SHAPE THE FUTURE OF BORNEO

25 years of conservation is our foundation for 25 more.

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED

We unite with communities, NGOs, businesses and people like you to protect one of the most important ecosystems on Earth: peat-swamp rainforest.

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WE RESTORE

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GIVE A DAM ABOUT RAINFOREST?

We do. We build dams. Good dams. Dams that restore Borneo’s peat swamp rainforest.

OUR IMPACT

Our connected conservation approach protects one of the largest land stores of carbon on Earth that is intertwined with ecosystems everywhere.

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We’ve grown from a student project to an award winning, international, multi-landscape conservation mission

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Communities sow, grow, plant and monitor trees to reforest 1,000 hectares of burnt rainforest

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Dams, good dams, help restore one of the largest land stores of peat-carbon on Earth

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STORIES

Conservation, Rainforests
- June 7, 2025

25 Years of Protecting

The Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) was founded 25 years ago to champion the protection of the Sebangau peat-swamp rainforest in southern Borneo. This forest harbours

Camera Traps, Conservation, Scientific Research
- April 12, 2025

25 Years of Learning

We exist because of scientific research. BNF (or The Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project, as we were then known) was formed 25 years ago off the

Conservation
- April 12, 2025

25 Years of Borneo Nature Foundation

Have you heard? We’re turning 25 this year! By nature's standards, 25 years isn't a long time. In fact, it's not even long enough for

Community Development, Conservation
- March 8, 2025

Women’s welfare and wildlife

In Borneo and around the world, women are a driving force for conservation in their communities. Today, on International Women’s Day, we celebrate the vital

Conservation, Firefighting and Prevention, Rainforests
- March 6, 2025

Peat Power!

Protect Our Peat-Powered Planet Peat is important. Maybe you’ve heard that before, but chances are this knowledge probably hasn’t impacted your day-to-day life much beyond

Conservation, Year Highlights
- February 15, 2025

Could You Be the One (%)?

It’s Valentine’s Day, and Cupid’s not the only matchmaker in town... We’re excited to announce that we’ve joined 1% for the Planet to find our

Conservation, Year Highlights
- February 1, 2025

Best of Borneo Nature Foundation 2024

2024 was a BIG year for us here at BNF – and we've got the numbers to prove it! As our teams forge ahead with

Conservation, Firefighting and Prevention, Rainforests
- November 30, 2024

We give a dam: Here’s why you should too

Conventional wisdom suggests that dams are universally bad for wildlife, that they disrupt natural processes and damage critical wetland ecosystems. However, there are some exceptions

Conservation, Rainforests
- October 2, 2024

Rainforests and You: Make the Connection

It's in your lungs. It's in your fridge, your medicine cabinet and your weather forecast. It affects your life every. single. day. It may be

Conservation, Rainforests, Wildlife
- August 24, 2024

Baby Orangutans: A New Hope

Earlier this week we shared the exciting news that three new baby orangutans have been born close to one of our camps in the last

Conservation, Firefighting and Prevention
- June 18, 2023

Peatland Degradation Poses a Major Threat to Borneo’s Forests: Here’s What We Can Do

Land degradation, climate change and biodiversity loss are intrinsically linked and increasingly affecting human wellbeing. Under climate change, extreme weather events such as drought and

1 Million Trees, Conservation, Partners and Supporters
- March 21, 2023

Can’t See the Trees for the Forest

WHEN YOU CAN’T SEE THE TREES FOR THE FOREST Features | Posts | Conservation Borneo is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, host