BOSF History

1991

The Tropenbos Foundation in Balikpapan with the coordination of the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation of the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, started the orangutan conservation project.

1994

The Balikpapan Orangutan Society was founded.

1998

The Balikpapan Orangutan Society was re-founded with a new name: The Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation.

1999

The Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation signed an MoU with the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry, represented by the Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation.

2003

The Balikpapan Orangutan Survival Foundation was renamed to The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation.