'Planting Trees for Carbon Neutrality'... Gangnam Residents and POSCO Volunteer for Forest Care

Planting of 4,039 Flowering Plants and Trees of 12 Species at Three Sites Including Sinsa Magnolia Children's Park, Ginkgo Tree Area, and Suseo Jugong 1 Complex Healing Park

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) carried out the “Our Forest: Carbon Absorption Tree Planting Volunteer Activity” on the 4th at three parks in the Sinsa-dong and Suseo-dong areas, together with 80 POSCO employees volunteering and 20 local residents.

“Our Forest” is a program operated by the Gangnam-gu Volunteer Center to practice carbon-neutral living in response to the climate change crisis.

It was planned based on the fact that planting one tree absorbs 2.5 tons of carbon dioxide and 35.7g of fine dust annually, while releasing 1.8 tons of oxygen.

This volunteer activity took place at Sinsa Magnolia Children’s Park (567-37 Sinsa-dong), Sinsa Ginkgo Park (558 Sinsa-dong), and the Healing Park within Suseo Jugong Complex 1 (707 Suseo-dong). After organizing sections by location together with the Seoul Suseo Management Office of the Housing Management Corporation and two landscaping specialist companies, flowers and plants were planted.

The volunteer group planted 154 trees including 2.5m tall Japanese yew, white salix, and evergreen shrubs, and planted 3,885 herbaceous plants of 7 species such as liriope, hosta, and begonia.

Meanwhile, the district has been operating a comprehensive plan to achieve carbon neutrality since early this month. The goal is to reduce energy equivalent to 3,450 TOE (energy generated by burning one ton of oil) annually by equipping 44 maintenance project complexes with eco-friendly and renewable energy facilities that meet green building design standards.

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