Jeonnam Gokseong-gun Wolbong Wetland Wins Natural Environment Award

21st Natural Environment Awards Contest: Minister of Environment Award

Contributed to removing invasive plants, restoring habitats, and increasing biodiversity

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jongseon] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it won the Minister of Environment Award for Excellence at the 21st Natural Environment Awards Contest held on November 18.

The Natural Environment Awards Contest is held annually to discover cases of excellent eco-friendly conservation and restoration, and to promote the development of the green industry.

This time, Wolbong Wetland in Gokseong, which won the top prize, is evaluated as a pristine natural resource where endangered species such as the Little Dragonfly and the Large Dragonfly inhabit.

In 2020, Gokseong-gun implemented a vegetation restoration project and ecological facility project under the theme of "Sanctuary for Endangered Species, Ecological Restoration of Wolbongje Rice Paddy Wetland."

Through this, invasive plants were removed and habitats were restored, contributing to an increase in species diversity.

An official from the county said, "We are proud that our efforts to promote ecological restoration projects with interest in the environment have been recognized. We will continue to pay attention to the conservation of the natural environment."

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jongseon cha6960@asiae.co.kr

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