Korea Securities Depository Creates Meditation Forest at Busan Chungnyeol Middle School

From the 7th person on the left to the right, regardless of front or back row: Lee Myung-ho, President of Korea Securities Depository; Yoo Kyung-hee, Principal of Chungnyeol Middle School; Kim Kwang-soo, Director of Education Bureau, Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Seon-ae] Korea Securities Depository announced on the 4th that it has created a school meditation forest within Chungnyeol Middle School located in Dongnae-gu, Busan, and held a completion ceremony on the 3rd.

The creation of the school meditation forest is a project promoted by the Korea Securities Depository as part of its forest carbon offset project, and since 2018, it has been carried out by receiving recommendations for suitable schools for meditation forest creation from the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

The Korea Securities Depository planted trees such as Styrax japonicus and Cornus officinalis, which help absorb carbon and foster students' emotional development, on a 561㎡ site within the school and created walking paths. Lee Myung-ho, President of the Korea Securities Depository, stated, “We hope this can be used not only for emotional development but also as a place for ecological learning for students who have been struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.”

Yoo Kyung-hee, Principal of Chungnyeol Middle School, said, “We are grateful to the Korea Securities Depository for creating a meditation forest that can serve as a resting space for students tired from their studies and as an educational site for environmental issues such as achieving carbon neutrality, which has become increasingly important due to recent global climate change.”

Going forward, the Korea Securities Depository plans to continuously expand the creation of school meditation forests as part of its forest carbon offset project, an important pillar of its social contribution activities.

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