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25-29 May 2008
P2P Greeniz Camp in Kinabatangan, Sabah
Malaysians between 16 and 22 may become peer-to-peer educators about the environment through a learning experience at this annual camp. By exposing students to the experience of the rainforest it is hoped they will return home to share with their peers its value, and the need to protect it. The Star newspaper supports this venture. Details are here:
http://thestar.com.my/youth2/story.asp?file=/2008/3/26/youth2/20736975&sec=youth2
April-May 2008
Shell Malaysia and New Straits Times campaign in Schools
An
environmental awareness campaign begins with journalism workshops for
800 students and 200 teachers. They will draw up lists of important
issues and develop a manifesto for change. Students' work will be
published on the NST's site NiEXUS. This will be followed by an "Online
Newspaper of the Year" contest and a Shell-NST "Inventors Contest"
concerning ecology.
March 2008
ISB Global Issues Conference VI
In 2008, the special guests were "Animal Planet" presenters. See the news item here.
24 February 2008
Hope For Cancer Cure In Borneo's Rainforest
A cancer cure from Borneo's microbes and microorganisms might possibly be found in the pristine rainforest. An announcement by the Deputy Minister of Industry and Primary Resources, Dato Paduka Awg Hj Hamdillah in delivering the Heart of Borneo project at the recently concluded Brunei Forum in Singapore.
http://www.industry.gov.bn/wps/portal
20 July 2007
Brunei Shell Petroleum Company is teaming up with the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources (MIPR) to fund the development of a blueprint for Brunei's role in the Heart of Borneo initiative.
http://www.bt.com.bn/en/classification/news/home_news/2007/07/20/bsp_funds_heart_of_borneo_blueprint
11-13 June 2007 UBD conference on
BIODIVERSITY CRISIS ON TROPICAL ISLANDS
Themes:
Deforestation – forest conversion & biodiversity loss
Invasives, endemism & extinction
Conservation of island biodiversity
For more details have a look at:
http://www.ubd.edu.bn/news/conferences/bcti1206/index.htm
2 – 5 March 2007
ISB 5th Borneo Global Issues Conference 2007
The Borneo Global Issues Conference is now a Brunei Tradition. It is a three-day, student run MUN (Model United Nations) conference that brings together secondary school pupils from around the region to discuss major global concerns of the day. In this forum, aspiring young men and women will debate key issues and produce resolutions on these issues in a mock United Nations simulation.
http://www.isb.edu.bn/Students1/BGIC 2006/2006.htm
For activities you can participate in, please check the activities page and the calendar
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Happy Greeniz in 2007 2008 BGIC conference Million trees website 2007 million trees |
You can read about experiences in the 2007 camp here
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The guests at the 2007 Global Issues coonference held by ISB were Professors David Bellamy and Wangari Maathai, who also spoke at the ISB Million Trees dinner.
Click on pictures for larger version (our thanks to Jeffrey Wong, the official photographer).