Changwon Special City Holds Public-Private-Academic Agreement Ceremony for Biodiversity Conservation

Sharing Achievements of Biodiversity Conservation Cooperation Activities and Awarding Outstanding Participants

Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the third public-private-industry-academia agreement ceremony for biodiversity conservation and a performance report meeting on this year's cooperative activities.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Song Jong-gu] On the afternoon of the 13th, Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam held the 3rd public-private-industry-academia agreement ceremony and this year's cooperation activity performance report meeting for biodiversity conservation at the conference room of Changwon Convention Center.

This event was organized to expand the public-private-industry-academia council to a total of 13 organizations, with two companies expressing their intention to participate in biodiversity conservation in Changwon City, and to share the activities of the Citizen Biological Survey Group, which is being promoted as a cooperative project. About 70 people attended, including members of the Citizen Biological Survey Group, instructors, and representatives of the agreement organizations.

At the agreement ceremony, Jo Myung-rae, the 2nd Vice Mayor of Changwon Special City, Jung Bo-geun, Head of Production Headquarters at Hyundai Rotem, and Kim Kyung-won, Manager of Changwon 1 Plant at Hanwha Aerospace, attended and signed the 3rd business agreement, and the city presented certification plaques to the agreement organizations.

The two newly added companies will play roles such as participation of company members and their families in natural ecology monitoring and financial support for species protection projects.

With this agreement, the number of organizations participating in the council has expanded from 11 to 13, including Changwon City Sustainable Development Council, Changwon University LINC+ Project Group, Gyeongsangnam-do Ramsar Environment Foundation, Changwon YMCA, Gyeongnam Amphibian Network, BNK Gyeongnam Bank, Haesung DS, Muhak, Hyundai Wia, and Denso Korea, and it is expected that citizen-centered natural ecosystem conservation activities will be further activated.

Following this, the 2022 Changwon Urban Stream Ecological Monitoring presentation and a comprehensive evaluation of the Citizen Biological Survey Group's activities were reported as cooperative projects, along with an award ceremony for outstanding participants.

Vice Mayor Jo said, “I thank the Citizen Biological Survey Group and company families who have shown interest and voluntarily participated in our city's ecological environment,” and added, “Going forward, our city will recognize biodiversity as a valuable resource and make every effort based on public-private-industry-academia cooperation so that future generations can live together with beautiful nature and diverse flora and fauna.”

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