Meet Eka: A Scientist Who Became a Game Character!

I grew up in the city, an introverted young girl far away from mountains and forest. But, I chose Biology as a major for my undergraduate degree. Sometimes life is difficult at university. Far away from home and exploring new surroundings. I didn’t know what I wanted to do afterwards, and games were always my […]

Sebangau Rangers Learn about Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Written by Jessica Ririhatuela (BNF’ Education Staff) Recently the world has been hit by a pandemic. Everyone is talking about this outbreak and starting to worry about it. As public conversations around coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) increase, children who join in the BNF community may worry about themselves, their family, and friends getting ill with COVID-19. […]

9 Endangered Species in the Rungan Landscape

Written by Yohanes Prahara (BNF’s Content Creator) Indonesia is situated in the tropics, therefore, has a lot of tropical rain forests, in which there are thousands of exotic animal species. However, some of these species are almost extinct due to habitat damage and loss. One of the provinces in Indonesia has a wealth of biodiversity […]

The Beauty of Masting

Written by Yohanes Prahara (BNF’s Content Creator) Nature has a mysterious beauty. At a certain time, especially in the Rungan Landscape, there is a particular natural phenomenon. This phenomenon is called Masting. “Masting is one of the strategies of a tree population whereby they produce a lot of seeds for reproduction in an indefinite period […]

The Hidden Paradise of Kerangas

Written by Yohanes Prahara (BNF’s Content Creator) Nam: “Wow, this is so beautiful and such an interesting landscape for fauna and flora to co-exist. In January 2020, near the research camp, my friend Nam exclaimed “I saw eyes in the tree, so I used a headlamp to see, and aaaaaaaaaaahhh….” “Whatttt? That’s amazing!” I shouted […]

Kerangas “The Land Which Cannot Grow Rice”

Written by Yohanes Prahara (BNF’s Content Creator) The Central Borneo landscape encompasses expanses of peatland, and Kerangas forests, areas vital for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. Peat swamp forests occur when waterlogged tropical forests prevent dead leaves and wood from fully decomposing, creating a thick layer of acidic peat. The Kerangas is derived from the Dayak […]

Biodiversity in the Sebangau National Park Peat-swamp Forest

Written by Abi Gwynn (Research student from University of Exeter) Some may say that at this time of year, Sebangau National Park is at its most beautiful. A watery red carpet covers the forest floor concealing the network of tangled roots underfoot. Sebangau’s flooded forest is a highly important peat swamp; the largest unfragmented area […]

Tree planting in village schools with BNF

Written by Dwi Riyan (BNF Education Manager) Reforestation is one of the important conservation activities delivered by BNF. As well as our reforestation programme in the Sebangau National Park forest, we have initiated tree planting sessions in schools in the village of Mungku Baru. Mungku Baru is located in the Rungan Landscape; 150,000 hectares of […]

Tackling the Illegal Online Trade of Indonesian Small Apes

Written by Dr. Susan Cheyne (BNF International’s Co-director) In 2018, Indonesia was ranked in the top four countries with the highest number of Facebook and Instagram users globally. Indonesia is also recognised as one of the top primate habitat countries with the most prolific trade in wildlife.  Eight species of gibbon are distributed across Indonesia; […]

BNF Education Volunteers: Protecting the environment through education

Written by Ina Christina (BNF Education Staff) Our Youth Education Programme delivers environmental education activities for young people, in local schools and communities, from kindergarten age right up to high school. Due to the high number of participants in our Education Programme, BNF cannot implement all the activities alone. We need support from volunteers who […]