From the producers of the critically acclaimed Frontier Borneo series on Discovery Asia Channel comes a new adventure in the wilds of Sumatra, Indonesia.

Frontier Sumatra tells the incredible story of the people, the animals and the land of Kampar Peninsula in Riau Province, a remote peatland rainforest twice the size of Singapore. At its heart is Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER), an ambitious project that unites community, scientists and industry in the never-ending battle to protect one of Earth’s most important, yet least understood, ecosystems.

We follow heroic rangers, scientists, and forest managers as they work to save one of the last great peat forests in South East Asia. We push deep into this impenetrable forest to uncover the secrets of a world barely studied, encounter the extraordinary wildlife that lives here, and discover what it takes to preserve this remarkable habitat for future generations.

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ABOUT RESTORASI EKOSISTEM RIAU

Restorasi Ekosistem Riau (RER) is a groundbreaking project to restore and conserve the largest remaining intact peat forest in Sumatra.

Home to at least 823 species, many of them critically endangered, RER is more than twice the size of Singapore. The forest, on Sumatra’s east coast, has been degraded over the years by wildlife poaching, illegal logging and human encroachment. Since 2013, RER has been working with partners from the private and public sectors to protect this vital ecosystem.