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Borneo

Pan-Borneo highway construction

A planned Pan-Borneo highway threatens ancient, pristine wilderness

Environment

The rainforests on the island of Borneo are gems of biodiversity, with thousands of species of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. Soon, approximately 1,243 miles of pavement will connect the remote regions of three nations that make up the island: Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.

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Postcard from Borneo

Environment

Malaysian City Home to Orangutan Rehabilitation Center

Arts, Culture & Media
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Kalimantan

Japanese Jazz Artist Yuichiro Tokuda

Arts, Culture & Media
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Saving the Orangutan

Business, Economics and Jobs

In the Geo Quiz we hear about an unusual effort to save Orangutans. These great apes are threatened by poaching and especially habitat loss. Their habitat happens to be in Indonesia and Malaysia but it’s limited to 2 islands. Can you name them?

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Borneo Dairy

Botanist Campbell Webb traveled deep into unexplored rain forest on the island of Borneo. His audio diary describes the great diversity of life found in this lush environment, but cautions that it’s a habitat under assault.

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In Kalimantan, Big Experiment, Big Hopes

In the eastern province of Kalimantan or Borneo, there are still significant stretches of healthy forest. The Nature Conservancy is trying to persuade timber operators and officials there to make one district a model for coordinated, reduced emissions fro

Borneo: Deforestation and Discovery

As the boundaries of Borneo’s forests are pushed back, new species are discovered.

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Global hit Borneo

Reporter Michael Switow tells us how young Malaysian singers on the island of Borneo are reviving musical traditions that were on the verge of dying out. Borneo is the island shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei.