In observing World Environment Day 2022, NiAT employees rolled up their sleeves to plant 50 tree saplings at the Berakas Forest Reserve as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative towards giving back to the environment.
The event saw Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at NiAT, leading the activity by planting the first plant sapling. Among the saplings planted by NiAT team include Penaga Laut (Calophyllum inophyllum) and Ru Laut (Casurina Equistifolia). Each NiAT employee has also successfully planted one tree sapling during the activity. Representatives from the Forestry Department were also present during the event.
CEO Lim Ming Soon said, “The trees that we plant today are not for us, but for our country. While our contribution may be small, we are pleased to have played a role in promoting environmental preservation for a sustainable future through our very first tree-planting event today.” He was particularly pleased to witness all employees actively participating in the out-of-office team- building activity, as everyone reconnected after a long absence of working from home due to Covid-19.
The primary objective of this event was to encourage employees to take part in climate action through planting and preservation of trees in support of the Brunei National Climate Change Policy (BNCCP) Strategy No. 2: Forest Cover, that is to increase the nation’s carbon sink through afforestation and reforestation programmes, with a target of planting 500,000 new trees by 2035.
With this year’s theme ‘Only One Earth’, NiAT recognizes the importance of sustainability of Earth’s resources, and is also currently focuses on monitoring Brunei’s environment via OBSERVE™, a geospatial platform that enables user to integrate various datasets such as satellite and remote sensing technologies for location-based intelligence, vessel and asset monitoring.
Through partnership with some of the leading satellite data providers such as MAXAR, Spire and GHGSat, NiAT’s OBSERVE™ platform offers the capabilities to monitor land use changes, greenhouse gas emissions, solar radiation and weather patterns at some of the highest resolution available in the market.
