“Ulsan City, International Organizations, and Companies Join Hands to Start Migratory Bird Protection Activities” … Certificate Awarded for Participation in Corporate Champion Program

Hyundai Motor Company, S-Oil, Daehan Petrochemical, Kyungdong City Gas, and 4 Other Companies

Ulsan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan City, international organizations, and companies are joining hands to start migratory bird protection activities in the Ulsan area.

Ulsan City announced that on the 25th at 11 a.m., at the ‘East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Corporate Champion Program Certificate Award Ceremony’ held in Songdo, Incheon, four Ulsan companies?Hyundai Motor Company, S-OIL, Daehan Petrochemical, and Kyungdong City Gas?will receive certificates for participating in the Corporate Champion Program for migratory bird protection.

The EAAFP (East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership) is a voluntary and informal international organization established in November 2006 to conserve migratory waterbirds and their habitats along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. It was adopted as an initiative in the list of proposals at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.

The EAAFP Corporate Champion Program is a project to protect migratory birds and their habitats in Ulsan, which was registered as the 150th international migratory bird city worldwide last year. The program runs for three years from 2022 to 2024.

The core of this project is to designate one protected migratory bird species per participating company and protect its habitat.

Hyundai Motor Company has chosen the endangered species White-naped Crane (classified as Endangered Wildlife Class II), S-OIL has selected the mandarin duck, a natural monument, and Kyungdong City Gas and Daehan Petrochemical have designated the Ulsan-protected species, the black-crowned night heron and the great egret, respectively, as their protected species.

The participating companies will produce character goods using ‘illustration characters’ that reflect the characteristics of the migratory birds and the companies, to easily convey the message of migratory bird conservation to citizens.

In addition, social contribution activities such as the ‘Ssedam Running (plogging) event’ to protect migratory bird habitats and habitat environmental conservation will also be carried out.

An official from Ulsan City said, “In May next year, we plan to hold the ‘Ulsan International Migratory Bird Academic Conference,’ involving international organizations, experts, companies, and EAAFP-registered cities, to expand domestic and international exchanges and enhance the status of Ulsan as an international migratory bird city.”

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