IT IS important to educate youth on the urgency of combating various environmental issues and protecting nature to ensure a sustainable future. Nature's Avenger Project is a programme for youth run by youth, where participants engage in games and fun activities to spread awareness on the importance of being environmental- friendly and to improve their attitude towards helping the environment. Held at Youth centre yesterday and led by Dk Hanna Afiqah Pg HassanalAli Saifuddien, a Green Brunei Student Ambassador and Project Coordinator, the two-day programme was sponsored by HSBC and supported by Relentless Entertainment. The highlight of the programme was the Eco-Race activity, where participants had to search for clues in different parts of Bandar Seri Begawan. Each location had an environmental challenge they had to complete in order to…

FIFTY students from various learning institutions took part in a pilot workshop jointly conducted by a local eco-awareness non-governmental organisation and a Singaporean-based youth development organisation. Green Brunei an organisation that promotes environmental education and awareness, and Envisage Education Pte Ltd (Envisage) conducted the workshop aimed at creating awareness about the complex link between the economy, the environment and societal needs with a focus on sustainability. The Eco-Socio Entrepreneurship Seminar was held at Pusat Belia (Youth Centre) in the capital yesterday. It saw students from public and private education institutions, including Cosmopolitan College of Commerce and Institut Teknologi Brunei, Politeknik, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Seri Mulia Sarjana Secondary School, St Andrew's School and Tutong Sixth Form Centre. The students played games designed by a three-person team from Envisage a social organisation…

GREEN Brunei recently attended the Green Leaders Youth Energy Summit (GLYES) 2013 at the De La Salle University in Manila. The event was held from February 27 to March 2, with the theme "Towards an Energy Efficient and Sustainable Future". Organised by the De La Salle University, Philippine Scholars Alliance (PSA), and the World Youth Alliance Asia Pacific (WYAAP), the summit is a platform for students and young professionals to work and form bonds as they join the pursuit of overcoming today's challenges in the local and global energy scenario. Through talks, lectures and interactions, the summit aims to raise awareness on the issues and developments in the key fields in energy: economics, security, environmental impact, efficiency and sustainability. "Aside from technical knowledge and policy mechanisms, there were a couple…

"NATURE'S Avengers initiative is a project for youths, by youths," said Hanna Hassanal, 18, a Green Brunei Student Ambassador and Project Coordinator of the Nature's Avengers project. The project is one of the many exemplary youth-initiated projects in Brunei. While Green Brunei is a non-government organisation (NGO) that focuses on environmental awareness, it has become a platform for charismatic youth leaders to take charge of leading projects that that focus on environmental awareness, preservation and conservation such as the mangrove planting project. Under Green Brunei, within the Nature's Avengers project, there exists an independent group of youths who wants to do something for the Brunei environment. "We self-initiated this project in order to be exposed to understanding how big volunteering projects can be successful," said Nani Azlan, 18, Public Relations…