Sacheon-si Selected as an Excellent Institution for Forest Resource Evaluation

Excellence in Afforestation Project Plan Feasibility, Construction Appropriateness, and Preliminary Preparation

Sacheon City Hall Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sacheon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 11th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the afforestation sector in the ‘2022 Gyeongsangnam-do Forest Resources Sector (Afforestation) City and County Evaluation.’

Gyeongnam Province conducted an evaluation of the overall afforestation projects carried out throughout 2022 for 18 cities and counties in the province from the 9th of last month to the 1st of this month. Sacheon City received high scores not only in document reviews such as plan feasibility, construction appropriateness, and pre-preparation for afforestation projects but also in on-site inspections, leading to its selection as an excellent institution in the afforestation sector.

This year, with a total project budget of about 420 million KRW, the city carried out afforestation projects on 41.5 hectares (ha), including planting 12 hectares of Japanese cypress near areas with concentrated fine dust to contribute to the enhancement of fine dust reduction functions.

A city official emphasized, “Afforestation projects are essential to enhance the various functions of forests and to foster forests as valuable national resources both economically and for public interest.”

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