BUSAN, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – A crucial wetland habitat known as “Swan Lake and Sky Pond” in Busan has been selected for the 22nd “Let’s Protect This Place!” citizens’ campaign award by the Korea National Trust, just as it faces destruction from a controversial bridge project. The site, located in the Nakdong River estuary, represents [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The southeastern port city of Busan has asked the environment ministry to conduct a health impact survey on the use of water from the lower reaches of the Nakdong River, a region that is prone to pollution, with concerns mounting over the potential contamination of drinking water for those [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting tomorrow, visitors to water.nier.go.kr will be able to view hyperspectral imagery of the Nakdong River taken since 2015. The footage was captured planes equipped with hyperspectral imaging sensors. Developed by the National Institute of Environmental Research, the purpose of the endeavor was to observe and record levels of [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A group of environmental activists and residents near the Nakdong River has filed a class-action suit against the government over the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project initiated by former President Lee Myung-bak, which led to water contamination. With more than 300 people behind the pursuit of legal action including [...]
HAMAN, South Korea, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Nakdong River is the longest river (510km) in South Korea, and passes through the two biggest southeastern cities, Daegu and Busan, functioning as an important water source on the peninsula. But a recent study revealed that some parts of the river have become deeper in recent [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A Korean court has ruled that the South Korean government should pay reparations for farmland flooding that resulted from the Four Major Rivers Project. According to the Environmental Law Center, Seoul Central District Court decided partially in favor of the plaintiff, a landscaping company in Gyeongnam Chilgok that filed a 2 [...]
Bukyong National University collected 166 lighters from five beaches near the mouth of the Nakdong River every two months, for two years, in 2012 and 2013. (Image : Yonhap) BUSAN, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – After two years of collecting disposable lighters that washed up on the shores near the mouth of the Nakdong [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) - After a red tide bloom in the South Sea, green tides are occurring inland, creating anxiety. A green tide warning was issued to areas around Paldang Lake on August 19. The green tide bloom this year is thought to be the result of the small amount of rainfall and [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – When former President Lee Myung-bak tried to persuade Koreans about the benefits of his Four Major Rivers Restoration Project, he spoke of the practical usage of the water resources in the rivers. To avoid widespread suspicion that the project would be a canal linking the Han River and Nakdong River, he [...]
DAEGU, Jun. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Busan authorities will conduct several operations to release large amounts of water at one time into barrages of the Nakdong River to suppress the growth of algal blooms. It is expected that the river will see its algae concentration decrease 5 to 36 percent with the program. Authorities released [...]