By Kang Shin-who
Staff Reporter
A 12-year-old Korean girl has been picked as an "Eco Ambassador" for the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
Alberta Yeokyoung Yoo, a student at Geyseong Elementary School in Seoul, will serve the position for six months from October under the Eco-generation Program organized by UNEP with a sponsorship of Samsung Group.
A total of 13 elementary and secondary students including six Koreans have been selected as the ambassador and Yoo is the only junior among Korean students.
Yoo plans to interview environment experts in Korea and make some proposals on how to protect environment in the developing countries while pursuing industrialization programs.
The program has started since 2007 to help young students in Asia Pacific regions better understand environment issues and increase their awareness to the importance of environment.