Video On Environmental Issues To Raise Awareness By James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - To help raise awareness on environmental issues among the local community, the French Bruneian Business Association (FBBA) has presented copies of a four-minute video clip on the waste pollution in Brunei Darussalam to various schools and Radio Television Brunei at the French Embassy in the heart of the capital.

The video clip which contain footage of pollution within Brunei Darussalam was aired at the "World Water and Waste Management: an Environmental challenge for Brunei Darussalam Forum" last February.

The schools that received the video clips are St Georges School, St Andrew's School, International School Brunei, Maktab Sains and Chung Hwa Middle School

On hand to present the video clips was Mr Patrick Bonneville, the French Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam in his capacity as the Patron of FBBA.

Also at the ceremony were Mr Pierre Imhof, the president of FBBA, Awg Haji Mohd Zakaria bin Haji Serudin, the Director of Environment, Parks and Recreation and Haji Hamidon Bin Hj Ibrahim, the Acting Director of RTB.

According to Mr Patrick Bonneville, "The subject on environment is vast and encompasses a very broad spectrum. From the highly successful environmental forum organised by the FBBA and French Embassy with chief sponsor Total E&P Borneo BV in cooperation with the Ministry of Development, we are now taking a step further with the distribution of the video presentation where we believe it matters for students, schools and Brunei's community."

He continued, "Often, we hear the saying 'all talk no action.' At the World Water and Waste Management: an environmental challenge for Brunei Darussalam forum, the video clip was shown to highlight the responsibility that the community has - to keep Brunei clean and green. As a result of the video clip, several schools have requested copies for screening in the various schools in hope that it will result in an 'eco-conscious' Brunei as the community is made aware that everyone is responsible for a cleaner and more beautiful Brunei Darussalam."

During the ceremony, Mr David Taylor, the Director of ISB has suggested to set up an environmental committee in cooperation with the Director of Environment, Parks and Recreation in order to help overcome environmental issues. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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