Rainforests serve as the abode of some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, making them a perfect place for ...

The Heart of Borneo’s natural capital has significant social and economic value at local, national and global levels. This includes social values related to traditional knowledge and sacred sites, the ...

Beneath the island’s rainforest, explorers search for new discoveries deep within some of the Earth’s largest, longest, and wildest caves. At dusk, a swarm of bats disperses to hunt in the ...

A look at Borneo - the richest rainforest island of all, home to 60,000 species of plants and animals. 6,000 of them are unique, and more are discovered almost daily. Show more Borneo is the ...

Rows of oil palms replace rain forest near Borneo’s Gunung Palung National Park. Vast expanses of orangutan habitat have been lost to palm oil, used for cooking, food products, and cosmetics.

Humans lived in a rainforest environment on Sumatra in Indonesia as far back as 70,000 years ago. They also coped well with the challenges of rainforests. At Niah Cave in Borneo, toxic plants obtained ...

In the Heart of Borneo, conservation districts are seen as a logical development to avoid sacrificing natural habitat to unplanned economic development. Planning for conservation districts is the ...

BEAMS of sunlight streamed through thick tree canopies, casting flecks of gold on the forest floor as Jibius Dausip made his way deeper into the dense Borneo rainforest, accompanied by a team of ...

Although Borneo’s Muslim population don’t consume pork, non-Muslim villages nestled in the rainforest relied on the bearded boars for up to 80 per cent of their protein intake. “It was a big ...

A man who led a successful campaign to stop a mega-dam being built in Borneo's rainforest has been awarded a top environmental prize. Peter Kallang spent years raising awareness of the plans among ...

IN the heart of Borneo's rainforest, a quiet revolution in conservation is under way – one wooden box at a time.