News, updates, insights and podcasts from Borneo Nature Foundation and our wider community.
Partner Power: Save the Orangutan
We’re celebrating 10 years of partnership with Save the Orangutan, a transformative decade which has shaped our whole approach to conservation and community collaboration in
Connecting People, Nature and Culture Through Environmental Education
Conservation starts with that spark of connection. The path to a career in conservation often begins in childhood, through opportunities to explore nature, ask questions
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A Tale of Two Peatlands: Where Fair Isle Meets Borneo
At first glance, Fair Isle Bird Observatory in Scotland and the rainforests of Borneo could not feel further apart. One is a remote outpost in
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Meet our new trustees!
Our work to protect and restore Borneo’s species-rich and globally important rainforests is founded on strong partnerships, scientific excellence and community leadership. As our programmes continue to grow in scale
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How we fight fires in the face of El Niño
Life everywhere is connected. While Borneo may seem far away, it is also your backyard, your home too. This dry season, our firefighting teams are
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A Primer on Peat Fires
From the Australian outback to the Amazon basin, wildfires are becoming more frequent and more severe. For the past three years, fires have burned more than twice
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Baby on board
Exciting news, there’s a new baby orangutan on the way: Indy is pregnant with her third child! Indy has been part of our orangutan monitoring programme since she was
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Facing Down the Super El Niño
2026 is shaping up to be the hottest and driest year in a long time — and that’s a problem. Major climate patterns are shifting,
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Strategy to Save Indonesia’s Small Apes
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) representatives attend National Red List Workshop for Indonesian gibbon species. From 31 March to 3 April 2026, more than 55 people
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In Memory of Professor David Chivers
It is with a heavy heart we inform the passing of David Chivers, Trustee of Borneo Nature Foundation International and long-time friend and supporter of ours. David, who
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Award-winning Public Engagement
For several years, we’ve been delighted to exhibit our work at Oxford Brookes University’s annual Science Bazaar, a free event for young people and their
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ExTREEme Planting
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “tree planting”? For many, it conjures images of PR-style photoshoots: perfectly coiffed volunteers smiling for the
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