Volunteer Blog October 29, 2018 The Magic of the Forest (Pre-Orangutan) by Danay C. Downing As I step into the forest, an overwhelming sense of excitement runs through me. I smell the fresh, crisp air, and I see green – green…
Research Blog October 4, 2018 Baby boom in peatswamp Written by Eka Cahyaningrum (BNF primate scientist) June and July are difficult months for us in our beloved Sebangau peat-swamp forest. Not only because it’s ‘ floody’ months but also…
Volunteer Blog September 25, 2018 Venturing the peat-swamp forest of Borneo by Elma W. Purba (BNF Education Volunteer 2018) It was really fun to have visited the forest. It was indeed joyful and fun to spend time venturing the forest…
Wildlife September 13, 2018 A sudden encounter with the big cats! by Aman and Aziz K We were out to look for gibbon one day on September 4, 2018 and stopped by the end of the rail as we sat there…
Volunteer Blog August 31, 2018 Gibbon calls that replace Apple “Radar” alarm: experiencing Sabangau Peat-swamp Forest Written by Tom (BNF’s volunteer 2018) To travel to camp we initially took a Klotok (longboat) along the Sebangau River to ‘The Post’. Walking onto the wooden outpost, we then…
Intern Blog August 23, 2018 Venturing the lowland forest of Borneo through internship programme with BNF by Selly Surya I’m a North Sumatran girl currently studying in West Java, Indonesia. In my final year in Forestry Engineering at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), I’m required to…
Research Blog August 13, 2018 Wild and edible Written by Siddharth Badri (Ethnobotany scientist) Palangka Raya is a unique small town with trees growing along the pavement, beautiful gardened homes and spaces where nature thrives without human alteration.…
Volunteer Blog July 31, 2018 A day living and working in the forest Written by Camille Burton (Volunteer 2018) It’s 6:30am and the rustle of sleepy people and groans next to me confirms it’s time to get a move on to make sure…
People July 23, 2018 What it takes to be a human: a lesson from field course 2018 by Lucas Elsrode (Field Course Participant 2018) The rattling of the cart shook my torso back and forth, my spine imitated a slinky being spun around by an overexcited toddler…
