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Martin Holland
Co-Founder and Director of the Heart of Borneo Project.
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Announcing our NEW Members Network! Featured
We've built a brand spanking new Members site just for you! www.heartofborneo.ning.com Click the link and sign up if you want to be a part of our ACTIVE community. That means if you want to get INVOLVED, and do more than just like our Facebook page and read our Tweets. Whether it's raising money, visiting schools, creating resources, ad ...Mar 12 -
Welcome to the news and blog section! Featured
It's taken us a while but we have at last managed to get an area up and running to publish and share news, updates, and blogs on our site. There will be thin pickings here to begin with, but this area will become one of the most important resources on our site as we begin to create and curate content. We'll start by migrating the Murung Raya ...Jan 09 -
Lost Video: Dale and the Pit Viper
A forgotten video from the Murung Raya Expedition shows Dale Mortiboys explaining the adaptations that make Pit Vipers such phenomenal predators. [vimeo 24277069 w=501 h=341] ...May 26 -
Lost Video: Dale and the Pit Viper Featured
A forgotten video from the Murung Raya Expedition shows Dale Mortiboys explaining the adaptations that make Pit Vipers such phenomenal predators. [vimeo 24277069 w=501 h=341] ...May 26 -
Expedition Celebration Event
Join us for an Special Evening this June to Celebrate the Success of the Murung Raya Expedition Meet the team, hear the stories, and enjoy a talk by renowned explorer, Robin Hanbury-Tension Please join us for a special evening of talks, drinks, nibbles and networking to celebrate the success of the Murung Raya Expedition, to thank our sponsors, a ...May 11 -
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Borneo's most elusive feline photographed at unexpected elevation Featured
Although known to science for 138 years, almost nothing is actually known about the bay cat (Pardofelis badia). This reddish-brown wild feline, endemic to the island of Borneo, has entirely eluded researchers and conservationists. The first photo of the cat wasn't taken until 1998 and the first video was shot just two years ago, but b ...Jan 11 -
Extreme mouth-sewing protest in Indonesia leads to logging inquiry Featured
A protest in which 28 Indonesian sewed their mouths shut has led to an inquiry into a logging concession on Padang Island. The Ministry of Forestry has formed a mediation team to look into the controversial concession, reports Kompas. Around a hundred natives of Padang Island rallied for weeks against the logging concession held by PT Riau Andalan ...Jan 09 -
Indonesia's forest communities under threat Featured
Indigenous groups struggle to preserve ancestral land in heart of Borneo as mining and oil companies creep in. For indigenous groups in Indonesia, ...Original linkOriginal author: Aljazeera.com ...Jan 05 -
Mouths are sewn shut in protest against deforestation in Indonesia Featured
Twenty-eight Indonesians have taken the extreme measure of sewing their mouths shut in a protest turned hunger-strike against a forest concession on Padang Island, reports the Jakarta Globe. Around a hundred protesters, mostly natives of Padang Island, have camped outside the Indonesian Senate building since December 19th to protest a logging conce ...Jan 03 -
The year in review for rainforests Featured
2011 was designated as "Year of the Forests" by the United Nations. While there was relatively little progress on intergovernmental forest protection programs during the year, a lot happened elsewhere. Below is a look at some of the biggest tropical forest-related news stories for 2011. We at mongabay readily acknowledge there were a number of impo ...Dec 28 -
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