2025 field courses are now live!
Experience Borneo’s rainforest for real this summer. Our field courses are back! Gain first-hand insight into tropical peat-swamp rainforest with world-leading scientists and field experts. DATES: August 11th – 31st. COST: C£1,840 including visas, field permits, activity, accommodation and meals. You’ll join real primate surveys, get a grip on real peat-swamp rainforests ecology, learn about key […]
BNF Annual Meeting and Gathering 2024: New CEO, New Beginnings
BNF Indonesia started 2024 with a bang by holding our BNF Annual Meeting and Gathering (AMG) in Palangka Raya on January 23–26, 2024. This year’s theme was ‘Navigating a Year of Growth’. The AMG aims to evaluate the previous year’s achievements and develop work plans for 2024. The event began with the Balian Dadas dance, […]
BNF 2023 HIGHLIGHTS
Hello, Sobat Natura. As usual, at the end of the year, the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) always provides updates on what we have worked on with partners and the government. 2023 is a quite busy year for our work in efforts to help protect tropical rainforests in Central Kalimantan, both with the people, communities, and […]
Fires Still Raging Across Indonesian Borneo
Fires are still burning on the island of Borneo, home to the charismatic orangutan and globally important biodiversity. In 2023 so far, more than 20 thousand fire hotspots have been recorded (Hotspot BRIN) across Kalimantan – the Indonesian part of Borneo – affecting an estimated 267,936 hectares (Sipongi+). This year alone, over 18,000 hectares have […]
International Primatological Society 2023
The joint meeting of the International Primatological Society (IPS) and the Malaysian Primatological Society (MPS) 2023 was held in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. This week-long event marked the 29th global conference, which takes place every two years. The theme for this year’s meeting was “Primates and People: A New Horizon”. The conference included various keynote […]
KLHK Designates 15 Customary Forests in Gunung Mas Regency
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has determined the status of 15 Customary Forests covering an area of approximately 68,326 hectares in the Gunung Mas Regency, Central Kalimantan Province in Indonesian Borneo. As a result of this designation, Gunung Mas Regency is now listed as having the largest Customary Forest area in Indonesia. The […]
Forest Fire Alert: Cleaning Patrol Route
As the rivers begin to recede and grass turns from green to brown, we now find ourselves entering a critical phase of this year’s dry season. As part of our fire preparedness measures in June, we teamed up with the Sebangau National Park Agency and community members from Kereng Bangkirai to clear passage along a […]
Orangutan Caring Scholarship for Students of University of Palangka Raya
The Orangutan Caring Scholarship (OCS) is an initiative to sponsor talented university students in Indonesia. The OCS programme aims to build capacity by enabling young people to pursue higher education, inspiring a new generation of conservation leaders. Orangutan Republik Foundation (OURF) is collaborating with the Forestry Department of Palangka Raya University (UPR) and the Borneo […]
People and Plants of Sebangau
Dayak history is richly intertwined with nature. Many plants found in the Bornean rainforest have traditional uses, including as medicines, tools, and ritual items. Knowledge of these plants has been passed down orally from generation to generation, with very limited formal documentation. The Dayak communities in Borneo’s Sebangau landscape have a strong connection to their […]
Wild Cat Research in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo
Central Kalimantan is a province of Indonesian Borneo. The region is rich with biodiversity, and its wild cats are no exception. The Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) Indonesia recently joined forces with the Department of Forestry at the University of Palangka Raya (UPR) to host a public lecture on the ‘Research Potential of Wild Cats in […]