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Protecting Borneo’s biodiversity through community-led conservation, research and education projects.

We have been implementing rainforest conservation in Borneo for over 20 years. We partner with local stakeholders to implement landscape-level conservation strategies based on rigorous scientific research, and support communities to develop sustainable livelihoods that complement environmental protection.

1990s
First expedition
Botanists Jack Rieley (University of Nottingham) and Susan Page (University of Leicester) teamed up with Suwido Limin and colleagues at the University of Palangka Raya to conduct fact-finding expeditions into Sebangau’s peat-swamp forests.
1990s
1995
Orangutan population discovery
Helen Morrogh-Bernard and Simon Husson, the zoology undergraduates of Nottingham University, joined the third expedition and undertook the very first orangutan surveys in Sebangau. Incredibly, they discovered that this forest was home to the largest known orangutan population in lowland Borneo.
1995
1999
OuTrop was founded
Helen and Simon founded the Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project (OuTrop) to raise awareness of the importance of Sebangau for orangutan conservation and to encourage sustainable management, protection and restoration of this globally-important rainforest.
1999
2003
Orangutan Project
It has been ongoing since 2003 when Helen Morrogh-Bernard, first started to habituate wild orangutans in Natural Laboratory of Peat-swamp Forest, a special zone within the Sebangau National Park and collect data on their behaviour and ecology.
2003
2004
Designation of Sebangau National Park
The Sebangau area was officially designated as a national park on 19 October 2004. This designation has brought Sebangau National Park to the forefront of orangutan conservation efforts, with an estimated orangutan population of ~6,080 individuals (Ditjen KSDAE 2019; PHVA 2016).
2004
2005
Gibbon Project
Established by Dr. Susan Cheyne in the LAHG, a special zone within the Sebangau National Park, to study the gibbon’s behaviour. We have studied seven wild gibbon groups and continue to focus on three of them.
2005
2008
Wild Cats & Camera Traps
We began our first camera trap surveys in the LAHG, a special zone within the Sebangau National Park. Using infrared camera traps, we seek to answer key questions about the behaviour and ecology of Borneo's secretive wild cats.
2008
2010
Blocking man-made drainage
We started blocking man-made drainage canals in the LAHG, a special zone within Sebangau National Park by building dams made from sustainably-sourced materials and designed by peat hydrology experts.
2010
2015
Forest Fires in Central Kalimantan
In 2015, massive fires raged for months in Central Kalimantan. We are working to address the root causes of the fires through implementation of our integrated, community-based fire-prevention strategy for the region.
2015
2016
Borneo Nature Foundation was created
Born out of OuTrop and legally registered as charitable foundation in 2015, we changed our name as Borneo Nature Foundation to extend our reach and tackle conservation challenges across Borneo. We established our Rungan Programme, working to support the protection of vital orangutan's habitat.
2016
2018
Expanding into the Heart of Borneo
We launched our Barito Ulu Programme, working in the Heart of Borneo to revive research and conservation in the spectacularly bio-diverse and yet unprotected rainforests of northern Central Kalimantan.
2018
2019
Collaborative Agreement with Sebangau National Park (BTNS)
BNF officially signed a Collaborative Agreement with Sebangau National Park (BTNS) on May 2019. This agreement serves to consolidate and develop our relationship and collaboration towards our common goal of preserving the biodiversity in Sebangau National Park and strengthening the joint conservation efforts.
2019
2020
Achievement year
We received major recognition for our conservation efforts in Borneo when we won the UpLink Trillion Trees Challenge, People’s Choice Award at the World Economic Forum and the Keeling Curve Prize.
2020
2022
BNF Now
We always look forward and strive to protect the endangered species even more while involving the community and work collaboratively with local stakeholders. We hope, our work can get a bigger impact than before.
2022

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We have a team of dedicated and passionate people working to help protect Borneo’s biodiversity. In the BNF family, there are over 100 experienced people working on the conservation frontline and globally with innovative ideas, creativity and hope for a greener future on Borneo.

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Arcus Foundation
Core Borneo
Darwin Initiative
Fundacion Bioparc
Disney Conservation Fund
ReWild

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Our work would not be possible without the support of the organisations below. A big thank you to our partners, recent supporters and networks for making our conservation and research projects a reality.

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Borneo Nature Foundation is a non-profit conservation organisation. We work to protect some of the most important areas of tropical rainforest and to safeguard the wildlife, environment and indigenous culture on Borneo.

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