Working alongside the Batu Puteh community cooperative KOPEL, restoration activities create sustainable employment while strengthening local stewardship of critical wildlife corridors.

Impact Highlights

• Native tree planting reconnecting fragmented riparian forests.
  • Annual biodiversity monitoring tracking birds, small mammals, amphibians, insects, and other indicator species.
  • Permanent botanical plots measuring aboveground and belowground carbon storage.
  • Drone-based canopy surveys providing landscape-scale insights into forest recovery.
  • Community-led nurseries supporting long-term restoration and livelihoods.

Our Collaboration

Sticky Rice Travel is a long-standing corporate partner supporting Regrow Borneo through voluntary carbon offsetting grounded in local restoration. Rather than relying on distant offset mechanisms, operational emissions from electricity use, fuel consumption, and air travel are calculated annually and converted into tangible forest restoration contributions within the Kinabatangan floodplain. This approach ensures that the landscapes guests experience directly benefit from responsible travel practices.

Why It Matters

Regrow Borneo applies a transparent benchmark of 150 tonnes of carbon per hectare, representing healthy riparian forest within the Kinabatangan ecosystem. This locally grounded framework ensures every contribution results in measurable restoration outcomes, including improved wildlife connectivity, increased carbon storage, stronger climate resilience, and meaningful benefits for surrounding communities.