Korea Forest Service Holds Video Conference with Related Agencies on Pine Wilt Disease Control

Nam Seong-hyun, the Commissioner of the Korea Forest Service, is presiding over the "2022 National Pine Wilt Disease Control Related Agencies Video Conference" at the Government Daejeon Complex on the 11th. Photo by Korea Forest Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Korea Forest Service announced on the 11th that it held the '2022 National Pine Wilt Disease Control Related Agencies Video Conference.'

The meeting was held to analyze the causes of the increase in pine wilt disease and to prepare measures to reduce it. Damage from pine wilt disease has decreased from 2.18 million trees in 2014, 1.37 million trees in 2016, 690,000 trees in 2018, and 310,000 trees in 2021, but this year it shows a trend of increasing to 380,000 trees.

The meeting focused on sharing the progress of pine wilt disease control efforts this year among participants and discussing future reduction measures and key directions.

Nam Sung-hyun, head of the Korea Forest Service, said, "This year, both the number of damaged trees and newly affected areas from pine wilt disease are increasing simultaneously compared to last year," adding, "The Korea Forest Service plans to focus on minimizing damage from pine wilt disease in cooperation with local governments."

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