August 2019 - Borneo Nature Foundation

Research Blog

February 20, 2020

Biodiversity in the Sebangau Forest

Written by Abi Gwynn (Research student from University of Exeter) Some may say that at this time of year, Sebangau is at it’s most beautiful. A watery red carpet covers…

Outreach Blog

February 13, 2020

Tree planting in village schools with BNF

Written by Dwi Riyan (BNF Education Manager) Reforestation is one of the important conservation activities delivered by BNF. As well as our reforestation programme in Sebangau Forest, we have initiated…

News

February 11, 2020

Rewetting the peat to protect Sebangau Forest

Sebangau is a protected peat-swamp forest in Central Kalimantan and is the largest lowland forest remaining on Borneo. But, 20 years ago canals were dug into the peat by loggers…

Research Blog

January 30, 2020

Tackling the Illegal Online Trade of Indonesian Small Apes

Written by Dr. Susan Cheyne (BNF International’s Co-director) In 2018, Indonesia was ranked in the top four countries with the highest number of Facebook and Instagram users globally. Indonesia is…

Outreach Blog

January 20, 2020

BNF Education Volunteers: Protecting the environment through education

Written by Ina Christina (BNF Education Staff) Our Youth Education Programme delivers environmental education activities for young people, in local schools and communities, from kindergarten age right up to high…

News

January 14, 2020

University of Exeter students join Borneo Field Course: bringing benefits to local communities

BNF has been carrying out ecology research for over 20 years in Indonesia. Using these expertise, a long-term priority of BNF is to build capacity in local and international research…

News

January 6, 2020

Building stronger collaborations to protect the Rungan Landscape

In December, BNF held a multi-stakeholder workshop on the management of the Rungan Landscape through a new social forestry scheme. The aim was to strengthen the collaboration and commitment of…

People

January 3, 2020

BBC Earth’s Tropical Islands: Interview with Twenti

Interview by Desi Natalia (BNF’s Online Engagement Officer) Hi Twenti, how are you? Hi, I’m great! So, we will talk about the self-medicating orangutans that were featured in the BBC…

News

December 31, 2019

BNF orangutan discovery features in BBC series ‘Earth’s Tropical Islands’

This coming January, BNF will feature in BBC’s new series ‘Earth’s Tropical Islands’. The 3-part tv series, airing from 1 – 3 January 2020, explores some of the world’s most…