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AS THE world celebrated Earth Hour on March 19, it was a great reminder how far we have come in creating awareness on the effects of climate change. It is not about turning off the lights for an hour, instead a call for humanity to contribute towards climate change within their own power and capacity. From rising sea levels to increasing global temperature, the climate crisis has resulted in many tragedies around the world. These include Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, which was the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, killing over 6,000 people in The Philippines. Just last year, Iran reported a deadly heat index of 73 degrees celcius. The impact of climate change is beyond human tragedies in affected areas; destruction of crops and climate migration can also have an…

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 21 Mac – Dalam usaha untuk meningkatkan penghargaan terhadap alam semula jadi, Green Brunei menyeru para ibu bapa untuk mendaftarkan anak-anak mereka yang berusia di antara 14 hingga 18 tahun untuk menyertai Perkhemahan Iklim (Climate Camp), yang akan bermula dari 4 hingga 6 April di Eco Sumbiling Village, Temburong. Melalui perkhemahan itu nanti, para peserta akan menikmati keseronokan melalui aktiviti-aktiviti pendidikan dalam persekitaran alam semula jadi, mempelajari pelbagai tumbuhan dan serangga-serangga yang dijumpai dalam di sekitar perkhemahan, makan makanan daripada sumber tempatan dan mengamalkan amalan kitar semula dan penggubahan. Menurut kenyataan di sini, perkhemahan itu nanti akan dimudahcara oleh ahli-ahli Green Brunei dan suku Iban tempatan dari perkampungan itu. Di samping itu, para peserta juga akan mempelajari lagi mengenai perubahan iklim melalui perbincangan dan aktiviti-aktiviti yang dijalankan…

MORE solutions and less talk. Non-government organisations expect Legislative Council (LegCo) members to think ahead and offer solutions rather than engage in unnecessary discussions when they start convening for the 12th session on Saturday. Iswandy Ahmad, president of Brunei Darussalam AIDS Council (BDAC), said LegCo members need to focus on actions that will be taken to improve Brunei’s development. “I think there should be more of a “thinking ahead and solving issues mentality”, instead of just “discussing about issues”, he said in an interview. He went on to say that foreign policy and Brunei’s role in the global arena should be on the agenda at the LegCo proceedings. “It would be nice if there are programmes that educate and create awareness for Bruneians on regional and international relations, such as…

TUNGKU LINK, BRUNEI-MUARA: Over the years, Brunei has seen a steady increase in the number of non-government organisations (NGOs) led by youths in their efforts to instil a bigger awareness on the green aspects among the people in the country. The Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) yesterday conducted a talk entitled 'Advancing Brunei's Green Frontier: A Youth-Led Approach' at the UBD's School of Business and Economics (UBD SBE) which was opened to students and lecturers at the university. Present to give the talk was Dayang Khairunnisa Ash'ari, Founder and Community Engagement Director of Green Brunei, who highlighted that Brunei now has a number of NGOs that include the Brunei Nature Society, the Beach Bunch, Earth Hour Brunei team, Society for Community Outreach and Training (SCOT), Green Brunei, and BruWILD to protect…