Dammed Peat, Healthy Peat
Forest fires remain a serious threat throughout Central Borneo, especially in peatlands, which are prone to burning during the dry season. In anticipation of this year’s fire season, the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) joined up with the Sebangau National Park Authority to build a network of dams, preventing further drainage from the peat-swamp forest. Head […]
Drone Technology Supports Firefighting Patrols
Routine patrols are key to effective fire control and prevention during Borneo’s dry season. As part of our wider fire mitigation strategy, the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) conducts regular patrols with our partners at the Centre for International Cooperation in the Sustainable Management of Tropical Peatland (CIMTROP). These patrols are concentrated in fire-prone areas of […]
Restoring Ecosystems with Native Plants
The Sebangau National Park Agency (BTNS) and the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) Indonesia are carrying out an intensive programme to plant one million trees for ecosystem restoration. Also read: Planting Hundreds of Native Trees for Nature Conservation Day 2022 An area of the Sebangau National Park currently being targeted for planting is Tangkiling Village in […]
SECRET EYES SAVING BORNEO’S WILD CATS
Camera Traps in Barito Ulu On a misty June morning, the gentle chugging of a boat engine ebbed slowly up the Riam Lampei Awei River. The boat, containing 10 members of Borneo Nature Foundation’s (BNF) camera trap research team departed from a traditional floating house on the banks of the Joloi River and headed 90 […]
Orangutans Should Live in the Forest
“Amun Dia Itah, Eweh Hindai,” said Ivo Sugianto Sabran in Dayak language when she invited the younger generation to preserve the forest so that the orangutans still have a home in their homeland. Central Kalimantan is home to many rare species, including the endemic Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmeus) with populations scattered throughout the region’s […]
“Even if there is a food crisis, we can still eat”
The prospect of a coming food crisis is not far-fetched, so say many experts. Food independence is badly needed, with a coordinated push towards growing produce in yards and sustainably harvesting forest foods. “These were all gathered from the forest,” the women inform the Sub-district Head of Kahayan Tengan and his entourage. Laid […]
Building New Partnerships for Environmental Sustainability
Environmental sustainability has become a key focus for many institutions, with a variety of programmes underway to preserve and restore our planet’s ecosystems. These can include direct ecological interventions, as well as empowering communities to adopt more sustainable practices within their locale. The Gunung Mas Regency Government seeks to protect the environment in its area […]
Farming Without Chemicals
PALANGKA RAYA – The allotment in Kalampangan Village looks lush and green, packed with different kinds of fruit and vegetables. Plants thrive in these peatlands, which are treated by Randi and Rusman, young farmers from the community empowerment group JPIC Kalimantan Activists. Randi and Rusman are still relatively young, not even 30 years old. In […]
Young Guardian of the Village Forest
YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN VILLAGE FOREST POTENTIAL SURVEYS SOWS SEEDS OF HOPE FOR THE FUTURE It was already 10 am when the Parahangan Village Forest Potential Survey Team, Kahayan Tengah Subdistrict, arrived at Kahayan River dock in Parahangan Village. The team was comprised of 29 people from the Village Forest Management Board (LPHD) Parahangan, the Production […]
BNF Supports Palangka Raya City Government Vaccination Activities
The City Government (Pemkot) of Palangka Raya together with the City Resort Police (Polresta) of Palangka Raya, Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) Indonesia and PO. Logos held a first stage of Covid-19 vaccination at the PO Office yard. Logos Palangka Raya City, Tuesday (24/08/2021), 1,050 doses of Sinovac Vaccine have been distributed to the citizens of […]