Gokseong-gun Restores Wetlands for Endangered Species 'Kkoma Damjari'

Secured 400 Million KRW for Ecosystem Conservation Cooperation Fund Return Project, Ecological Restoration of Wolbongje Muck Field Wetland

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 14th, Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will promote the ecological restoration project of Wolbongje Muknon Wetland in Gokseong-eup by receiving 400 million KRW in national funds from the Ministry of Environment.

The Ministry of Environment conducts an annual ecosystem conservation cooperation fund return project. This project utilizes cooperation funds paid by developers causing damage to natural environments or ecosystems for restoring the damaged ecological environment. Project recipients are selected through a public contest.

Wolbongje Muknon Wetland is known as a habitat for the endangered domestic species, the small dragonfly (Kkomajamjari), and is recognized as a site with very high ecological conservation and protection value. However, recently, due to climate change, the indiscriminate spread of riparian vegetation has raised concerns about the degradation of its ecological function as a habitat for the small dragonfly.

Through this project, Gokseong-gun plans to create an ecological forest excellent in carbon and fine dust reduction, and improve and restore the habitat environment for the small dragonfly and water bugs. This will transform Muknon Wetland into a forest ecological experiential learning site linked with the Seomjingang Sleeping Wetland and the Train Village Insect Ecology Center.

A county official stated, “We will restore the wetland ecosystem and establish an ecological observation center and aquatic insect garden to make Muknon Wetland a place that raises awareness of the importance of natural ecology.”

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