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Research Blog

April 28, 2020

Flying insects as potential bio-indicators for habitat degradation assessments.

Borneo rainforest: It has always been a dream of mine to witness, experience and live in the beauty of this pristine rainforest. Finally, this dream of mine came true when…

Conservation Blog

April 22, 2020

Back to earth, replacing plastic polybags with purun

For a long time, Dayak people have used natural materials to craft the tools they need everyday, including hats, sleeping equipment, baskets, and even bags. Central Kalimantan is a landscape…

People

April 20, 2020

Playing Wildeverse: Killing boredom with Wildeverse!

“My name is Nanda (29), I am a housewife and have 2 children. Every day I work at home to look after and care for my children. I am often…

People

April 14, 2020

Meet Eka who becomes a scientist and a game character!

I grew up in the city, an introverted young girl far away from mountains and forest. But, I chose Biology as a major for my undergraduate degree. Sometimes life is…

Outreach Blog

April 2, 2020

Sebangau Ranger learned about the safety during CoVID-19 Virus Pandemic

Written by Jessica Ririhatuela (BNF’ Education Staff) Recently the world has been hit by a pandemic. Everyone is talking about this outbreak and starting to worry about it. As public…

Research Blog

March 27, 2020

9 Endangered Species in Rungan Landscape

Written by Yohanes Prahara (BNF’s Content Creator) Indonesia is situated in the tropics, therefore, has a lot of tropical rain forests, in which there are thousands of exotic animal species.…

Research Blog

March 19, 2020

The Beauty of Masting

Written by Yohanes Prahara (BNF’s Content Creator) Nature has a mysterious beauty. At a certain time, especially in the Rungan Landscape, there is a particular natural phenomenon. This phenomenon is…

Research Blog

March 17, 2020

The Hidden Paradise of Kerangas

Written by Yohanes Prahara (BNF’s Content Creator) Nam: “Wow, this is so beautiful and such an interesting landscape for fauna and flora to co-exist.” In January 2020, near the research…

Research Blog

March 12, 2020

Kerangas “The Land which cannot Grow Rice”

Written by Yohanes Prahara (BNF’s Content Creator) The Central Borneo landscape encompasses expanses of peatland, and Kerangas forests, areas vital for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Peat swamp forests occur when…