Borneo Lake Restoration Programme

by brodielea in 

We did it
On 26th July 2015 we successfully raised £2,855 with 72 supporters in 14 days

Removing the invasive water weed Salvinia molesta from Lake Tungog in the immensely bio-diverse Kinabatangan River north-east Borneo.

by brodielea in

cheriandnormanlea
26th July 2015

Have just pledged £20 on behalf of Judy Gourlay That sylvania just has to stop 'molesting' !

brodielea
26th July 2015

Thank you again everyone! Amazing to have got so far beyond the original target. Weed is in for it!

cheriandnormanlea
26th July 2015

Have just made £10 pledge on behalf of Kath Rowland - who says what youre both doing out there is fantastic !

sara.ramsay
25th July 2015

You two are literally amazing. All you need to do next is work out how to turn all the weeds into some kind of clothing and you'll get the Nobel! Keep up the good work and look after each other. (Do you get to have a bath and sit down soon?!) Lots of love, Sara & Paul

hannah.rose
24th July 2015

I freaking hate Savinia Molesta so go and smash it, like really smash it. Well done

cheriandnormanlea
24th July 2015

Hi B and E - Have just added £40 to our pledge on behalf of Rosie and Ian Eyre-Brook Lets hope this fund keeps on growing - so this weed keeps on dying ! Heeeelp - only 2 days left !!!!!

mette.sland.pedersen
24th July 2015

Great to see that you reached your target - congratulations :D Good luck with beautiful Tungog Lake and it was a pleasure to meet you there... Kind regards, Mette and co. ;)

catgrogan
20th July 2015

What a great and inspirational film, good work team xxx

billie.wilcox.brooke
20th July 2015

Loving your work - good luck guys :-)

kimberleyp
19th July 2015

Great work Salt family! What a great cause. :)

james.bedford
18th July 2015

Piss off weeds! x

charlotte.gibbs
18th July 2015

You've reached your target! Well done guys!! :-) xx

atmika
17th July 2015

You guys are doing such an amazing job! Keep up the great work! Atmika&Rob x

sandy.wicks
17th July 2015

So glad that Martin, Janet and family and all the team are able to do such good work to support the community in Sabah and the environment also! A great project for so many reasons! Take care everyone! Glad that you emailed me brother!

cheriandnormanlea
15th July 2015

Faaantaaastiiic and well done you two for making a difference ! Lets see just how much of this stuff we can help get rid of ! mum and dad xo

claire.salter
15th July 2015

Woooooooop £2000!!! Let's keep going guys xxx

jacobfagan
15th July 2015

Good luck with everything guys. Lets hope I'll come back to see the finished product soon :)

stellalea
15th July 2015

Thanks for the tree! Hope the lake will soon be cleared. Well done xx

brodielea
15th July 2015

Thank you for all of the amazing support so far, it's been hugely appreciated! Brodie, Emma and everyone at KOPEL!

johnny.wilkinson
14th July 2015

Good Luck with the project Rosli! I wish I could come back to Sabah and help you clear the lake myself! Maybe one day :)

paul.denham
14th July 2015

Keep up the great work. emsbro.

claire.salter
13th July 2015

Woooop!!!!

lucyandandy
13th July 2015

Good luck for reaching your target, you two are brilliant! xx

sarah.potts.mcconnellogue
12th July 2015

Well done and good luck you wonderful pair! Lots of love Sarah and Will xx

jtopia
12th July 2015

Good for you guys! Nice video too! :-) James (Jtopes). x

 

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£10 Reward

A big thank you for helping clear Tungog Lake! - good karma coming your way!

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We will plant 1 Borneo Rainforest Tree in your name to say THANK YOU! This will be added to one of the reforestation areas being planted and managed by KOPEL.

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We will plant 3 Borneo Rainforest Trees in your name to say THANK YOU! This will be added to one of the reforestation areas being planted and managed by KOPEL.

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We will plant 10 Borneo Rainforest Trees in your name to say THANK YOU! This will be added to one of the reforestation areas being planted and managed by KOPEL.

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£500 Reward

To say thank you for such an incredibly generous pledge we will also be installing 3 Hornbill nesting boxes in your name! Hornbills face an uncertain future in Borneo, but it is common to see them in this area - the nesting boxes are a chance for them to do even better!

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£500 Reward

You get to name the new Salvinia removal boat! To say THANK YOU for such an incredible donation, we would like you to choose the name of this new boat! The chosen name will then be emblazoned on it's hull ready for when the work begins!

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