Eco-Minds is a youth program of Bayer and UNEP which encourages the youth to think of creative and practical uses of science and technology in an interdisciplinary way in order to address the challenge 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 at all stages.

Welcome ceremony for the Eco-Minds 2007
participants in Bangkok, Thailand

India's representatives at Eco-Minds 2007

The international background of the participants introduces a multi-cultural dimension to the program. The Eco-Minds Youth Forum shall bring together 27 participants from nine Asia Pacific countries: the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, China, and Korea.

Three selected participants from each of these countries will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to New Zealand to attend the Eco-Minds Forum 2009.

Eco-Minds focuses on Sustainable Development in a unique way by bringing together young scientists, engineers, social scientists, economists, and management experts from different countries to participate in a solution-oriented group work.

To apply for Eco-Minds 2009 click here