{"id":11106,"date":"2019-11-10T04:37:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T12:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/?post_type=project&p=11106"},"modified":"2024-04-23T18:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T01:25:00","slug":"funding-firefighting-efforts-in-borneo","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/orangutan.com\/project\/funding-firefighting-efforts-in-borneo\/","title":{"rendered":"Funding Firefighting Efforts in Borneo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Orangutan Conservancy received a request from the Borneo Nature Foundation (BNF)<\/a> last week for Emergency Firefighting funds (EFF) to fight the intense infernos. The BNF is located in Sebangau National Forest in Central Kalimantan and it has the largest population of protected orangutans in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, BNF is sending out local firefighting teams\neveryday to battle the flames, create fire breaks, and to rewet the forest\nedges. These community teams are on the front lines of the fire epidemic in\nSoutheast Asia and they are constantly risking their own health and wellbeing\nto put out the flames. They are not only helping local communities to survive\nthe fire season but they are also helping ensure the safety and survivability\nof the wildlife that inhabits the quickly disappearing forests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funds sent to BNF will help pay the firefighting teams\nas well as provide them with the necessary fire and protective equipment to\nhandle the situation safely and efficiently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Orangutan Conservancy keeps a special reserve of funds\nat the ready just for fire season, and because of our dedicated supporters like\nyou we have been able to fund not only one, but two of these EFF requests.\nDonations to OC are not only sent to our projects for research and conservation,\nbut they are also utilized for emergency situations like these. It is\nimperative that the projects in Southeast Asia are able to effectively and\nsafely operate on a day to day basis. Without our dedicated supporters like you\nwe would not be able to help our projects like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hendri from CIMTROP Patrol Team and BNF Senior Project Coordinator | 2019 Sebangau | Photo: Edwin Shri Bimo and Borneo Nature Foundation <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to those who were able to help in our last round of donations for our Emergency Firefighting Funds. If you would like to help out our projects even more and donate to  our Firefighting Fund again please consider donating below so we can keep our orangutans safe in the wild! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Borneo is burning – when will it end? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A video update from the field in Borneo, showcasing the intense infernos that threaten the precious landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n