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Research Blog

May 24, 2019

Living on the Edge: risky or rewarding?

Written by Nora Helal (Gibbon Researcher) Borneo: a place I’ve visited many times in my wildest dreams, and now it came true. I got the opportunity to study Bornean white-bearded…

Supporters Blog

May 9, 2019

Back to the Wild

Written by Alizee Martin (will be helping to support BNF’s volunteer, field course and school expedition activities) One year ago, when I was about to leave Indonesia after working in…

People

April 2, 2019

Sabangau Camp – ‘Get outta my swamp!’

Written by Abi Gwynn (Student of Exeter University) Things have been very busy for me lately, and writing this blog marks two weeks since I left the UK for Indonesia.…

News

March 26, 2019

Protecting the Natural Treasures in Rungan-River Landscape

With the size nearly twice of Singapore, the natural treasures found in the forest landscape between the Rungan and Kahayan rivers are remarkably rich. However, the conservation status of the…

Outreach Blog

March 21, 2019

Snitch in the forest!

Written by Petricia A. Hutasoit (BNF education staff) Recently I went to Mungku Baru village, I joined the monthly Rungan Team expedition to Special Purpose Forest ‘KHDTK’ (Kawasan Hutan dengan…

News

March 14, 2019

BNF staff members benefitted from the first aid training

Last week Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) was visited by Dr. Chet Trivedy from Tulsi Foundation who facilitated the First Aid Training for the field and the office staff members at…

News

March 12, 2019

BNF calls for joint efforts to preserve the Rungan Landscape

Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) hosted a socialisation event to call for joint efforts to preserve the Rungan Landscape, Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. The event on the 5 March 2019 was…

News

March 11, 2019

BNF hosted workshop & socialisation of Sebangau programme

Over the past 20 years, Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) has been working to protect and preserve the Sebangau forest, one of the last remaining peat-swamp forests in Indonesia. Under a…

Outreach Blog

February 21, 2019

A week well-spent with Swimdo in the “black river” of Sebangau

by Petricia A. Hutasoit We would like to send you a very warm greeting from the Sebangau River. Also known as the black river, when someone gets close to it,…