The Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications with the support of the Forestry Department, Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism yesterday morning held a Tree Planting Activity in support of the Green Protocol. The event was held in two separate locations, at the Berakas Forest Reserve Recreation Park and at the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications Building.
The tree planting activity was headed by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Abdul Mutalib bin Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Setia Dato Paduka Haji Awang Mohammad Yusof, Minister of Transport and Infocommunications.
Over six hundred saplings among them Sepetir, Penaga Laut, Ruruan, Nyatoh, Tabebuia Rosea, and Cassia Fistula were planted at the Berakas Forest reserve Recreation Park area and at the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications Building compound.
The event was in support of the Green Protocol Guidelines, officiated by the National Climate Change Council Brunei Darussalam in conjunction with the Climate Year of Action Brunei Darussalam. The guidelines are to reduce the carbon footprint at government premises by practising savings measures through the seven main elements namely energy usage, water usage, paper use, plastic usage, waste disposal management, official event management and tree planting.
Source: Radio Television Brunei