Right now a generous donor is tripling Ekō’s contribution to protect
Borneo’s ancient rainforest. With that match, every dollar we send to our
partners can help protect almost an acre!
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[ [link removed] ]Side profile of a Bornean gibbon. Its mouth is open wide showing its
teeth. Lush greenery is visible in the background.
John,
Industrial-scale loggers and palm oil plantations are cutting deep into
one of the oldest forests on Earth — home to orangutans, elephants, and
over a million Indigenous Peoples who depend on it for their survival.
Today we can help them defend it, forever.
Working with our long-time partner Rainforest Trust, we have
an extraordinary opportunity to help Indigenous Dayak Peoples in 56
villages in Borneo secure and protect 500,000 acres of rainforest through
land tenure rights. Supporting government designation takes a lot of work,
but when it happens, it will prohibit industrial-scale exploitation of any
kind, including commercial hunting, logging, and mining.
Industrial logging operators are actively clear-cutting near the project
area, posing an imminent threat to this wondrous place. Can you chip in to
help give the oldest forest in the world a safe future?
Eko’s contribution to the project will be matched 3x, tripling our impact!
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Borneo’s tropical rainforests are among the oldest and most intact on
Earth. They’re critical to global conservation, but have already been
reduced by half by the ravenous palm oil and logging industries, and other
threats.
Rainforest Trust is supporting on-the-ground partner Komunitas Konservasi
Indonesia Warsi, which has years of experience in the region. The proposed
protected area can be found here, where the arrow is pointing, adjoining
one of the largest already-protected areas and national parks in Borneo:
[ [link removed] ]A map with a red arrow pointing to North Kalimantan, a province of
Indonesia.
In this area alone over 500 species have been documented, including
endangered gibbons (pictured above!) and a variety of hornbills, like the
Critically Endangered Helmeted Hornbills here:
[ [link removed] ]Two helmeted hornbills sit on a tree branch looking at each other.
Most Indigenous communities in these remote forest areas are only
accessible by boat, and each village will be consulted throughout the
project. Our contribution will not only help establish their legal rights,
but also ensure that support is provided to these communities for species
monitoring and capacity-building on sustainable forest management.
Can you chip in to protect this forest and help us work on more campaigns
just like this one?
Again, Eko’s contribution to the project will be matched 3x, tripling our
impact!
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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet. Will you chip in?
Thanks for all that you do,
Danny and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Save the Oldest Forests in the World from Clear-cutting Rainforest
Trust
[ [link removed] ]Study maps rare Borneo forests with unique habitats & urgent need for
protection Mongabay 13 August 2025
Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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