Community Development July 21, 2020 Prosperity without Burning the Land The dry season has arrived. As in previous years, forest and land fire disasters begin in the dry season, threatening Central Kalimantan. In addition to flooding, forest and land fires…
Outreach Blog July 3, 2020 Growing Awareness about Conservation In everyday life we often carry out simple conservation activities that we may not be aware of. We must help to protect the existence of animals or plants that are…
Outreach Blog June 23, 2020 One Pleasant Day in Sebangau Forest Last December, our BNF education volunteers got an opportunity to visit Camp LAHG CIMTROP in Sebangau National Park. A total of 7 volunteers joined that day. Some of them had…
Wildlife June 11, 2020 Following orangutan, meet Georgia and Gus One day in March, before the Covid19 pandemic situation happened in Indonesian Borneo, Azis and Jali (two of BNF’s orangutan researchers) trekked through the Sebangau Forest in search of Gracia…
Conservation Blog June 9, 2020 Behind the forest guards 2003 to 2005 was the peak for illegal logging in Sebangau. Therefore, in 2003 UPT LLG CIMTROP from University of Palangka Raya formed a patrol team consisting of local workers…
Conservation Blog June 4, 2020 Women Fighting For Conservation In this era, conservation is a key issue that is very often talked about. The damage caused to the Earth continues day after day. To help alleviate the damage, many…
Research Blog May 20, 2020 How does the work of BNF contribute in the context of Covid-19 and future potential disease pandemics? The Borneo Nature Foundation’s (BNF) mission is to protect, maintain and enhance Kalimantan’s rainforest ecosystems, the biodiversity found within and the benefits that these provide to people. We are not…
Conservation Blog May 12, 2020 Hydrological Monitoring for Protecting Peatlands Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp Forest (LAHG) area in Sebangau National Park, is a peatland that is particularly prone to fire. Land and forest fires are one of the most prolific…
Conservation Blog May 5, 2020 The Fire Front Guard Thick smoke began to soar, covering the sun until the sky turned orange. The sound of fire burning branches and shrubs increasingly made that evening tense. Black faces like masks…
