Welcome
About Eco-Minds
Welcome to Eco-Minds
Eco-Minds is a Bayer - UNEP youth program that encourages young people to think of creative and practical solutions to the challenges of Sustainable Development.
While the primary focus of Eco-Minds is on scientific and technical innovations, the initiative also includes consideration of socio-economic and cultural factors. » more
While the primary focus of Eco-Minds is on scientific and technical innovations, the initiative also includes consideration of socio-economic and cultural factors. » more
New Zealand Eco-Minds Youth Forum a huge success
Participants in the 2009 Eco-Minds Youth Forum, held in New Zealand May 25 – 29, are heralding the forum as an overwhelming success.
The theme of the Eco-Minds forum was a topic that is of growing importance to the world - Sustainable Energy Systems: Challenges and Opportunities.
Participants were able to learn more about sustainable energy systems, including New Zealand’s hydro and geothermal supply systems through a series of lectures and site visits organised by The University of Auckland.
They also looked at some of the challenges around energy supply, such as climate change, and what practical solutions could be put in place to overcome such challenges.
The 2009 New Zealand Eco-Minds Youth Forum program included a tour of Auckland’s West Coast and tree planting and an opening ceremony and formal opening by His Excellency the Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor General of New Zealand.
The event then moved to Rotorua with site visits to the Huntly Power Station, the Lake Karapiro hydrodam and the Wairakei geothermal fields.
The forum ended with a closing ceremony at the Rotorua Museum.
Nine countries from the Asia-Pacific region were represented at the 2009 Eco-Minds Youth Forum in New Zealand. They were Singapore, Thailand, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, India, Indonesia and China.
The next host country for the 2011 Eco-Minds forum is still to be determined.
The theme of the Eco-Minds forum was a topic that is of growing importance to the world - Sustainable Energy Systems: Challenges and Opportunities.
Participants were able to learn more about sustainable energy systems, including New Zealand’s hydro and geothermal supply systems through a series of lectures and site visits organised by The University of Auckland.
They also looked at some of the challenges around energy supply, such as climate change, and what practical solutions could be put in place to overcome such challenges.
The 2009 New Zealand Eco-Minds Youth Forum program included a tour of Auckland’s West Coast and tree planting and an opening ceremony and formal opening by His Excellency the Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, Governor General of New Zealand.
The event then moved to Rotorua with site visits to the Huntly Power Station, the Lake Karapiro hydrodam and the Wairakei geothermal fields.
The forum ended with a closing ceremony at the Rotorua Museum.
Nine countries from the Asia-Pacific region were represented at the 2009 Eco-Minds Youth Forum in New Zealand. They were Singapore, Thailand, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, India, Indonesia and China.
The next host country for the 2011 Eco-Minds forum is still to be determined.
Bookmark this page
E-mail this page
Advanced Search
