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December 19, 2019

Emergency Forest Fire Fund: Thank you to our supporters

Following sustained rainfall drenching fires across Borneo, we have now brought this year’s Emergency Forest Fire Fund to a close. Thank you to our supporters from Indonesia and around the…

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November 29, 2019

Our 4th children’s festival promotes an important message of rainforest protection

Young people from Anak Sebangau (or ‘Children of Sebangau Forest’) put on a great show at the 4th Anak Sebangau Festival on 24 November 2019. The event was held in…

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November 19, 2019

Emerging through the haze: Moving forward to tackle Indonesia’s fire crisis

As we emerge from yet another forest and peatland fire crisis in Indonesia, which has had devastating effects on both the environment and local people, the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF)…

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November 14, 2019

Vital funds secured to protect critical orangutan habitat in Borneo

Borneo Nature Foundation has been selected as a European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) 2019 Grant Winner. Although we were not selected during the public vote, which took place in October,…

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November 8, 2019

Students visited research camp and explored Sebangau Forest

There are 8 students from SMAN 1 Palangka Raya together with two accompanying teachers had the opportunity to participate in various activities at the Peat Forest Natural Laboratory of the…

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October 15, 2019

Indonesian fires and toxic smoke devastate wildlife as well as people

Extensive fires have again ravaged forests and peatlands on the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra in recent months, engulfing the region in toxic smoke and threatening the health of…

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October 8, 2019

Vote now to protect critical orangutan habitat in Borneo

We are excited to announce that Borneo Nature Foundation has been selected for the European Outdoor Conservation Association (EOCA) Public Vote. Twice a year, EOCA receive applications from conservation organisations…

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September 30, 2019

Thermal Drone: New technology to detect fires

Land and forest fires in Kalimantan are getting worse every day. Even though there have been several showers of rain in Palangka Raya over the last few days, an air…

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September 13, 2019

Peat fires spread and haze thickens by the day in Central Kalimantan

Thick haze and peat forest fires in Central Kalimantan are getting worse, with the extent and intensity of the fires increasing by the day. In August 2019, satellite monitoring identified…