Online Conservation Class as an Environmental Education Strategy in a Pandemic Period
Conservation class is one of project in Education program of Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) with 10 environmental modules, there are peat swamp forest, biodiversity, primate, threats of the forest and environment, also solution of the threats. Conservation class is given to elementary and junior high school in Palangka Raya. On the last module, Education team […]
Obituary: Yunsiska Ermiasi
On the 5th of August 2021, at 6.45pm Western Indonesian Time, our beloved Yunsiska Ermiasi passed away from COVID-19. Siska, as she was known, was a Deputy Director for the Borneo Nature Foundation Indonesia (BNF). She died while being treated at the Muhammadiyah Hospital, in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia; and her body was buried […]
Caring for Village Forests
Written by Yohanes Prahara, BNF’s Content Creator and Media Liaison That afternoon the sun was furious, the heat making the eyes sting and the skin burn as we arrived at Tuwung Village, Kahayan Tengah District, Pulang Pisau Regency, Central Kalimantan. The village can be reached by road from Palangka Raya and is approximately 45 minutes […]
Building a Holistic Conservation
On August 10, 2021, Indonesia commemorates National Nature Conservation Day (HKAN). Like other environmental day commemorations, this 2021 HKAN is clearly very important considering how crucial Indonesia’s needs and obligations are in nature conservation in the present and future. So what are the main challenges for Indonesia’s nature conservation? Nature is always offers solutions to […]
Kita Jaga Hutan, Hutan Jaga Kita
Pada tanggal 7 Agustus 2021, Indonesia merayakan Hari Hutan Indonesia. Artinya, inilah hari di mana semua orang merayakan hutan hujan tropis Indonesia beserta semua kekayaan yang terkandung di dalamnya baik air, udara, habitat flora dan fauna, sumber pangan, bahan obat-obatan, hingga akar kebudayaan. Dikutip dari website resmi MenLHK, Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Siti Nurbaya […]
The ‘Ghost Crocodile’ from Kalimantan
Written by, Yohanes Prahara, Content Creator and Media Liaison BNF Indonesia The landscape of Central Kalimantan is mostly peat swamp forest, encompassing many rivers and swamps; an excellent habitat for several endemic animal species, from freshwater fish, and amphibians, to reptiles. However, until now, research on reptiles is rare, particularly research on crocodiles and gharial. […]
Green Prosperity for Local Communities
Local communities get benefits through Community Nursery It was a hot morning when we arrived at the Kahayan Watershed and Protected Forest Management Center (BPDASHL) Permanent Nursery in Tumbang Nusa Village, Jabiren Raya District, Pulang Pisau Regency, Central Kalimantan. Shady trees with the song of wild birds greeted the participants of the Peat Swamp Forest […]