BNF facilitates the distribution of the Orangutan Caring Scholarship to help raise conservation awareness
On Monday 21 May 2018, Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) with the Orangutan Republik Foundation (OURF) officially launched the Orangutan Caring Scholarships (OCS) at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Palangka Raya (UPR). It is the first OCS to launch in Central Kalimantan with the two scholarships to be allocated for the selected candidates. The purpose […]
BNF presented fire-fighting equipment & drone to local communities and patrol team
Every year, severe forest fire covers almost the whole regions of Borneo with the worst cost of death due to respiratory infections by the smoke haze. Together with people in the nearby villages, we at Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF), combat the fire to reduce that risk. However, lack of safety fire-fighting equipments has made us […]
Back to the Floppy Land: The Green School Pays a Third Visit to Sebangau National Park on Student Field Trip
On Saturday 5 May 2018, a group of 14 people consisting of 12 students and 2 teachers from Green School Bali arrived in the Kereng Bangkirai Village. They were assisted by two Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) Officers to go to the Research Camp in the Sebangau National Park forest. The school previously visited the research […]
BNF Primate Scientists Speak at Conservation & Research Discussion in Central Java
In the final week of April, 3 Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) Scientists; Eka Cahyaningrum (Primate Scientist), Supian (Research Coordinator for red langur), and Azis (Research Coordinator for gibbon) flew to Central Java to attend the Discussion Series on Primates hosted by SwaraOwa, a local NGO in Pekalongan Regency, Central Java. The three were invited to […]
From Literacy to a Kinder World
For its very first launch in 2016, the Global Issues Network was very successful hypnotizing more than 300 participants to attend the three-day conference. Those participants came from different parts of the world including Indonesia (Kalimantan, Jakarta, Bali), Singapore, Korea, and Australia to share their creative ideas in order to influence the future. After gaining […]
Fire Aware Community Participated in National Disaster Preparedness Day 2018
The National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) has set out 26 April as the National Disaster Preparedness Day (Hari Kesiapsiagaan Bencana Nasional or shortly HKBN) throughout Indonesia with the aim of increasing the individual awareness in order to be ready on the occurring disasters. In addition to that, on the same day last year in […]
Our Field Staff Assisted the University of Exeter’s Field Course in North Kalimantan
On January 2018 our field staff at Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF), Iwan, assisted the team from the University of Exeter for the field course that took place in the Tana Ulen Forest situated in Setulang Village of Malinau Regency, North Kalimantan. He assisted the field course team in doing butterfly and dragonfly surveys. There were […]
Raising Awareness of Plastic Waste: BNF Brings Together Superstore on the Earth Day 2018 to End Plastic Pollution
The 2018’s Earth Day campaign urges people around the globe to protect the environment through eco-friendly lifestyles. This annual event was focusing on reducing plastic use that has put the world under threat. How can a plastic waste harm our planetary home? Many studies have been carried out to find out the life-cycle effects of […]
BNF Facilitates the Students of Sahabat Alam School for Sebangau National Park Forest Trip
It was a fine morning on Wednesday 18 April 2018 when the Education Team of Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) went to Kereng Village. As the team stepped out from the car, some children wearing outdoor outfits came to approach. Those children are in their fifth grade at Sahabat Alam Primary School, the same school that […]
A Bridge to Cross: BNF helping to change the local mindset
Since most of the region in Kalimantan is surrounded by large areas of forest, it is no surprise that local people’s lives depend heavily on nature. However, illegal logging, land conversion and mining have become the new emerging trends of the economy in recent years and such activities may threaten the environment to near extinction. […]