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South Korea’s Bold Greenbelt Deregulation: New Horizons, or a Path to Environmental Peril?

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting as early as May, significant portions of greenbelt areas designated for strategic local projects are set to be deregulated. This unprecedented move will allow for unlimited greenbelt releases, and even high-conservation-value lands will see eased restrictions to attract investments. While the government justifies this initiative as a boost for [...]

Gov’t's Abandoned Housing Plan Highlights Risks to Greenbelt

SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — When she was young, Jo Eun-bit loved to lose herself in the forests and mountains around her home in the outskirts of Seoul. She would seek comfort in the company of trees, which she would talk to as though they were neighbors or close friends. But over the years, [...]