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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…

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…

THE United States (US) Embassy in Brunei Darussalam yesterday hosted an outreach event for local Non-Hovernment Organisations (NGOs) and Bruneians who have actively participated in the US government-sponsored cultural exchange programmes. Titled ‘Conversations’, the public diplomacy programme was aimed at encouraging dialogue and the exchange of ideas on volunteerism in the Sultanate. Present at the event was the co-founder of Green Brunei, Khairunnisa Ash’ari, who shared her experiences as a participant in the recent International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) in the US. Khairunnisa’s recent three-week trip focused mainly on volunteerism and youth. She said that the IVLP programme gave her a better understanding of the volunteering culture in the US. “The program itself was beyond exposure to the work of various nonprofit organisations; it was also about understanding the service-learning…

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,…

THE founder of Green Brunei Khairunnisa Ash’ari has become the first Bruneian to be awarded the Queen’s Young Leaders Award, in recognition of her leadership in the community. A statement by the British High Commission in Brunei said Khairunnisa was one of the 60 young individuals from across the Commonwealth nations to receive the Queen’s Young Leaders Award. Winners of the award will receive training, mentoring and networking, including a one-week residential programme in the United Kingdom during which they will collect their award from Queen Elizabeth II, according to the award’s website. Speaking to The Brunei Times, Khairunnisa said she was nominated online by a friend last August and had to write essays about activities she had done, while also going through a phone interview in November before finding…