Gokseong-gun Signs 25+ Urban Ecological Restoration MOU with Ministry of Environment

Commitment to Cooperate on the 8 Billion KRW Dongaksan Ecological Corridor (Habitat) Restoration Project by 2022

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the afternoon of the 19th, Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, announced that it signed the ‘Urban Ecological Restoration 25+ Business Agreement’ with the Ministry of Environment, seven local governments, the Korea Environmental Restoration Technology Society, and the Korea Ecological Restoration Association at the Han River Flood Control Office conference room.

This business agreement was signed to successfully promote urban ecological restoration projects, including the restoration project of the Dongaksan ecological corridor (habitat), which is part of the Ministry of Environment’s Green New Deal project. Through the agreement, the Ministry of Environment will provide budgetary and institutional support, each local government will play a role in implementing the actual projects, and the societies and associations will provide advisory services.

As part of the urban ecological restoration project, Gokseong-gun will invest a total project cost of 8 billion KRW (5.6 billion KRW from the national government, 2.4 billion KRW from the county) from this year until 2022 to restore the Dongaksan ecological corridor (habitat).

The main content involves restoring and creating ecological passages, ecological forests, and biological habitats in the Myocheon-ri area of Gokseong-eup. Through this, they aim to secure biodiversity by strengthening the connectivity of green corridors and aquatic ecological corridors.

A county official stated, “We hope that the Dongaksan ecological corridor (habitat) restoration project will strengthen the connectivity among environmental resources and serve as an opportunity to deliver a positive message of environmental conservation and restoration to the residents.”

Meanwhile, Gokseong-gun is also promoting a restoration project for the damaged areas of the Seomjingang floodplain wetland, designated as a national wetland protection area in 2016, aiming for completion in 2022. Gokseong-gun plans to link the Dongaksan ecological corridor and the floodplain wetland to develop them into major ecological tourism attractions.

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