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As Indonesia builds a new capital in Borneo's rainforest, scientists and indigenous communities are working together to preserve the sounds and knowledge of one of Earth's most biodiverse places. Their recordings create a living time capsule while local voices help shape conservation solutions.
After 25 years of planting five million trees in Malaysian Borneo, IKEA is launching a research lab to help restore degraded rainforests worldwide. Pygmy elephants, orangutans, and clouded leopards have already returned to the restored forest.
A small German nonprofit is reversing decades of logging damage in Borneo using science-based reforestation that lets nature do the heavy lifting. Their surgical approach has reconnected fragmented forests on a shoestring budget.
After 15 years of camera traps in Malaysian Borneo, scientists finally captured stunning images of the elusive Sunda clouded leopard and discovered surprising secrets about how these rare cats live. The breakthrough helps protect a vulnerable species that spends most of its time hidden in the rainforest canopy.
Conservation group Rainforest Rescue won approval to transform former sugarcane farms into tropical rainforest near Australia's ancient Daintree. The project could restore 405 hectares over 15 years while creating new income for struggling farmers.
Researchers are capturing the sounds of gibbons, hornbills, and frogs in Indonesian Borneo before the country's new capital city changes the landscape forever. The recordings will preserve both wildlife data and Indigenous knowledge for future generations.
Scientists in Borneo discovered that simply cutting back invasive vines helps logged forests grow three times faster than replanting trees alone. This simple, cost-effective method could transform how we restore tropical forests worldwide.
Scientists discovered that the world's tallest tropical trees on Borneo island transport water perfectly to their 100-meter heights, even during droughts. This resilience offers hope for tropical forests facing climate change.
Britain has a critically endangered rainforest most people don't know exists, and a 90-year-old explorer is pedaling down the River Thames to save it. Robin Hanbury-Tenison will water bike 104 miles over four days to fund Europe's first temperate rainforest research station.
Ancient stone tools discovered in Côte d'Ivoire prove humans lived deep in West African rainforests 150,000 years ago, more than double the previous record. The finding rewrites what scientists thought possible about our ancestors' incredible adaptability.
A termite with a head shaped like a sperm whale has stunned researchers exploring South American rainforests. The discovery reveals there's still so much life on Earth waiting to be found.
A rare tropical plant grows bright red structures that look exactly like glossy human lips wearing lipstick. The stunning "Hooker's Lips" flower only displays this remarkable appearance for a few weeks each year in Central American rainforests.
Indonesia is sending 1,500 soldiers and six helicopters to combat massive wildfires that have already burned through an area three times the size of Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto personally traveled to Borneo to lead the emergency response and coordinate the expanded firefighting effort.
A French botanist invented a floating platform that let scientists study the rainforest canopy without cutting down trees, revealing a hidden world of biodiversity. Francis Hallé's simple but brilliant idea transformed how we understand tropical forests.
A rare temperate rainforest in England's Lake District is getting a second chance thanks to dedicated volunteers restoring ancient woodland that once covered a fifth of Britain. During Earth Week, every donation to save this moss-covered treasure will be matched dollar for dollar.
Scientists discovered that more than a third of the Amazon rainforest is actually resisting severe droughts and even growing stronger. These wetland forests could protect wildlife and combat climate change as other areas face threats.
New research shows tropical rainforests recovering from deforestation regain over 90% of their biodiversity in just 30 years. This discovery offers hope that protecting naturally regrowing forests could reverse global biodiversity loss.
Former hunters in Nigeria are putting down their traps and picking up ranger badges to save one of the country's last rainforests. Their inside knowledge is helping protect endangered elephants, chimpanzees, and other wildlife they once hunted.
Scientists discovered evidence that ancient humans lived deep in West African rainforests 150,000 years ago, more than doubling the previous record and proving our ancestors were far more adaptable than anyone imagined.
Tony Parkes walked away from investment banking at 56 to spend three decades restoring Australia's nearly extinct Big Scrub rainforest. The once-vast subtropical forest has grown from 1% surviving to millions of trees replanted across the Northern Rivers region.
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