Climate Change Drives Decline of Korea’s Iconic Pine Forests

ULJIN, South Korea, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) —  The effects of climate change are becoming alarmingly evident in South Korea’s forests, with the iconic Korean red pine, or Geumgangsong, suffering severe declines. In a troubling sign of the broader crisis, the 600-year-old “Great King Pine,” a national forestry treasure located in the protected forest of Sogwang-ri, [...]