BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 8 Jun – Penduduk di Negara Brunei Darussalam menghasilkan jumlah sampah domestik yang tinggi namun begitu mereka harus peka bahawa setiap jenis sampah yang dihasilkan boleh dikitar semula dan mempunyai nilainya tersendiri. Dalam hubungan itu, masyarakat Brunei harus memahami dan menanamkan dalam diri mereka sikap untuk tidak membazir dan mendidik diri mereka dalam kaedah serta jenis-jenis sampah yang boleh dikitar semula. Melalui usaha itu, bukan sahaja jumlah sampah yang dihasilkan dan pembaziran dapat dikurangkan tetapi mampu untuk meningkatkan kesedaran mengenai pemuliharaan alam sekitar, jelas Menteri Pembangunan, Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Suyoi bin Haji Osman. Usaha untuk mengitar semula merupakan salah satu usaha yang giat dilaksanakan dan dipromosikan oleh Kementerian Pembangunan sebagai inisiatif pemuliharaan alam sekitar bagi masyarakat kerana mereka harus…

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…

THE Minister of Development (MOD) yesterday encouraged the public to start practicing recycling lifestyle and also to get hold of the copy of the recently-launched “Recycle 123 Handbook” for tips. “The information in the handbook is meant to provide the public first-hand information and tips on what to do with their domestic rubbish,” said Yang Berhormat Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Hj Suyoi Hj Osman on the sidelines of the planting of 150 tree saplings at Muara Beach yesterday to mark World Environment Day. The “Recycle 123 Handbook” launched by the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation (JASTRe) last week is in support of the department’s initiative to promote recycling in the country. The handbook can be downloaded from JASTRe’s website at http://www.env.gov.bn . It contains simple…

LOWER Six students of the Sengkurong Sixth Form Centre (PTES) cheered as spectacular pictures taken by their peers were displayed at the Green Wave event held at the centre’s Multimedia Theatre yesterday. The event was aimed at raising awareness on environmental issues that impact the nation, and to enable the youth to cultivate an interest in environmental protection. It also gave the students an opportunity to utilise and hone their skills in photography and descriptive writing. As part of the event, an Instagram photo competition was held earlier where students were invited to post photos that carry the themes on deforestation, eco-tourism, pollution, population and wildlife. Over 100 entries were received and students with the top five photos and the most likes were asked to give a short presentation to…