‘20 Million Trees of Life Planting Campaign’ Smoothly Advancing Carbon Neutrality in Pohang

Exceeded Last Year's Goals, Smooth Progress

Promoting Greening Projects such as Urban Forests and Cheolgil Forests

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Pohang City is making steady progress, exceeding its goal in the "20 Million Trees of Life Planting Campaign," which it has been prioritizing for 10 years (2017?2026) to create a green city.

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang is planting a commemorative tree with the Pohang Hometown Youth Association in the Cheolgilsup forest last November.

According to Pohang City on the 17th, through the "20 Million Trees of Life Planting Campaign," 2,673,000 trees were planted last year, achieving 133.6% of the annual target of 2 million trees, and a total of 15,048,000 trees were planted over six years, exceeding the cumulative target of 12 million trees by 125.4%.

The 20 Million Trees of Life Planting Campaign is a representative citizen participation program of the Pohang Greenway Project, which aims to expand green living spaces for citizens and restore urban ecosystem functions.

The city actively promoted the tree planting campaign by holding various participation programs such as tree distribution events and academies for citizens, and has been implementing various greening projects ranging from large urban forests like fine dust blocking forests to reduce fine dust inflow from industrial complexes, to child-safe green forests and neighborhood gardens in residential areas.

In particular, following the urban forest in 2021, the Pohang Railway Forest was approved as an external project under the greenhouse gas emissions trading system in 2022, achieving certification for reducing approximately 2,000 tons of greenhouse gases over the next 30 years. This secured absorption sources through urban forest creation, resulting in a twofold effect of carbon neutrality and additional revenue.

This year, Pohang City plans to continuously promote tree planting events that perform various roles such as air purification, carbon absorption, and providing green rest spaces, and aims to establish a citizen-centered urban greening system by expanding climate change response urban forests and green spaces in residential areas.

Lee Kyung-sik, Director of the Greenway Promotion Division, said, "Based on the active participation of citizens, the 20 Million Trees Planting Campaign, a valuable investment for future generations, has been successfully established," and added, "We will make further efforts to create a green city that everyone can feel through the Greenway Project, which shares a sustainable green culture."

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