Projects Archive - Borneo Nature Foundation

Rainforest Live

Rainforest: Live is a day of social media activity bringing people live wildlife sightings from rainforests around the world. This annual event is designed to give people a glimpse into what it’s like to explore a jungle. It is hoped that Rainforest: Live will be...

Rungan Community Development

After 20 years of experience in research, conservation and community empowerment in the Sebangau Landscape, BNF is now developing community empowerment programs in the Rungan Landscape. The goal is to protect natural resources from degradation and deforestation, while at the same time encouraging people to...

Sebangau Community Development

BNF’s peat-swamp forest protection program aims to empower community groups around the Sebangau National Park area to actively participate in reforestation activities, through Community Seedling Nurseries. The aim of this program is to support an increase in the number of seedlings planted in Sebangau National...

Conferences and Workshops

We actively promote conservation through supporting, organising and hosting workshops and conferences in Indonesia and internationally. We bring together representatives from local government, NGOs, academic institutions, communities and the private sector to create partnerships and develop landscape-wide conservation strategies and sustainable livelihoods. Our successful conservation...

Ecotourism

With 20 years of experience carrying out research, conservation and community empowerment in the Sebangau area, BNF has taken the initiative to develop wildlife observation ecotourism in Sebangau National Park landscape. The aim of developing ecotourism is to raise awareness of the importance of biodiversity...

Social Forestry

Social forestry is a sustainable forest management system used in state forest areas or private/customary forests. It is implemented by local communities to improve their welfare, maintain environmental balance, as well as maintain local socio-cultural dynamics. The social forestry program provides opportunities for local community...

Drones for Conservation

Drones are an increasingly important tool for protecting forests. Equipped with thermal imaging technology, they increase our capacity to detect and map fires, and target fire-fighting efforts. We can use them to monitor orangutan population density and survey biodiversity in otherwise inaccessible forest areas. In...

Orangutan Population Survey

Orangutan populations are calculated by surveying their nests. Initial surveys, such as those we conducted in the Sebangau and Rungan landscapes, can confirm the presence of significant orangutan populations. With long-term monitoring, we can map trends in population and assess the impacts of disturbance such...

Youth Camps and Conferences

Our youth camps and conferences introduce high school students to exciting and inspiring change-makers who are involved in making the world a better place. We give students the chance to gain knowledge and experience that can help shape their contribution to the way the future...

Interactive Storytelling

The forest fires that cause devastation across Indonesia every year inspired our team to publish a children’s storybook with important messages about Borneo’s incredible wildlife, the importance of protecting its last remaining rainforests and the serious threat and impacts of the fires. We have a...