Muju-gun Selected and Operating Carbon Neutral Practice Village

Six Villages Selected This Year... Plans for Village-Specific Consulting, Environmental Education, and Cleanup Activities

[Muju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Muju County announced on the 17th that it will select and operate ‘Carbon Neutral Practice Villages’ in response to the climate change crisis era.

This initiative aims to reduce greenhouse gases in daily life and provide opportunities for residents to change their awareness of the environment and practice eco-friendly living. Muju County has secured a project budget of 28 million KRW (county funds) this year and plans to select six villages.

In particular, the plan is to select scaled villages with at least 30 households residing, prioritizing villages where the village chief is enthusiastic and local residents show a strong willingness to participate.

Village representatives must hold a village general meeting, prepare meeting minutes and a basic survey form, and submit them to the relevant eup/myeon office. After the first screening and an on-site inspection scheduled for the 11th of next month, six Carbon Neutral Practice Villages will be selected.

For the selected villages, consultants will visit each household for two years to provide management and consulting to ensure sustainable practice.

Additionally, the villages will voluntarily carry out related projects such as participating in county-hosted environmental education and environmental cleanup activities.

Muju County plans to measure the amount of carbon reduction in daily life, including electricity, energy, and water supply, by December, and based on various education participation records related to carbon neutrality practice, select the best village, excellent villages, and encouraging villages, then award a certain prize money.

If recognized as the best village through the selection and evaluation of practice villages, incentives will be provided through linked projects implemented by the Environmental Sanitation Division, such as wildlife damage prevention projects and the removal of old slate roofs.

Muju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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