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Outreach Blog

August 15, 2019

The synergy of BNF and Schools in Mungku Baru Village through Environmental Education

Written by Dwi Riyan (BNF Education Manager) Education has a very important role in improving the quality of human resources. Therefore, there is no limitation in providing education, including area…

Research Blog

August 12, 2019

Why do baby red langur monkeys change colour?

Written by Eka Cahyaningrum (BNF Primate Scientist) Red langur monkeys (Presbytis rubicunda) can be found on the islands of Borneo and Karimata. This species also lives in the Sebangau Forest…

Outreach Blog

August 8, 2019

Sebangau Ranger: Youth Nature Club in Sebangau

Written by Jesica and Dwi Riyan (Education team) We are Sebangau Ranger, a group of teenagers living in and around Kereng Bengkirai, just outside Palangka Raya the capital of Central…

Research Blog

August 1, 2019

Home is Where the Heart Is: Gibbons Are Highly Territorial and Keep the Same Territories Over Many Years

Written by Dr. Susan Cheyne (BNF’s Co-director) In a new paper published open access in PLOS ONE we present data from 8 years of gibbon research from Borneo Nature Foundation. This…

Outreach Blog

July 19, 2019

Children Learns Firsthand in Seedling and Plant Nursery

Written by Petricia A. Hutasoit (BNF education staff) Borneo Nature Foundation’s education program is facilitating learning and education for youth and adolescent in and around Sebangau forest, aiming to reconnect…

Research Blog

July 12, 2019

Studying how the forest fires of 2015 have affected the behaviour and health of orangutans

My name is Abi and I’m a masters by research student from the University of Exeter collaborating with BNF and CIMTROP-University of Palangka Raya. I am studying how the forest…

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.…