Damyang-gun Receives 'Best Institution Award' in Comprehensive Forest Administration Evaluation

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Choi Hyung-sik) announced on the 18th that it won the 'Best Institution Award' in the 2020 Jeollanam-do Comprehensive Forest Administration Evaluation.

This is an achievement of winning the award for two consecutive years, following the Encouragement Award last year.

Jeollanam-do has conducted an annual comprehensive forest administration evaluation to enhance the performance of forest projects such as creating a forested Jeonnam and proactive administration of forest recreation, as well as to promote new initiatives and creative policies.

This year, among 22 cities and counties in the province, the county received high evaluations in all fields including forest conservation and forest recreation based on the evaluation results of government department assessments and 22 items in three major policy project areas, and was selected as the best institution.

In addition, the county won the Excellence Award for Urban Forest Creation and Management and the Excellence Award for Walkable Forest Trails. Especially, it is analyzed that these achievements are significant as results of the county’s key policy of creating a sustainable ecological garden tourism city, including the designation of a humanities traditional garden special zone in May and the attraction of the National Korean Garden Culture Center last month.

A county official said, “Despite many difficulties in promoting forest administration due to damage surveys and recovery caused by heavy rains and consecutive typhoons in August, good results were achieved thanks to the efforts of all public officials and residents. We will continue to actively promote policies for ecological garden cities, the spread and industrialization of garden culture, creating jobs and future income resources.”

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