BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 8 Jun – Sebagai kesinambungan kepada kegiatan penghijauan yang menjurus kepada keindahan alam sekitar, Jabatan Alam Sekitar, Taman dan Rekreasi (JASTRE) dengan kerjasama Persatuan Green Brunei mengadakan kegiatan penanaman pokok sempena Hari Alam Sekitar Sedunia dan Green Brunei: Eco Drive yang berlangsung di Pantai Muara, hari ini. Pelancarannya disempurnakan oleh Menteri Pembangunan, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman yang turut menanam pokok jenis, African Tulip. Turut hadir ialah Setiausaha Tetap (Pentadbiran & Kewangan), Kementerian Pembangunan, Haji Muhammad Lutfi bin Abdullah, pegawai-pegawai kanan, pegawai dan kakitangan Kementerian Pembangunan dan lebih 200 peserta yang terdiri daripada belia dan penuntut yang menyertai acara berkenaan. Selepas perasmian Green Brunei: Eco Drive, Yang Berhormat Pehin turut menyaksikan peserta-peserta yang menyertai Eco-Race 3.0. Kegiatan…

ALIGNED with Brunei Darussalam’s continuous efforts to promote and preserve its rich tropical environment, the Ministry of Development’s (MoD) Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Green Brunei yesterday commemorated World Environment Day with tree-planting activities and a Green Brunei: Eco Drive programme at Muara Beach. The ceremony was officiated by Minister of Development Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman. The eco drive programme was participated by over 50 members of the Environment Youth Envoys (EYE) who aim to build awareness among youths regarding the importance of the environment. Meanwhile, the minister presented prizes to the three winning teams of the Eco Race 3.0, in which the ‘Green Phoenix’ team won first place, ‘Eco On’ team coming in second, and…

A TOTAL of 28 students from Sixth Form Centres across the nation recently participated in a Green Leadership Camp (GLC). The second edition of the two-day one-night camp was organised by Green Brunei, a non-profit organisation that focuses in promoting environmental education and conservation. Initiated by the organisation’s founder, Khairunnisa Ash’ari, and led by Camp Leader Firdaus Ismail, the camp was held to raise the awareness of environmental issues among youths while adapting to the theme “Ideas into Action”. Four students from Belait-based Sayyidina Ali Secondary School (SMSA), who participated in the camp, shared their experiences.     “The camp has inspired me to further educate the youth within our community as our planned project. This will mainly focus on raising awareness on the environmental issues that we are currently…

SOME 16 people representing 1stopbrunei Wildlife Club, Brunei Nature Society, Museums Department, Police Rangers, Green Brunei and Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Research of Universiti Brunei Darussalam attended a field training session held in Ulu Belait recently. During the eight-hour walk in the jungle which began at 3pm, participants surveyed the local wildlife in the region and more specifically kept an eye open for suitable pangolin habitats. The trek was led by Muhammad Shavez, who was accompanied by British conservationist and pangolin expert, Louise Fletcher, who provided information and advice to the other participants. A bird count also took place, with the rare Great Argus being heard twice throughout the journey. Participants included the President of Brunei Nature Society, Professor Ulmar Grafe, who spotted and identified seven different species of frogs,…