Jeonju City Creates Fine Dust Reduction Forests in Innovation and Manseong Districts

Published 21 Dec.2021 13:44(KST)

By 2022, a 10-hectare area in Innovation City and Manseong District

Jeonju City Creates Fine Dust Reduction Forests in Innovation and Manseong Districts

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonju City announced on the 21st that it is creating a 10-hectare fine dust reduction forest in the Jeonju Innovation City and Manseong District areas by investing a total project cost of 10 billion KRW over three years until next year.

The purpose of this project is to improve residents' living conditions by planting multi-layered trees with large leaf areas around residential areas to reduce fine dust and odors coming from nearby industrial complexes and highways, while also alleviating the heat island effect.

Jeonju City has created fine dust reduction forests centered on the Innovation City area up to this year.

Last year, 42 species of trees including Strobe pine and 3,273 trees, as well as 19 species of shrubs including Korean dogwood and 12,997 shrubs, were planted in three locations: the southern site of the Rural Development Administration Agricultural Engineering Department, the western site of the Rural Development Administration, and the southern site of the Agricultural and Fisheries University.

This year, 39 species of trees including Aesculus and 4,102 trees, 26 species of shrubs including Ninebark and 18,365 shrubs, and 23 species of herbaceous plants including Korean chrysanthemum and 4,260 plants were planted in six locations such as Yeopsun Neighborhood Park, pedestrian-only roads within Innovation City, and buffer green spaces next to Jeonbuk Innovation City Woori-rin 2nd Apartment.

Next year, Jeonju City plans to create a 2.5-hectare fine dust reduction forest in the buffer green space of the Manseong District area.

The design service for this is underway, and full-scale construction is scheduled to begin in April next year.

Jeonju City expects that the creation of fine dust reduction forests in Innovation City and Manseong District, where large-scale apartments and public institutions are concentrated, will not only reduce fine dust but also alleviate the heat island effect, significantly improving residents' living conditions.

According to research by the National Institute of Forest Science, one tree is known to absorb 35.7g of fine dust annually.

An official from the City Garden Urban Resource Circulation Headquarters said, “This project aims to create a multifunctional forest to block the spread of fine dust into living areas, which is becoming increasingly serious due to industrialization and population growth,” adding, “We will continue to make efforts to improve citizens' living environment.”