Strengthening collaboration in the management of the Sebangau National Park
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has been working in the Sebangau Forest since 1999 when we started studying the orangutan population in this area (our longest-running programme). Through this research, we identified this forest is home to the largest orangutan population in lowland Borneo, bringing the region to the forefront of orangutan conservation and resulting in […]
Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation supports BNF’s conservation efforts
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF) is supporting our conservation work to protect Sebangau National Park; the largest lowland forest remaining in Borneo and home to the largest protected orangutan population (more than 6,000 individuals) in the world. Despite this peat-swamp forest being legally protected, it remains threatened by the long-term consequences of illegal and legal […]
Borneo Wildlife Photography Expedition
Center for International Cooperation in Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatlands (CIMTROP) and Avalon International Academy in partnership with Borneo Nature Foundation will hold a Borneo Wildlife Photography Expedition. The event will be held in 16-30 September 2019, and will be an amazing opportunity to capture shots of some of the most incredible wildlife the world has […]
BNF Awarded Special Prize for Endangered Animal Species Conservation
Dr. Mark Harrison (BNF Co-director) on behalf of Borneo Nature Foundation was awarded a Special Prize for Endangered Animal Species from Fondation Ensemble France, for its project to protect Orangutans in Rungan Landscape, Central Borneo. The award was given on May the 23rd, at the Duc des Lombards Jazz Club in Paris, in a festive […]
Protecting the Natural Treasures in Rungan-River Landscape
With a size nearly twice Singapore, the natural treasures found in the forest landscape between the Rungan and Kahayan rivers are remarkably rich. However, the conservation status of the landscape that is situated in three administrative districts of Central Kalimantan (Palangka Raya, Gunung Mas, and Pulang Pisau)remains an afterthought with no scientific survey and research […]
BNF staff members benefitted from the first aid training
Last week Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) was visited by Dr. Chet Trivedy from Tulsi Foundation who facilitated the First Aid Training for the field and the office staff members at BNF. The training aims at raising work safety awareness among BNF staff members particularly those field staff who work in the remote forest sites of […]
BNF calls for joint efforts to preserve the Rungan Landscape
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) hosted a socialisation event to call for joint efforts to preserve the Rungan Landscape, Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. The event on the 5 March 2019 was attended by government officials, nonprofit organizations, university partners, journalists and community members. The Rungan Landscape is situated between two giant rivers, Rungan and Kahayan, and […]
BNF hosted workshop & socialisation of Sebangau programme
Over the past 20 years, Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has been working to protect and preserve the Sebangau National Park forest, one of the last remaining peat-swamp forests in Indonesia. Under a partnership with CIMTROP, University of Palangka Raya, BNF has been at the frontline of protecting and preserving this lowland forest unique biodiversity in […]
Lighting the hope for Bornean charismatic apes
We are pleased to announce that Indy, the 20-year-old wild Bornean orangutan in Sebangau National Park, is recently identified pregnant by our primate scientists at the Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp Forest (NLPSF). The pregnancy test was carried out by testing Indy’s urine samples that were collected after several follows in the forest. Based on the […]
Orangutan in Multifunctional Landscapes: a call to protect Borneo’s charismatic ape
Recently, Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) attended the dissemination hosted by the Nature Resource Conservation Agency (BKSDA) chapter Palangka Raya (Central Kalimantan) to discuss the critical issue related to Borneo’s flagship ape, orangutan, in multifunctional landscapes. The dissemination to welcome the National Primate Day on 30 January will run in three provinces of Kalimantan with the […]