February 2026
Tayan Island
The Kapuas River meanders for more than 700 miles, from Borneo’s mountains to the South China Sea. It nurtures the tropical forests that support amazing wildlife: orangutans, gibbons, eagles, hornbills, […]
Borneo
February 2025
Pokolon Paus Village
Pokolon Paus village is home to 39 indigenous Dusun families who primarily rely on small-scale farming and ecotourism for their livelihoods. There is a road to the village, but it […]
June 2024
Pitas Laut Village
Pitas Laut is a traditional fishing village, home to 117 people of the seafaring Suluk people. The Suluk are a minority indigenous group in Sabah, often discriminated against. Community members […]
July 2023
Puneng Trusan Village
Puneng Trusan is a small village, tucked into the mountain rainforests of a region called the Heart of Borneo. This area is an important water catchment area for communities in […]
July 2023
Gana Village
The Lingkabau Forest Reserve is home to a level of biodiversity that is typical of Borneo forests—that is, the number of plants and animals is astounding. A 2023 study found […]
February 2023
Medan Mas Village
Half of the once-extensive mangrove forest around the village of Medan Mas was destroyed to make room for shrimp and fish ponds. Many of those ponds were soon abandoned, leaving […]
June 2022
Tiong Karanaan Village
The community of Tiong Karanaan sits in the foothills of the Crocker Range, which runs like a spine through northern Borneo. The forest here is largely undisturbed. But much of […]
February 2021
Long Tanid Village
The village of Long Tanid sought Seacology’s support to complete a 12-kilowatt micro-hydro installation. The community has agreed to protect more than a thousand acres of pristine Borneo forest for […]
June 2020
Rungus Nahaba Village
This project will save a large tract of almost untouched rainforest in northern Borneo. Beautiful streams and waterfalls flow through it. In the mangaris trees—the tallest trees in the forest—giant […]
February 2020
Sungai Nibung Village
On Borneo’s west coast, where the Nibung River flows into the Java Sea, villages depend on healthy mangrove forests for their survival. Most people make a living from catching crabs, […]