Gwangju City Completes Creation of 100-Year Forest Path for Future Generations

Planted Over 20,000 Trees Along 28.04 km of Yeongsangang and Hwangryonggang Riverside Ecological Axis

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The Green City Project Office of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 13th that it has completed the 'Gwangju 100-Year Forest Road Creation Project,' which has been underway since 2016 to create forests that can be passed on to future generations.

After establishing the plan to promote the 'Gwangju 100-Year Forest Road Creation' in 2015, the city planted 20,084 trees over a 28.04 km section from Seungchonbo to Wolsanbo along the Yeongsan River and the Seonun district area of the Hwangryong River from 2016 to 2020, following consultations with the Iksan Regional Land Management Office regarding riverbed use.

In particular, various opinions were gathered, including advice from landscaping experts, to select the types of trees.

The 100-Year Forest Road is a forest where trees planted on river embankments grow to create shade and wind paths. It is expected to serve as a resting space where future generations and nature coexist, as well as play a role in reducing fine dust and responding to climate change issues such as urban heat islands.

Moon Ki-hwan, head of the Garden City Division at the Green City Project Office, said, "We have completed tree planting that can serve as seeds for responding to climate change in the waterfront space along Gwangju’s central axis," adding, "We will strive to manage the 100-Year Forest Road so that it becomes a prestigious forest road of Gwangju."

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