Key steps to combat forest fore, haze
Fitri Shahminan BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Public-private partnership, peatland management DEVELOPING new public-private partnership and managing the peatland were among the key steps identified in addressing forest fires and transboundary haze issues in the South Asian region. The hunt for new initiatives and mechanisms to resolve forest fire and transboundary haze issues in the South Asian region heightened yesterday as concerned…
Striking balance between peat swamp & development
The Ministry of Development will be making peat swamp management as “one of the priorities” in national development, according to the minister yesterday on the sidelines of the Second Ministrial Steering Committee Forum, which is currently being held in Brunei Darussalam.
Meeting addresses challenges in overcoming transboundary haze
Brunei Darussalam is highly commited in addressing challenges reating to haze, and this is reflected in the continued participation in issues pertaining to the matter. It is the aspiration of the Government of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to have a clean and healthy environment.
‘Water’ way to tackle pollution at rivers
PETALING JAYA: Companies, under their corporate social responsibility programmes, are wading in to help clean up rivers and drains to rehabilitate the water source. Guinness Anchor Berhad (GAB) Foundation, for instance, has a project called “Working Actively Through Education and Rehabilitation” (Water). Started in 2007, it reached a milestone in its effort to rehabilitate the 2.5km…
Hutan paya penting bagi mengurangkan kesan perubahan iklim
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Khamis, 22 Mac. – Persidangan Antarabangsa Hutan Paya 2012 (The International Conference on Wetland Forests 2012) sebagai wadah penting bagi memacu Negara Brunei Darussalam dalam memajukan ekonomi hijau sebagai tonggak penting dalam kepelbagaian ekonomi.
