everyone who voted and supported BNF during the […]
Learn about the wildlife and the forest through real experience with scientist
Anak Sebangau (‘Children of Sebangau’) had the opportunity to visit the research camp in the Sebangau National Park. The education team at BNF have innovative and fun ways of teaching children and providing them with a great experience in the wild. Anak Sebangau learn about the environment through different themes every month and participate in […]
Students visited research camp and explored the Sebangau National Park forest
There are 8 students from SMAN 1 Palangka Raya together with two accompanying teachers had the opportunity to participate in various activities at the Peat Forest Natural Laboratory of the Sebangau National Park. For two days from 4 to 5 November 2019, students participated in BNF researchers’ activities and explored the natural laboratory forest. On […]
Watching and learning about apes is like learning about humans
Written by Desi Natalia (BNF’s Online Engagement Officer) Understanding gibbons and their behaviour, and designing the best strategies for conserving the species, requires long-term research. BNF first began studying the Bornean white-bearded gibbon (Hylobates albibarbis) in the Sebangau National Park, Central Kalimantan in 2005 and this is now the second-longest running gibbon behavioural research project […]
Conservation Class (Kelasi): New way for learning environments with creative method
Written by Dinora (BNF’s Education Staff) Education and the environment cannot be separated from one another, as if they are two sides of a coin. When put together they can inspire a generation that cares about and is able to contribute to nature conservation: environment as the idea and education as the tool to develop […]
Indonesian fires and toxic smoke devastate wildlife as well as people
Extensive fires have again ravaged forests and peatlands on the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra in recent months, engulfing the region in toxic smoke and threatening the health of millions of people. These fires also pose a grave threat to endangered wildlife, with forest loss and the smoke imperilling countless lives. The Global Forest […]