Ecological Garden City Damyang, Jeonnam Province Awarded Top Institution Prize in 'Comprehensive Forest Administration Evaluation'

Proving Administrative Capability in Forestry: Awarded for Creating Jeonnam in the Forest

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang-gun, an ecological garden city in the forestry sector, has been recognized for its administrative capabilities through consecutive awards.

On the 29th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it received the Grand Prize in the "Making Jeollanam-do a Forest" evaluation and the Excellence Award in the Jeollanam-do Comprehensive Forestry Administration Evaluation.

This year, Damyang-gun contributed significantly to making Jeollanam-do a forest by planting approximately 800,000 trees through urban forest creation projects.

Moreover, it received high praise for efforts to spread garden culture, including hosting the Garden Tourism Conference and attracting the Korea Garden Culture Center.

Additionally, in the Comprehensive Forestry Administration Evaluation, which awarded the Excellence Award, 10 indicators were assessed across 22 cities and counties in the province, including ▲removal of kudzu vines ▲landslide prevention and response ▲achievement of forest resource cultivation ▲forest fire prevention performance ▲forest pest control, confirming Damyang-gun as an advanced institution in forestry administration for two consecutive years.

In particular, Damyang-gun received excellent evaluations for proactive forestry administration efforts such as pre-rainy season construction of erosion control facilities to prevent landslides, reduction of fine dust through afforestation projects around residential areas, and active forest fire prevention and publicity activities.

A county official stated, “This award is the result of various projects carried out together with residents to enhance the brand value of Damyang-gun as an ecological garden city. Moving forward, we will contribute to creating an ecological garden city that embraces nature not only by planting trees but also by establishing climate change response forests and landslide and forest fire response systems.”

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