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Bayer Names 2010 Young Environmental Envoys in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
-- Bayer Young Environmental Envoy (BYEE) marks 10th year in Singapore
-- Top four finalists join delegates from 17 countries in a study trip
to Germany
On its 10th year in Singapore, the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy (BYEE), a
global partnership between research-based enterprise Bayer and the United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP), yesterday conferred the BYEE title to nine outstanding
students and named the four winners who will be joining youth delegates from 17 other
countries in an environmental study trip to Germany on November 7-12, 2010.
Gracing the awards presentation ceremony was Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee,
Senior Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs. In his speech, Associate Professor
Ho Peng Kee commended Bayer for taking on the program for the youth: "Through youth
environmental education programs like the Bayer Young Environmental Envoy, the company
is unceasingly able to raise youth's awareness of issues concerning the environment.
Such programs provide young people with the opportunity to acquire fresh perspectives
and encourage their involvement and contribution to the society."
The 2010 Singapore BYEEs are: Chua Ang Hong (Nanyang Technological University),
Lim Hong Wen (Nanyang Polytechnic), Liu Zhihao (Hwa Chong Institution), Su Yiru,
Keshia (Singapore Polytechnic), Suriani Binte Kamsan (Ngee Ann Polytechnic), Tan Mei
Xuan (National University of Singapore), Yusuf Bin Rafi'ee (Institute of Technical
Education), Peh Xin Ni and Yong Yun Hua (Republic Polytechnic).
Based on the merit of their projects both in concept and implementation, Chua Ang
Hong, Liu Zhihao, Lim Hong Wen, and Tan Mei Xuan were awarded the study tour in
Germany.
Ang Hong developed an Anti-Litter Campaign that creates awareness for "killer
litter" such as cigarette butts and non-biodegradable litter that pollute the
environment.
Zhihao is developing a method of converting rainwater to potable water, and
demonstrated the viability of this initiative by testing in fishponds and school
aquariums of his school.
Meanwhile, Hong Wen led his team members in conducting workshops to build
community gardens using a special composting technique. Mei Xuan, on the other hand,
created an environmental awareness campaign by way of an educational poster and
created a 4-minute online video to address issues of climate change.
"We are very pleased with the level of energy, commitment and passion for the
environment of our Singapore BYEEs. Their ideas offer practical approaches that can be
readily adopted to foster sustainable communities and address climate change," said
Marcus Yim, Managing Director of Bayer in Southeast Asia.
Supported in Singapore by the National Environment Agency (NEA) and the National
Youth Achievement Awards (NYAA), BYEE is one of the longest running youth
environmental programs in the country.
On their weeklong study tour in Germany, the envoys experience heightened
environmental awareness as practiced by the people, the government, the industry, and
within Bayer's facilities, which adhere to the highest standards of environment
protection.
Media Contacts:
Dorothy Claro
Email: dorothy.claro@bayer.com
Donna Garcia
Tel: +65-9734-8808
Email: donna.garcia@ricecomms.com
SOURCE Bayer Young Environmental Envoy (BYEE)
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