Reaching and teaching people around the world.
Children are the future; let’s make it a sustainable one. From interactive storytelling to youth conferences and after-school clubs, we engage young people of all ages and backgrounds, equipping them with knowledge, practical skills and motivation for them to become the next, needed leaders of positive environmental change.
Preserving cultures goes hand-in-hand with protecting forests. Borneo’s local communities already have a wealth of traditional knowledge, providing a valuable framework for our education projects. We draw on these cultural practices and values to reinforce conservation awareness; for example, by encouraging youth club members to express environmental concepts through traditional dance.
The state of Borneo’s rainforests has far-reaching implications for climate, commerce and our collective wellbeing—it concerns all of us. With local and international staff and partners, we regularly host events, talks and activities to connect with audiences in Indonesia and around the world, raising awareness of Borneo’s life-sustaining ecosystems.
We develop training and resources for education professionals, allowing teachers to introduce environmental concepts beyond the curriculum. We deliver our own teaching sessions too, and field trips for local and international schools too creating once in a lifetime opportunities centred around the natural world and how to protect it.
We create stories that can inspire and engage children and adults alike. We published The Little Gibbon Who Lost His Song, a book and storytelling app, used in schools globally in interactive sessions. Two further books continue to inspire around the island’s wildlife, the threats they face, and the need for conservation.
Weekly after-school clubs connect young people with nature they are part of. We combine education and entertainment through art, games and field trips kickstarting what we believe is a longstanding connection with nature on their doorstep.
established to support local students
youth club members in 2024
attending international events
Popy’s Adventure #2
POPY BUILDS A NEST As the sun continued its westward crawl and the day’s colours slowly began to fade, Popy and her mother picked out
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Popy’s Adventure #1
THE FOREST GARDENERS The sun’s rays filter through gaps in the canopy, sporadically illuminating the forest floor. In a tall tree, Popy, a young orangutan,
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Menjalankan Konservasi Taman Nasional Sebangau Bersama Masyarakat
Taman Nasional Sebangau (TNS) merupakan salah satu kawasan konservasi dengan hutan rawa gambut tropika tersisa dan penting di Kalimantan, bahkan dunia. Keberadaan kawasan seluas ±
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CONNECTED CONSERVATION WORKS, THIS IS PROOF
Proof that our suite of projects across Indonesian Borneo is making a difference for people, nature and climate. This celebrates the collective effort of communities,
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Partner Power: Save the Orangutan
We’re celebrating 10 years of partnership with Save the Orangutan, a transformative decade which has shaped our whole approach to conservation and community collaboration in
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Connecting People, Nature and Culture Through Environmental Education
Conservation starts with that spark of connection. The path to a career in conservation often begins in childhood, through opportunities to explore nature, ask questions
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A Tale of Two Peatlands: Where Fair Isle Meets Borneo
At first glance, Fair Isle Bird Observatory in Scotland and the rainforests of Borneo could not feel further apart. One is a remote outpost in
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Meet our new trustees!
Our work to protect and restore Borneo’s species-rich and globally important rainforests is founded on strong partnerships, scientific excellence and community leadership. As our programmes continue to grow in scale
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How we fight fires in the face of El Niño
Life everywhere is connected. While Borneo may seem far away, it is also your backyard, your home too. This dry season, our firefighting teams are
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A Primer on Peat Fires
From the Australian outback to the Amazon basin, wildfires are becoming more frequent and more severe. For the past three years, fires have burned more than twice
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Baby on board
Exciting news, there’s a new baby orangutan on the way: Indy is pregnant with her third child! Indy has been part of our orangutan monitoring programme since she was
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Facing Down the Super El Niño
2026 is shaping up to be the hottest and driest year in a long time — and that’s a problem. Major climate patterns are shifting,
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Strategy to Save Indonesia’s Small Apes
Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) representatives attend National Red List Workshop for Indonesian gibbon species. From 31 March to 3 April 2026, more than 55 people
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In Memory of Professor David Chivers
It is with a heavy heart we inform the passing of David Chivers, Trustee of Borneo Nature Foundation International and long-time friend and supporter of ours. David, who
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