Local communities benefitted from the training for sustainable livelihoods
In a province with dense forests like Central Kalimantan, people are very dependent on what nature provides. The food, water, and livelihoods all come from nature. This has made a very strong connection between local people and the forests which are just a few minutes walk from their neighbourhood. However, the economic shift has neglected […]
New year, new optimism for the Heart of Borneo (HoB)
As we step into a new year, it’s important for us to welcome it with new optimism for seeing all the possibilities in the next 365 days. Only by the optimism and reflection from the previous year can we have a fresh start and create a new vision for the new year. At Borneo Nature […]
More dams to build in the Sebangau National Park peat-swamp forest
More dams are currently built on the two canals in the Sebangau National Park peat-swamp forest this year as a part of long-term conservation efforts by Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) that receives generous supports from The Darwin Initiative, The Orangutan Project (TOP), U.S Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Arcus Foundation, and Tri Upcycle. The dam […]
BNF kicked off Community Nurseries Programme in Sebangau!
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has been working together with the government and stakeholders to build capacity for local communities on conservation particularly in the area of Kereng Bangkirai and Sabaru, the two villages being the entrance gate to the Sebangau National Park peat-swamp forest, Sebangau district. In the previous year, BNF played critical role in […]
Hundreds of trees planted in burnt areas to celebrate the National Tree Planting Day
Yesterday [28/11/2018] Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) planted hundreds of trees in the burnt forest area of Sebangau peat-swamp forest to celebrate the National Tree Planting Day. BNF brought together CIMTROP University of Palangka Raya (UPR), the students from the Faculty of Agriculture UPR, and local fire-fighting communities (MPA) in the villages of Sabaru and Kereng […]
BNF hosted the third Anak Sebangau Festival to promote waste management for clean environment
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) recently hosted the third Anak Sebangau (children of Sebangau) Festival at the Kereng Bangkirai port, the entrance gate to the Sebangau National Park peat-swamp forest, on Sunday [25/11/2018]. The fest has been celebrated annually since 2016, a year after 2015 devastating forest fires that took away millions of acres of pristine […]
Meet Sue Phillips: a 71-year-old volunteer in the Sebangau National Park peat-swamp forest
Sue Phillips is our recent and probably the most inspiring female participant of Volunteer Programme at Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF). Coming from Bath, the 71-year-old flew over thousands of miles to the Indonesian Borneo for supporting orangutan conservation with us at BNF by doing conservation works as a volunteer. To go to BNF research station […]
Georgia to enter new role as a mother
Georgia, a wild adult female orangutan in Sebangau National Park’s peat-swamp forest, is reportedly found pregnant. Recently, the first child of Gracia (the mother) has been isolating herself and tends to live independently separating herself from her two siblings; Gara, and Gretel. This unusual behaviour has attracted our scientists to find out why she behaves […]
Local businesses & individuals raise vital funds for BNF’s Reforestation Programme
At the start of November, Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) hosted a fundraising event called ‘Helping Hands’ in Ubud, Bali, for two bold missions. First, to raise funds to reforest burnt and logged areas of the Sebangau National Park forest; home to a large population of Critically Endangered Bornean orangutans (over 6,000 individuals) and other vulnerable […]
BNF socialises Barito Ulu Programme to stakeholders in Seribu Riam District
After a long and tiring hour, finally Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) arrived at the Seribu Riam District in the Murung Raya ‘Mura’ Regency (Central Kalimantan) that connects the local village of Muara Joloi to BNF Heart of Borneo (HoB) projected research site in Barito Ulu. HoB is a trilateral initiative between three neighbouring countries (Indonesia, […]