SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — New guidelines have been set to prevent city workers from pruning street trees down to their trunks. The Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Biological Resources proposed that more than 75 percent of the tree branches should be kept intact when pruning street trees. Excessive pruning has [...]
GWANGJU, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — An environmental civic group in the southwestern city of Gwangju plans to make a street tree map as part of efforts to keep street trees healthy, respond to climate change, and improve the urban environment. The Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM)’s Gwangju branch on Wednesday signed an agreement [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to introduce a new policy to prevent the reckless pruning of street trees. The Ministry of Environment and the National Institute of Biological Resources announced Monday the development of new instructions on the selection and pruning of street trees. Street trees are often pruned excessively before [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Environmental authorities in South Korea will tackle fine dust problems by planting a double row of trees along streets nationwide. According to the Korea Forest Service (KFS) on Wednesday, according to new plans for urban green infrastructure over two rows of trees will be planted along streets across the country [...]