Eco Warriors

15 passionate and adventurous young people from around the world are selected from thousands of online applicants, to spend 100 days in the jungles of Borneo. Together with a renowned microbiologist and visionary conservationist Dr. Willie Smits, they come together with the goal to find real world environmental solutions to deforestation and learn how to survive outside their element.

Stepping into a brave new world and confronted with enormous challenges, the Eco-Warriors put their trust in the experience of their mentor, Dr. Willie Smits. Facing the urgency of stopping the destruction of the forests by greedy corporations, their efforts may be too small to affect real change.

The Eco-Warriors bond with Jojo, a displaced orangutan in their care, reminding them of the need for a balanced eco-system for the survival of wildlife. They share their passion of saving Borneo's forests in a webinar to garner support from students around the world, rallying them to take action from their classrooms.

Coming to terms with the various challenges met during their first 20 days, the Eco-Warriors have a better understanding of the threats that Borneo's forests and its indigenous people face. Now they face the daunting prospect of heading home for the next four months to raise resources for the next 80 days, when the real struggle begins.

Returning to Borneo and facing escalating stakes in their mission to save Borneo's rainforests, the Eco-Warriors encounter misunderstandings about their purpose in Borneo. However, they decide to push on with renewed self-belief in order to protect the forests, its wildlife, and her indigenous people - the Dayaks.

Preparing for a major webinar involving multiple time zones from across the world, the Eco-Warriors prepare to work in their separate teams, and learn to juggle the different roles and responsibilities that Dr. Willie Smits has entrusted to them. Setting aside the doubts they have about their own abilities, they focus on their common mission, and attempt to find solutions to their misunderstanding

The Eco-Warriors regroup in Sintang, attempting to regain traction without Willie's presence. The Animal Rescue group manages to contact Willie in Jakarta and arrange to meet up. But when they get there, he is nowhere to be found. Disheartened, the Eco-Warriors confront Willie with concerns and disappointments on his return.

The Education team are caught between staying in Sintang and whether to head towards the rural countryside of Tembak to share a story they have prepared for school children on the importance of saving the rainforests. Conflicts and tensions begin to bubble up in the group as they deal with different expectations and clashing personalities.

The Eco-Warriors call an emergency meeting when realize that they need to take charge before the slow pace of progress and culture clashes with locals drag them down. Working together with the Dayak community, they gain an appreciation for the way challenges can be conquered and also discover what it means to be leaders.

The Eco-Warriors attempt to find a tactful way to convince the locals to release the wildlife back into the forests instead of keeping them as domesticated pets. The arrival of new allies - the Action Agents, have brought about a new found momentum and motivations. Determined to make the most of it, the Eco-Warriors band together with the Action Agents and the local children to boost their efforts

While introducing the happy haven of Ensaid Panjang to the Action Agents, the Eco-Warriors are shocked to find the community under siege by another village over a land dispute that threatens to spill over into deforestation and land razing. They quickly provide aerial maps of the area to define the borders and to soothe ruffled feathers.

As the end of the 100 days draws near and with the finish line in sight, the Eco-Warriors start to showcase their efforts at a local university before flying off into modern Singapore, in the hopes of inspiring a new generation to continue the fight against deforestation and wildlife protection within the region and beyond.

After the 100 days in Borneo, the Eco-Warriors went back home to spread the message and gain new allies by becoming advocates for Borneo's endangered jungles and her indigenous peoples. Some of the Eco-Warriors return to Borneo in this special episode, showing how they have changed and how they have continued the fight in their own way, reminding us that small attempts can have a great impact.