Thank you for your generous contributions to support our conservation efforts in Borneo! Here is our annual review of 2023: Income and Allocations of Resources 2023 Last year (2023) can be considered a relatively successful year in terms of fundraising, resulting in a much better financial standing for RFF at year end. With a total...
The owner of approximately 540 ha of crucial area needed to complete the Tabin-Kulamba Wildlife Corridor is about to sell his land. If we do not manage to buy it, it will be turned into palm oil plantations. Part of the land is productive oil palm plantation, part is still undeveloped and valuable wildlife habitat.The...
In spring 2023, after 2 years of travel restrictions due to the pandemic, it was finally possible to enter Sabah again, which brought a new drive into our projects. Although donations have dipped, our passion for restoring the natural world has not! Income and allocations of resources 2022: Unfortunately in 2022 we only received close...
Lakes and rivers are true biodiversity hotspots and critical to maintaining the biodiversity of endangered birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and fish. Agriculture and settlements have already disturbed most freshwater areas in Sabah, Borneo and endangered bird species are finding less and less suitable habitat. That’s why the Rhino and Forest Fund in Sabah has now...
Despite the COVID restrictions, 2021 has been a very successful year for the Rhino and Forest Fund. Thanks to our growing local team – now with two permanent employees in addition to the reforestation team – we were able to set an even higher standard for our work once again. This way, we have been...
Newsletter February 2021 Dear supporting members, sponsors, and interested parties, We belatedly wish all Rhino and Forest Fund (RFF) supporters a happy new year, and thank you very much for all your contributions and donations! The Covid-19 crisis also presented us with several challenges last year and also this year. Consequently, it was possible to...
One year ago, the Rhino and Forest Fund (RFF) – a spin-off of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) – and the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Deutschland e.V. launched a collaboration to convert oil palm plantations into new rainforest in Malaysian Borneo. These new rainforest sites will serve as a wildlife corridor...
Newsletter February 2020 Dear supporting members, sponsors, and interested parties, we would like to wish all our Rhino and Forest Fund (RFF) supporters a Happy New Year, and sincerely thank you for all the funding contributions and the highest amount of donations since our foundation in 2009! Expenditures 2019: 91% for land purchases and reforestation,...
