Our 4th children’s festival promotes an important message of rainforest protection
Young people from Anak Sebangau (or ‘Children of Sebangau Forest’) put on a great show at the 4th Anak Sebangau Festival on 24 November 2019. The event was held in Kereng Bangkirai; the main gateway to the Sebangau Forest and a village that has now become an attractive local tourist destination. Anak Sebangau is BNF’s […]
Emerging through the haze: Moving forward to tackle Indonesia’s fire crisis
As we emerge from yet another forest and peatland fire crisis in Indonesia, which has had devastating effects on both the environment and local people, the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) and partners plot a way forward to tackle this critical threat in the long term. After the major Indonesian fire crisis of 2015, labelled by […]
Vital funds secured to protect critical orangutan habitat in Borneo
Borneo Nature Foundation has been selected as a European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) 2019 Grant Winner. Although we were not selected during the public vote, which took place in October, we were chosen in the next round of voting by EOCA members. A huge thank you to everyone who voted and supported BNF during the […]
Students visited research camp and explored the Sebangau National Park forest
There are 8 students from SMAN 1 Palangka Raya together with two accompanying teachers had the opportunity to participate in various activities at the Peat Forest Natural Laboratory of the Sebangau National Park. For two days from 4 to 5 November 2019, students participated in BNF researchers’ activities and explored the natural laboratory forest. On […]
Indonesian fires and toxic smoke devastate wildlife as well as people
Extensive fires have again ravaged forests and peatlands on the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra in recent months, engulfing the region in toxic smoke and threatening the health of millions of people. These fires also pose a grave threat to endangered wildlife, with forest loss and the smoke imperilling countless lives. The Global Forest […]
Vote now to protect critical orangutan habitat in Borneo
We are excited to announce that Borneo Nature Foundation has been selected for the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) Public Vote. Twice a year, EOCA receive applications from conservation organisations around the world with projects that they would like EOCA to fund. Following a rigorous selection process, BNF has been shortlisted in the Landscape & […]
Thermal Drone: New technology to detect fires
Land and forest fires in Kalimantan are getting worse every day. Even though there have been several showers of rain in Palangka Raya over the last few days, an air quality index (AQI) reading of 1,017 was recorded on the morning of 27th September. This is more than three times the AQI reading of 300 […]
Peat fires spread and haze thickens by the day in Central Kalimantan
Thick haze and peat forest fires in Central Kalimantan are getting worse, with the extent and intensity of the fires increasing by the day. In August 2019, satellite monitoring identified 13,051 hotspots in Central Kalimantan with Pulang Pisau District and East Kotawaringin being the most severely affected with 5,222 and 2,025 hotspots respectively. In the […]
The toxic smoke is smothering towns and villages once again
The forest fires in Borneo is getting worse again! Despite some brief rainfall and our efforts to rewet the forest edge last few weeks, fires are now spreading into Sebangau Forest and toxic smoke is smothering towns and villages around Sebangau forest once again. There is 16,974 fire hotspot detected in Central Kalimantan during 1 […]
Peat fires affecting local communities and closing in on the Sebangau National Park
As another drought grips Central Kalimantan, peat fires have once again returned and haze is engulfing the region. The Indonesian government has declared a state of emergency for the province and urgent help is needed to support the people battling these quick-spreading fires. In the last 7 days (August 14-20, 2019) the air quality has […]