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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…

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…

Year Review

December 31, 2019

Top 10 highlights from 2019

It’s always a pleasure to look back over our highs in the last 12 months, especially when it has been a year of many challenges. Although we can’t include every…

Research Blog

December 13, 2019

Unravelling orangutan communication

Written by Dr Helen Morrogh-Bernard (BNF UK Co-Director) The Borneo Nature Foundation has recently published new research findings into the secret lives of orangutans in the Sebangau peat-swamp forest. After…

Outreach Blog

November 8, 2019

Learn about the wildlife and the forest through real experience with scientist

Anak Sebangau (‘Children of Sebangau’) had the opportunity to visit the research camp in the Sebangau National Park. The education team at BNF have innovative and fun ways of teaching…

Research Blog

October 24, 2019

Watching and learning about apes is like learning about humans

Written by Desi Natalia (BNF’s Online Engagement Officer) Understanding gibbons and their behaviour, and designing the best strategies for conserving the species, requires long-term research. BNF first began studying the…

Outreach Blog

October 22, 2019

Conservation Class (Kelasi): New way for learning environments with creative method

Written by Dinora (BNF’s Education Staff) Education and environment cannot be separated from one another, as if they are two sides of a coin. When put together they can inspire…

Outreach Blog

October 11, 2019

Talking about the smoke and forest fires in Sebangau Ranger-style

Written by Dinora (BNF’s Education Staff) Forest fires and smoke feel like a routine disaster in Borneo. Since July 2019, Palangka Raya and other cities have been smothered by smoke.…

Conservation Blog

October 4, 2019

The fires still burn, I can feel the heat even in my dreams

The hot winds blow against my face and I’ve been breathing in toxic smoke for more than two months. I can feel the anger of many people in my village.…