Gardening – Caring for Our Surroundings
Peals of laughter and lighthearted chatter sounded over the Soverdi Palangka Raya yard that morning. The sky was deep blue, textured with white clouds rising like the wings of a large bird. Dozens of people were gathered in red t-shirts bearing the words Ela Laya, Mahaga Ramun Taluh Kinan, meaning ‘don’t be careless, take care […]
BNF Round Up: World Rainforest Day 2022
Rainforests are the lungs and beating heart of our planet: they stabilise the climate, are home to over half the world’s species, and provide us with freshwater, food, medicines and clean air. But habitat degradation, overexploitation and human expansion mean we are losing rainforests at an unprecedented rate. Reading this sentence only takes a second, […]
KPHP Kahayan Tengah Together with BNF Indonesia Forms Forkompersos
The Technical Implementation Unit (UPT) of the Production Forest Management Unit (KPHP) Kahayan Tengah, together with the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) Indonesia, recently formed the Social Forestry Communication Forum (Forkompersos) in the UPT KPHP Kahayan Tengah area. This includes Palangka Raya City (Bukit Batu District and Rakumpit District) and Gunung Mas District (Kurun District and […]
Orangutan Caring Scholarship: Six Forestry Students Receive OCS 2022
Education is key to changing our society for the better. Environmental education is in increasing demand, with more young people and adults pursuing natural studies than ever before. Conservation efforts are also ramping up, especially around Palangka Raya in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo; home to one of the largest population of orangutans anywhere on Earth. […]
Invest in Our Planet, Invest in Our Children
At BNF, we have adopted a multimodal approach to wildlife conservation. Alongside habitat protection measures and ecological research, we believe that environmental education has a vital role to play when it comes to saving the rainforest. In celebration of Earth Day on the 28th of April, the BNF Education team arranged a unique activity for […]
Central Kalimantan BKSDA and BNF Indonesia Invite the Young Generation to Invest in the Earth
Palangka Raya, Indonesia, 28 April 2022 The heavy rain did nothing to dampen the young people’s enthusiasm for conservation at the Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) Office for Conservation and Natural Resources (BKSDA). A rich smell of wet soil and moss permeated the air, accompanied by the steady pitter-patter of water droplets against leaves. Every now […]
Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Law Community Through Recognition of MHA
Recognition as an Indigenous Law Community, or MHA, grants indigenous peoples protection from discriminatory actions. This recognition also provides better opportunities for indigenous peoples to participate in development according to their authority. This was conveyed by the Regional Secretary of Palangka Raya City, Hera Nugrahayu, during the Socialization of Recognition and Protection of Customary Law […]
Sharing Inspiration in Preventing Climate Change
Palangka Raya, November 13, 2021—Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo is an area covered by tropical rainforest, with key implications for global climate stability. The region also has a significant role to play in mitigating the effects of global warming. However, not everybody has the same understanding and awareness of how important it is to […]
Orangutan Caring Week is upon us!
For the uninitiated, Orangutan Caring Week (OCW, originally called Orangutan Awareness Week), was started under the banner of Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) by Dr Gary Shapiro in 1995. Having later founded and become Chairman of the Orang-Utan Republik Education Initiative (OUREI), Dr Shapiro realised that awareness alone was insufficient; as time progressed, so too did […]
DLH and BNF Indonesia Socialize Customary Law Community Recognition Regulations at Gunung Mas Regency
Gunung Mas, 21 October 2021 – The Gunung Mas Regency Environment, Forestry and Transportation Service (DLHKP), together with the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF) Indonesia and the Foundation for the Empowerment and Assessment of Communities and Indigenous Peoples of Kalimantan, held a socialization related to the Regulation on the Recognition of Indigenous Law Communities (MHA) ), […]