Dong-A ST Participates in Creating 'Pyeonghwa Forest' in Yeoncheon

Kim Kwang-cheol, Yeoncheon County Governor (second from left), Kim Jae-hyun, CEO of Peace Forest (fourth from left), Kim Min-young, President of Dong-A ST (sixth from left), and other attendees of the 'Peace Forest' creation event are posing for a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Dong-A ST announced on the 31st that it participated in the 'Forest of Peace' creation commemorative event held in Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi Province.

The Yeoncheon Forest of Peace creation event was organized to reduce conflicts and disputes on the Korean Peninsula and to enhance the value of coexistence where nature and humans help each other and live together.

The event was attended by about 50 people, including Kim Gwang-cheol, Governor of Yeoncheon-gun, Kim Jae-hyun, CEO of Forest of Peace, Kim Min-young, President of Dong-A ST, executives and employees, Waterstone app donors, and parents.

The area where the Forest of Peace was created is near Jaein Waterfall, designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Global Geopark, located about 20 km from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). To restore the rapidly declining bee population and protect the Korean Peninsula ecosystem, a total of 3,000 native Korean trees, including plum trees, lilac, privet, and Stewartia, were planted in the Forest of Peace.

Dong-A ST plans to cooperate with Yeoncheon-gun to ensure the Forest of Peace is well preserved in the future. Previously, Dong-A ST participated in the creation of urban forests in Nowon-gu, Seoul in 2018 and the Forest of Peace creation event in Cheorwon in 2020.

A Dong-A ST official said, "The creation of the Yeoncheon Forest of Peace is meaningful in contributing to carbon reduction expansion and global peace, including the Korean Peninsula, by restoring the damaged nature of the border area," adding, "We will do our best to create various social values and engage in environmental protection activities going forward."

In 2020, Dong-A ST established the 'Social Value Committee' for sustainable management and co-growth with society. It is realizing sustainable management by carrying out various social value creation activities such as youth environmental and life love classes, support for low-income cancer patients' medication costs, and donations of growth hormones for children with short stature.

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