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HEADS of Bruneian environmental conservation organisations are hopeful for more commitment from countries to achieve carbon emission reduction targets in the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) which started in Paris yesterday. In a phone interview with The Brunei Times, Lin Ji, president of BruWILD - a non-government organisation aimed to inform Bruneians on climate change - said countries attending the summit should be more determined in their efforts at curbing climate change. Understanding the difficulty in reducing green house gas emissions, she added that it is crucial the countries achieve their targets as it doesn’t just affect the environment but all aspects including social, political and of economy.   She noted that the biggest contributors of carbon emission include China and the US and if they reach a decision which…

SERIA, 24 Nov – Sekumpulan pelajar jurusan Sijil Kebangsaan Pendidikan Teknikal (NTec) dari Institut Pendidikan Teknikal Brunei Sekolah Vokasional Sultan Bolkiah (IBTE SVSB) telah menganjurkan Projek Bersih FBS yang diadakan di Pantai Peranginan Lumut hari ini. Ini merupakan sebahagian daripada penilaian teknikal Tanggungjawab Sosial Korporat (CSR) iaitu salah satu topik yang mereka pelajari di bawah Modul Kajian Asas Perniagaan (FBS). Semasa kempen tersebut, mereka dibahagikan kepada beberapa kumpulan, dan ditugaskan di kawasan-kawasan yang berbeza untuk mengutip sampah-sarap di sepanjang kawasan persisiran pantai tersebut. Hadir selaku tetamu kehormat semasa kempen itu ialah Pengetua IBTE SVSB Awang Akandi bin Haji Abd Razak. Juga hadir pengasas Green Brunei, Khairunnisa Asy’ari wakil penaja dari Syarikat Pengiran Haji Mustapa bin Pengiran Haji Mat Salleh. Pelajar-pelajar IBTE SVSB Seria yang terlibat Projek FBS Bersih kelmarin.Selain sebagai…

STUDENTS from Institut Teknologi Brunei (ITB) and Green Brunei Alumni recently took part in an event to promote a cleaner environment – the 3Rs Race. The 3Rs event which stands for reduce, reuse, recycle, took place at the Agrotechnology Park. The top three winners were 5-Hijau, Green MVP and Mercy and prizes included three $25 Fleur De Lys vouchers, five $10 Coffee Bean vouchers and five $4 Ochado vouchers. According to participants Nurni’matul Syazwani, Ummi Fatin Aqilah and Rabiatul Zahidah, the event was challenging to organise but they were happy with the response and participation from the students. Khairunnisa Ash’Ari and Firdaus Ismail from Green Brunei were the advisors for the event. [caption id="attachment_898" align="aligncenter" width="650"] 5-Hijau receiving their prize for coming 1st place. – ITB[/caption] Source: Borneo Bulletin

YOUTH leaders in Brunei regard social gatherings and talks as platforms for seeking opportunities for collaborating with other agencies to conduct programmes and activities. They said attending invited talks isn’t only about meeting people but also creating opportunities for joint projects. In an interview with The Brunei Times during a talk held by global educator d’Arcy Lunn on the United Nations’ global goals, Izzah Zakaria of non-governmental organisation Green Brunei said having sharing sessions is ‘good’ as youth can learn about the other organisation better. “Beyond that (attending the talk), we’re meeting all these people from organisations that we can learn from; what they’ve done that we can do with our organisation,” she said. She said there’s a lot more than just learning from speakers in a talk. There is…

DULI Pengiran Muda Al-Muhtadee Billah College (Maktab Duli) last week held its last recycling drive for the year. The school’s Green Council, a group of students that carry out the green initiatives of the school, hosts a recycling drive three times a year. The objective of the recycling drive is to encourage conscious recycling habits around the campus and the home. By encouraging recycling, everyday waste such as paper, plastic and aluminium cans are disposed of appropriately. Maktab Duli is also participat­ing in Green Brunei’s Eco Drive 2015 where the total amount of recyclables was submitted to Green Brunei for their records. [caption id="attachment_910" align="aligncenter" width="650"] The school’s Green Council, a group of students that carry out the green initiatives of the school, hosts a recycling drive three times a…