Restoring orangutan habitat, driving social impact.
An ongoing partnership between the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation Opens in a new tab.(BOSF) and Land Life is driving large-scale ecosystem recovery in Borneo's remote Central Kalimantan.
Since 2022, BOSF and Land Life have been working together to restore critically threatened orangutan habitat in the Mawas region. During our 2022-2024 pilot project, we restored 150 hectares, and in 2024 scaled up to a larger project area.
Despite six months of heavy rainfall delaying planting earlier this year, seedlings were safely maintained in local ‘holding’ nurseries — allowing the 2025 season to move forward once floodwaters receded.
By August 2025, Land Life and BOSF will have restored 270 hectares of degraded land, building on 90 hectares already recovered this year through Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR).
Land Life projects support the Indigenous Dayak communities through total participation, fair employment, training, and long-term capacity building in remote restoration areas.
Land Life projects are built around strong community involvement. In Borneo, they create meaningful jobs for the Dayak Indigenous people and foster a deep sense of pride and ownership. Locals are involved in every step — from planting and maintenance to monitoring and protection. Community nurseries, funded by Land Life, grow the seedlings using native tree species. This approach supports both long-term forest recovery and lasting social impact.
Earlier this year, the partnership celebrated the opening of a new field station and five new field posts that support nursery management, planting logistics, and fire monitoring in this remote region.
Introducing bioacoustics monitoring to projects
Land Life's science and tech enabling bioacoustics monitoring to support nature impact reporting.
Land Life is also introducing a biodiversity baselining service that will include bioacoustics monitoring in collaboration with Utrecht University in the Netherlands, providing corporate partners a credible way to track and report on the nature impacts of Land Life Borneo restoration projects.
We look forward to scaling up our restoration efforts with BOSF in the years ahead. Together, we’re building a future where orangutans — and their forests — can thrive.
Learn more about our restoration projects in Borneo and available investment opportunities for brands that want to lead on nature.
