Borneo Nature Foundation partners with Yayasan Usaha Mulia for EduTourism week
For the third year in a row, Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM) will host 95 students and teachers from Mentari School Jakarta during their Community Project and Study Week. During eight days, the study week will introduce the children, who are between 14-15 years old, to various issues, such as sustainable agriculture, disparity in education opportunities, […]
Books for Borneo: Crowdfunder raises $1800 for conservation education
With the help of Sir David Attenborough, we launched a crowdfunding campaign back in November 2016. The Books for Borneo campaign aimed to raise funds for a print run of our children’s book The Little Gibbon Who Lost His Song and to support our Education Team to provide storytelling sessions for Indonesian children. On World […]
Beyond Our Imagination: BNF Supports Children’s Imagination Festival in Borneo
Imagination is the start of creativity and the importance of fostering children’s imagination is one of the reasons Palangka Raya Children’s Festival, held this March, had the theme ‘Children’s World, World of Imagination’. The event was initiated by PlayGroup Al Ghazy Banin and Buah Hati Baby School, in collaboration with local NGOs, schools and communities, […]
Primates show cooperation is key to success as two species work together against dangerous predator
The rainforests of Borneo have many dangers, especially for the more vulnerable prey species. But, these threats may be reduced if different species work together to deter a predator. A new paper, published in the Asian Primates Journal, describes an extremely rare interaction between gibbons, red langur monkeys and a clouded leopard. The two primate […]
Recent Gibbon Population Surveys are a Cause for Concern
Every six months we carry out gibbon population surveys at our research site in the Sabangau Forest. This isn’t the usual walking transects type of survey; to survey gibbons is something quite special. The method is called ‘triangulation’, and is based on listening and mapping gibbon songs in the forest to find out how many […]
Borneo Nature Foundation receives climate change grant
We are delighted to announce our new major partnership working with the Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF). Climate change is affecting countries around the globe, with Indonesia being one of the most severely affected countries due to its large number of islands (approximately 17,000), and the communities’ great dependency on natural resources. The Government […]
Our annual volunteer programme turns sweet sixteen!
Every year since 2001 we have welcomed volunteers from around the globe to the Borneo rainforest. A place like nowhere else in the world. Here, over 280 volunteers have assisted with our conservation and research projects to help achieve our goal of protecting Borneo’s unique and diverse wildlife and beautiful forests. Volunteers have played a […]
Taking off: New BNF Fix-Wing Conservation Drone
Drone technology is transforming the way research and conservation is carried out across the globe. In just a few years it has become a powerful tool that is accessible to many conservationists. Not only because of its multiple applications and providing valuable information at low costs, but also because it’s evolving rapidly and creatively helping […]
Top 10 highlights from 2016
2016 has been an exciting year for Borneo Nature Foundation. It has been a year of many changes and we have entered a new chapter in our history. But, one thing remains the same and is even stronger than ever, and that is our commitment to protecting Borneo’s incredible biodiversity. Although we can’t include everything […]
New Formal Collaboration Between BNF and The University of Palangka Raya
We are excited to announce a new formal collaboration between BNF and the University of Palangka Raya (UPR). On 26th November 2016, a three-year MOU was officially established between the two parties, signed by Prof. Dr. Ferdinand, Rector of UPR, and Simon Husson, co-director of BNF. The event was attended by the Dean of the […]