| Nuri Sufri |
HUNDREDS of Bruneians with glow sticks and candles joined 178 countries and territories in the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ‘Earth Hour’ campaign organised by Earth Hour Brunei to raise awareness and address the issue of climate change yesterday night, which was held by the fountain at the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (Yayasan) Complex in Bandar Seri Begawan.
At 8.30pm, Wu Chin, Earth Hour Brunei Celebrity Ambassador; along with individuals; communities; and organisations joined the campaign with a 10 second countdown and lights in the surrounding vicinity were switched off in a bid to make a difference in saving the environment.
“We are here to make an impact; we are to save the environment; save the wild animals and most importantly we are doing this for our next generation for the next hundreds of years,” Wu Chun said.
“We want everyone to live on this planet without worrying about the environment and global warming, so it is important for each and every one of us to change our bad habits such us never switching off the lights, always using air conditioning and television,” he explained.
The Earth Hour Brunei campaign is supported by the Energy and Industry Department at the Prime Minister’s Office; Ministry of Home Affairs; Ministry of Development; Tourism Development Department; Municipal Departments of Tutong and Temburong; Yayasan Complex; Fitness Zone; Armtrix Enterprise and Acoustic Studio.
Wu Chun marking a spot on the world map during the Earth Hour event
Participants holding up the Earth Hour logo candles during the Earth Hour event yesterday
Members of the public that are supporting the Earth Hour event last night. PHOTOS: AZROL AZMI
A family taking part in the Earth Hour event last night
A run was also organised by Fitness Zone in collaboration with Armtrix Enterprise, Yayasan and Heroes Event Management, where up to 100 participants joined the run around the Yayasan Complex.
On the sidelines, the Acoustic Studio performed a busking session where a large crowd gathered to cheer on the musicians. A Panda was also spotted wandering the area as well as a local vendor from the Tutong District selling local made products.
Speaking to the Sunday Bulletin, the Public Relations Manager of Acoustic Studio said, “This is the second time we have performed for Earth Hour and we are grateful to be here to support an amazing campaign.”
A total of 200 people joined the campaign in support of saving the environment.
Earth Hour was initially launched in 2007 as a “global moment of solidarity for climate action and comes only months after governments agreed a new global climate deal”, according to a statement by the WWF, and it is marked as the “world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment”.
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