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MORE than 20 staff members of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) collaborated with Green Brunei to plant 100 trees and conduct a clean-up of the Berakas Forest Reserve yesterday, as part of their efforts in raising awareness on environmental conservation. Present at the event were YB Khairunnisa binti Haji Ash’ari, a member of the Legislative Council, who is also a Co-Founder and a Community Engagement Director of Green Brunei; and Noralinda binti Haji Ibrahim, the Acting Director of the Forestry Department. Prior to the tree-planting activity, a welcoming speech together with a briefing was delivered by YB Khairunissa. The volunteers were also given a demonstration by staff members from the Forestry Department, to show the correct method of planting trees. Two types of trees – the Casuarina equisetifolia and the Hibiscus…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 14 Feb – Dalam usaha untuk meningkatkan kesedaran mengenai pemuliharaan alam sekitar dalam kalangan masyarakat, Bank Standard Chartered (SCB) dengan kerjasama Green Brunei telah mengadakan aktiviti menanam sebanyak 100 anak pokok di Taman Rekreasi Hutan Simpanan Berakas, pagi tadi. Aktiviti yang telah mengumpulkan lebih 40 orang terdiri daripada ahli-ahli Green Brunei, warga SCB dan juga Jabatan Perhutanan itu juga disertai sama oleh ahli Majlis Mesyuarat Negara, Yang Berhormat Dayang Khairunnisa binti Ash’ari selaku Pengasas Bersama dan Pengarah Penglibatan Komuniti Green Brunei serta Pemangku Pengarah Jabatan Perhutanan, Dayang Noralinda binti Haji Ibrahim. Yang Berhormat Dayang Khairunnisa semasa ditemui pihak Media Permata, berkata, aktiviti seumpama itu dihasratkan akan dapat memberikan pendedahan khususnya kepada para belia dalam sama-sama menjaga dan menghargai alam sekitar serta mengharapkan lebih ramai para belia melibatkan…

THE fourth Green Leaders Camp (GLC4) concluded yesterday with a closing ceremony at the Youth Centre and a presentation of certificates to the participants by Haji Mohammad Zamree bin Haji Zunaidi, the Director of the Tourism Development Department at the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism. In his speech, Haji Mohammad Zamree called for more non-government organisations (NGOs) and youth associations to participate in environmental projects in the coming year of 2017, which was declared as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism at the United Nations’ 70th General Assembly. “An increasing number of environmental initiatives are being led by the government, NGOs and the private sector, so it is up to the individuals themselves to take advantage of the many opportunities offered to them,” he said. “I implore youths to…