Multi-stakeholders participate in orangutan conservation strategy workshop in Central Kalimantan
Orangutan Caring Week took place this month with the theme ‘Act Now to Preserve the Future’. This was perfect timing for a Regional Meeting to discuss orangutan conservation in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Borneo Nature Foundation joined the meeting and participated in developing new strategies and an action plan for orangutan conservation in Central Kalimantan. […]
1,700 seedlings successfully planted so far!
Since the forest fires of 2015, we have undertaken intensive conservation projects to restore the peat conditions in the Sabangau Forest to prevent fires in the future. This year our Conservation Team is working on even more dam constructions to block the drainage canals than any other year. In addition, we are planting 1,700 seedlings […]
BNF hosts forest fire workshop in United Kingdom
The Borneo Nature Foundation and University of Exeter brought together over 30 scientists and Indonesian government representatives, to discuss challenges and opportunities relating to fire and other conservation issues in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. Wild fire is a crucial conservation concern in Kalimantan, especially during dry years, such as 2015. In that year, it is […]
Celebrating International Gibbon Day in the city of Palangka Raya
The third International Gibbon Day was held on 24 October this year. To celebrate this special day, Borneo Nature Foundation hosted an event in the centre of Palangka Raya city; home of BNF’s head office and only 25km away from the Sabangau Forest (one of BNF’s main field sites). This event was held to increase […]
BNF’s Education Staff wins scholarship to participate in Green Educator Course at Green School Bali
Green School Bali held their first Green Educator Course in Indonesian this year, with the theme “Education for Sustainability”. The Green Educator Course programme is being held for four nights and five days from 16 to 20 October. Indonesian (or Bahasa Indonesia) is being used as the main language during the programme as it is […]
New Small Wild Cat Network founded
International conservationists have founded the Small Wild Cat Network during the First International Small Wild Cat Conservation Summit. Participants included small wild cat specialists, biologists and conservationists from Chile, Peru, Brazil, USA, Scotland, England, Germany, France, Spain, Uganda, Iran, Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. They represented 22 of the 33 small wild cat species occurring […]
Preventing the fires: Raising awareness with local communities
Since early September there have been several fires detected in Central Kalimantan. The firefighting teams are on high alert and are conducting fire prevention patrols in the forest and along the rivers of Sabangau. This month Borneo Nature Foundation collaborated with the Community Health Centre in Kereng Bangkirai, a village adjacent to the Sabangau Forest. […]
BNF Directors contribute to new Orangutan Population and Habitat Viability Assessment
2016 was a significant year for orangutan conservation. The Bornean orangutan was declared Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as threats to the species have become more severe and scientists have estimated that the population will decline by 86% between 1950 and 2025. Now both species of orangutan (Bornean and […]
Conservationists come together to save the world’s smallest bear
Last week the 1st International Symposium on Sun Bear Conservation and Management was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A total of 97 field researchers, conservation managers, environmental educators and conservation breeding specialists, as well as government and industry representatives came together to discuss the world’s smallest bear; the sun bear. The symposium organised by Free […]
Preventing the fires: BNF build dams and re-plant trees in burnt area
The dry season in Central Kalimantan has begun and the water levels in the forest continue to drop. We are now working to prevent fires in Sabangau Forest, so we do not see a repeat of the 2015 fires that destroyed forests and land across Borneo. About 5,000 hectares of the Sabangau Forest were lost […]