The Green Wave Project.
INTRODUCTION
The environment is in a fragile state battered in the civilization of human. Humans’ activities have clearly changed the once pristine and lush forest. Damaging activities such as deforestation and claiming of lands for economic purposes such as effects of urbanization and industrialization (development of a country) are evident worldwide. These damages of the forest lead to problems such as global warming and in turn, climate change. Such problems are monitored by organizations such as the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF). WWF tried to tackle the origin of the problems. The step that has been instigated by WWF is restore the forests through reforestation and afforestation .
Negara Brunei Darussalam’s virgin forest, like many other countries, also suffers the same fate, fortunately a less painful torture for the forests here as the government has done various efforts to protect the forests. In Negara Brunei Darussalam there are two major types of forest, the swamp forest and the hill forests and with these two types of forest, they are then categorized into primary functions . Their functions are as ‘protection forest’ which is intended for protection of the country’s environment, particularly in preventing soil erosion and landslides, helping purify the air by reducing carbon dioxide and converting it into fresh oxygen and also minimizing flood occurrences. Another function is as ‘production forests’ which are sustained for economic purposes for example the forest product, such as herbs with medicinal values and timber, to be sold for the country’s economy. ‘Recreational forest’ is developed with the intention to enhance social, psychological, physical and economic aspects for the population / people of the country. ‘Conservation forest’ which are undisturbed forest which are preserved and conserved for scientific and educational purposes. National Parks also exists within Brunei so that the future generations can benefit and learn from its
The environment is in a fragile state battered in the civilization of human. Humans’ activities have clearly changed the once pristine and lush forest. Damaging activities such as deforestation and claiming of lands for economic purposes such as effects of urbanization and industrialization (development of a country) are evident worldwide. These damages of the forest lead to problems such as global warming and in turn, climate change. Such problems are monitored by organizations such as the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF). WWF tried to tackle the origin of the problems. The step that has been instigated by WWF is restore the forests through reforestation and afforestation .
Negara Brunei Darussalam’s virgin forest, like many other countries, also suffers the same fate, fortunately a less painful torture for the forests here as the government has done various efforts to protect the forests. In Negara Brunei Darussalam there are two major types of forest, the swamp forest and the hill forests and with these two types of forest, they are then categorized into primary functions . Their functions are as ‘protection forest’ which is intended for protection of the country’s environment, particularly in preventing soil erosion and landslides, helping purify the air by reducing carbon dioxide and converting it into fresh oxygen and also minimizing flood occurrences. Another function is as ‘production forests’ which are sustained for economic purposes for example the forest product, such as herbs with medicinal values and timber, to be sold for the country’s economy. ‘Recreational forest’ is developed with the intention to enhance social, psychological, physical and economic aspects for the population / people of the country. ‘Conservation forest’ which are undisturbed forest which are preserved and conserved for scientific and educational purposes. National Parks also exists within Brunei so that the future generations can benefit and learn from its
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