DAEJEON, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to establish a comprehensive wildfire prevention system using information and communications technology (ICT) including the introduction of a 3D-based wildfire spread prediction system that can reproduce detailed three-dimensional models of mountainous terrain. The Korea Forest Service (KFS) recently announced the launch of a comprehensive wildfire prevention [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service (KFS) announced plans to plant as many as 3 billion trees by 2050 to reduce or absorb 34 million tons of carbon per year. In a press conference held on Wednesday at the government complex in Daejeon, KFS chief Park Jong-ho gave a briefing about [...]
DAEJEON, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Assembly passed a bill Wednesday on the creation and management of urban forests, giving momentum to the urban forest development project that the Korea Forest Service (KFS) has been pushing for. Until now, the KFS and local governments have created and managed urban forests based on the [...]
DAEJEON, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service (KFS) plans to host a special event, titled the ‘Very Special Tree Delivery Man,’ as part of the 2020 My Tree Ownership Campaign ahead of Korea’s Arbor Day. The program invites citizens to order a My Own Tree Kit and plant a tree at home [...]
DAEJEON, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service (KFS) will plant 150 hectares of honey plants that can produce honey in National Forests across the country every year. The expansion of honey plant afforestation will be pushed to support the beekeeping industry, which is suffering from a reduced number of honey crops and [...]
DAEJEON, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the Korea Forest Service on Thursday, a consultation service to prevent forest disease and insect pests featuring retired public officials will continue this year. The consultation was introduced in 2017 to utilize exemplary retired government employees with expertise and experience as human assets of the nation. This [...]
DAEJEON, Jan. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the Korea Forest Service, the number of young people in their 20s and 30s living in mountain villages has continued to decrease steadily, from 27.5 percent in 2000 to 16.6 percent in 2017. More than 60,000 urban residents move to mountain villages each year, but the aging [...]
GANGNEUNG, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service opened Daegwallyeong Red Pine Forest to the public on Tuesday. Daegwallyeong Red Pine Forest in Gangwon Province stretches across 400 hectares, large enough to fit 571 football fields. Ever since the first red pine seeds were planted in the area between 1922 and 1928, local [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Forest Service revealed today that it was planning to create 10 “wind path” forests near cities and a 60-hectare forest aimed at blocking the spread of fine dust. The measure is expected to not only reduce fine dust levels but also reduce the likelihood of heat waves. [...]
WONJU, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A new team managed by the Korea Forest Service that investigates criminal activities associated with forestry has been cracking down on illegal affairs. The investigation team was assigned to the Northern Regional Forest Service in March as the region saw a continued rise in illegal activities. As a result, [...]