The
Borneo Nature Foundation is looking for prospective students to partake
in our Volunteer Programme and field course opportunities in 2019.
We
are a research and conservation organisation working in Kalimantan,
Indonesian Borneo. Our main study site in the Sabangau Forest is home to
the world’s largest lowland populations of Bornearn orangutans and southern Bornean gibbons.
We
work at the forefront of primate research in tropical forest
environments and are affiliated with the University of Palangka Raya and
Universitas Muhammadiyah in Kalimantan, and British universities
of Oxford Brookes and Exeter. Many of our previous volunteers and
students have returned to Borneo Nature Foundation as long-term research
assistants or have gone on to careers and further research in
biodiversity conservation.
Field Courses:
Join
us in 2019 for intensive two-week and four-week ecology field course
opportunities in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo. With almost
twenty years of research experience within Central Kalimantan, BNF is
supported by both international and local scientific experts to share
their knowledge about primates, mammals, botany, ecology, research,
biodiversity, conservation and education with prospective students
during these field courses. We are looking for students who will thrive
in a remote jungle setting in a small camp with simple facilities and
are eager to learn within this environment. These programmes are
primarily aimed at students of the biological and geographical sciences
who wish to learn about biodiversity and habitat monitoring techniques
and gain first-hand experience in a tropical peat-swamp forest
environment. Topics
you will learn about include primate survey methods, peat-swamp
ecology, survey methods of ecological indicator species, research and
technology and threats and conservation strategies in peat-swamp forest. We
will be offering two different courses in July 2019 and one course in
January 2020. You can receive college credit for the course through our
partner, the Institute for Field Research, as well as scholarships for
the courses.
To apply and find out more please visit our partner’s website: https://ifrglobal.org/programs/
Volunteer Programme:
We
need fit, enthusiastic individuals to join our 2019 Volunteer
Programme, who will thrive in a jungle setting with basic camp
facilities. In return, we offer a challenging, yet rewarding experience,
which will help to ensure conservation work is carried out to secure a
future for the last remaining forests in Borneo. As a volunteer, you
will have the opportunity to develop new skills as you learn about field
research techniques and contribute to BNF’s conservation and
educational activities, helping us with activities such as replanting a
burnt forest or building a forest classroom.
Dates
Group 1: 1st – 29th April 2019 (deadline 1st March)
Group 2: 29th May – 26th June 2019 (deadline 1st May)
Group 3: 14th August – 11th September 2019 (deadline 1st July)
Group 4: 3rd – 31st October 2019 (deadline 1st September)
If you think you would be interested in joining BNF’s Volunteer Programme, please email join@borneonature.org to
request a Volunteer Brochure and Application Form. If you have any
further questions, please don’t hesitate to email for further
information.