Gwangyang-si Selected for Community-Based Forest Creation Contest Project

Securing 1 Billion Won for Creating an Indoor Garden at Gwangyang Community Center

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Gwangyang City announced that it has been selected for the Korea Forest Service's Living Proximity Forest Creation Project for next year, part of the Green New Deal policy, and will create an indoor garden at the Gwangyang Community Center with a project budget of 1 billion KRW (500 million KRW from national funds).

The city plans to establish a large-scale indoor garden covering approximately 1,000㎡ on the first floor of the community center, a representative multi-use facility visited by more than 100,000 people annually, using plants that are highly effective in improving air quality.

In particular, the indoor garden is expected to provide a beautiful and pleasant environment for community center users and serve as an urban forest that helps prevent fine dust and the heat island effect.

The Living Proximity Forest Creation Project is a project that responds to COVID-19 and climate change and promotes the transition to a low-carbon society by introducing smart automated systems such as IoT and ICT to create gardens on walls and other surfaces.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Urban Garden Team of the Parks and Greenery Division of Gwangyang City.

Jung Sang-beom, head of the Parks and Greenery Division, said, “We will do our best to ensure that citizens and community center users can enjoy beautiful gardens through the Living Proximity Forest Creation Project.”

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