Borneo 2025: Our Vision for the Future
For more than 25 years, we’ve been working to protect and restore some of our planet’s most important ecosystems. Borneo is home to an astonishing 6% of all global biodiversity, whilst its peatlands represent one of the largest land-based carbon stores on Earth. These environments shape our climate, support communities, and nurture species found nowhere […]
KIDS! THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION
KIDS! THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION Our week-long, match funded, double donation education campaign is now live! https://youtu.be/giLmgaSUHQI Donate now One week to back the next conservation generation! One week where all donations are doubled! Connect young people to nature, knowledge and experiences that transform love into a deep understanding that fuels real conservation action. […]
BNF Trustee Receives MBE for Services to Tropical Peatland Conservation
We’re delighted to announce that one of our trustees, Professor Susan Page, was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. The award, presented by His Majesty the King, honours Professor Page’s extraordinary contributions to peatland research, conservation, and climate science over more than three […]
Education: The Missing Link in Conservation
There’s a significant gap between awareness and understanding when it comes to environmental issues such as biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. More people than ever are aware that the planet is warming, that habitats are being destroyed, and species are vanishing at alarming rates. But this alone is not enough, and without an understanding […]
Combining Science and Storytelling for the Singing, Swinging Apes!
The role of culture in gibbon conservation Earlier in October, our Scientific Director Dr Susan Cheyne co-led a session at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (WCC) 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Through an exciting blend of science, story and song, the event explored how local culture can inspire conservation action to protect gibbons throughout their range. […]
20 YEARS OF GIBBON RESEARCH
Ever wondered what 20 years of gibbon-watching can teach us? Since 2005, we’ve been gathering one of the world’s longest continuous datasets on wild gibbon behaviour. In that time, we’ve produced 69 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, plus a stack of reports, training materials, and even DVDs, all to inform the protection of these charismatic […]
25 Years of Inspiring
For 25 years, our mission has been to learn, protect, restore and inspire in a bid to save Borneo’s biodiversity. Of these four major work areas, perhaps the most crucial for ensuring long-term impact is inspiring – our commitment to nurture a conservation generation through environmental education and outreach. Long-term impact requires long-term investment Education […]
Meet the Orangutans of Sebangau
Every orangutan is just as unique. For a Critically Endangered species like the Bornean orangutan, every individual counts. And each of those individuals has a name, a distinct appearance and personality, just like you or me. For World Orangutan Day 2025, we decided to turn the spotlight on five of Sebangau’s most iconic residents, introducing […]
Race for rainforest at the 2026 London Marathon
Race for rainforest at the 2026 London Marathon Are you an orangutan superfan? A carbon comrade? Or simply bonkers about Borneo? Then we need you to move your feet for peat at the 2026 London Marathon on April 26th. We have one, highly sought-after, London Marathon charity spot! An opportunity for you, or someone you […]
25 Years of Restoring
First, we learn, facilitating world-leading research to gain a fuller understanding of Borneo’s unique biodiversity. Then, we protect priority ecosystems, using this new scientific insight to guide conservation management and identify threats. And we don’t stop there: we restore degraded areas, breathing life back into drained peatlands and fire-damaged forests to reverse the trend of […]