SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced a plan to plant as many as 400,000 trees along 68 tree-lined streets and unused road spaces as part of efforts to reduce fine dust as well as to create rest areas for citizens. Unlike the past when the same trees were monotonously [...]
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, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent experiment has confirmed that trees planted along major thoroughfares did a better job of reducing fine dust compared to bare ground (revetment blocks). The Urban Forest Research Center at the National Institute of Forest Science measured the density of fine dust around forested areas and bare ground [...]
JEONJU, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Trees lining the streets of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province have been given warm clothes to wear for the winter. A total of 130 volunteers from the Jeonju Volunteer Center recently dressed up trees near Jeonju Hanok Village and Jeonju Station. Warm clothes help trees to survive the winter and [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea East-West Power Co. (EWP), a wholly owned subsidiary of state-run utility Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO), said Monday it will use trees damaged by a massive forest fire in Gangwon Province last year as eco-friendly fuel. A few days ago, EWP reached an agreement with the National Forestry [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Thursday that it planted 8.27 million trees last year in various areas of the city, such as small pieces of land and vacant lots. This tally far exceeds the city’s annual target of 5 million. To cope with climate change and improve the urban [...]
DAEJEON, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans have a perception that environmental issues are the most important factors to consider when establishing policies related to deforestation. According to a poll of 1,056 South Koreans conducted by the Korea Forest Service (KFS), 72.2 percent of the respondents said the environment should be prioritized and damage [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jungle gym-shaped ‘Media Art Trees’ will be installed at different locations in Seoul’s popular Myeongdong shopping neighborhood, according to local authorities. The ‘Media Art Trees’, which will also serve as Christmas trees, will be displayed in three locations — in front of Myeongdong Cathedral, in front of Myeongdong Arts [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The retail industry is implementing environmental protection activities through a “Paperless Campaign” that reduces the use of paper receipts. 7-Eleven and BGF Retail Co. recently volunteered to plant trees in the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia, China. Employees of the two companies have been visiting China and Mongolia’s deserts [...]
GWANGMYEONG, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Residents of Cheolsan 2-dong in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province are participating in a special program to knit sweaters for street trees. The Cheolsan 2-dong Community Service Center, in tandem with the residents’ autonomy committee, began the Tree-Hug project in December of last year. The project involves participants knitting sweaters in [...]