| | On the 28th August 2017, two representatives from the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation were invited to be the moderator and panelist for a forum during the Rising of Social Entrepreneurs: INITIATE Projects That Matter program organised by Spring 2017 YSEALI Professional Fellow, Chai Li Goh who is also a lecturer from Politeknik College Brunei. |  |
| | The Nineteenth Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution (19th MSC) was held on 18 May 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and attended by Ministers/representatives responsible for the environment, for land, forest fires and haze, from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, and the Secretary-General of ASEAN.
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| | The 11th Meeting of Brunei-Singapore Working Group on the Environment (BSWG) was held on 13 April 2017 in Singapore |  |
| | JAKARTA, 27 March 2017 - What is biodiversity? Ask people what they think it means, and chances are only a few can accurately define it. Fewer still can explain its significance to human survival. The immense communication gap between the biodiversity conservation community and the general public is a major factor hampering efforts to achieve biodiversity conservation goals in the ASEAN region and elsewhere in the world. |  |
| | STKRJ Tungku Kawasan 3, 25 November 2016 - The Village Consultative Council "Kampong Katok A" in collaboration with the Ministry of Development through the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation held a cleaning campaign at Spg 355-86, STKRJ Tungku Kawasan 3 |  |
| | The Tenth Meeting of Brunei-Singapore Cooperation on the Environment under the Annual Exchange of Visits, instituted by the 2015 Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Partnership in Environmental Affairs, was held in Brunei Darussalam on 30 August 2016. |  |
| | Five youth delegates from the Brunei Environmental Youth Envoys (Brunei EYE) attended the ASEAN+3 Youth Environment Forum (AYEF+3) 2016 held on 8 to 10 April in Singapore. | |
| | STUDENTS from the Bendemeer Primary School of Singapore learned about the importance of Environment, Landscapes and Recreational Park with a visit to the Belimbing Nursery Centre and Menteri Besar Recreational Park under the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation on the 29th October 2015. |  |
| | BIMP-EAGA was formally launched on March 24, 1994, in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines comprising of the following focus areas: the entire sultanate of Brunei Darussalam; the provinces in Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Maluku, and Papua in eastern Indonesia; the states of Sabah and Sarawak and the federal territory of Labuan in Malaysia; and Mindanao and Palawan in the Philippines. |  |
| | In conjunction with the World Environment Day (WED), the Ministry of Development through the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation in a collaboration with Brunei Environmental Youth Envoys (Brunei EYE) and Green Brunei held a tree planting activity on the 8th June 2015 in Muara Beach. |  |
| | In an effort to promote awareness and action on the environment among the public, the Ministry of Development through the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation organized several events to commemorate the World Environment Day this year. The theme for the World Environment Day 2015 is "Seven Billion Dreams, One Planet, Consume with care." |  |
| | To commemorate the World Environment Day 2015, the Ministry of Development through the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation held a Fardhu Asar prayer and Doa Kesyukuran at the prayer room in the Ministry of Development Building. |  |
| | To commemorate the 2015 Earth Day on April 22, the Ministry of Development through the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation have taken the initiative to enhance the involvement of various segments of society in a greening activity towards public awareness about cleanliness and the beauty of the environment. |  |
| | The Ministry of Development through the Department of Environment, Parks and Recreation organized an event to join millions of people worldwide celebrating the Earth Hour 2015 at the Serasa Recreational Beach on 28th March 2015. |  |
| | The Ninth Meeting of Brunei-Singapore Cooperation on the Environment under the Annual Exchange of Visits, instituted by the 2005 Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Partnership in Environmental Affairs, was held in Singapore on 18 March 2015. Brunei Darussalam and Singapore renewed their Memorandum of Understanding on the environment, and exchanged views on a wide range of environmental issues. |  |
| | Asean environment ministers meeting in
Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to discuss ways to combat the haze problem
haverecommended the adoption of a joint haze monitoring system (HMS).
The system, which would be used in tandem with official lause and concession maps of fire proneareas,
will help pinpoint who or which companiesown the plots of land which
are on fire.
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