Namhae-gun Iphyeon Landfill Site Finally Designated as Gyeongnam's Representative Excellent Wetland

Gyeongsangnam-do Wetland Conservation Committee

Evaluated as an Important Ecological Resource

Ip-hyeon Landfill in Namhae-gun, Gyeongnam Province, was newly designated as a representative excellent wetland of Gyeongsangnam-do this year.

On the 12th, Namhae-gun announced that Ip-hyeon Landfill, one of the local wetlands in Namhae-eup, was finally designated as an excellent wetland through the review of the Gyeongnam Wetland Conservation Committee.

A panoramic view of Iphyeon Landfill in Namhae-gun, designated as an excellent wetland representing Gyeongnam.

Ip-hyeon Landfill is located at 406-7, Iphyeon-ri, Namhae-eup, covering an area of 646,864㎡, making it the largest inland wetland in Namhae-gun. It is an important ecological resource where both inland and coastal wetlands are formed, creating a unique wetland ecosystem where terrestrial and marine environments can be observed simultaneously.

In addition, it is equipped with location conditions that can make it a center for ecotourism, as the Namhae Baraegil main route Course 1 Baraeosida-gil, the national ecological trail Ecopark-gil, and Coastal Bicycle Route 2 are scattered throughout the area.

At the Wetland Conservation Committee meeting held on the 9th at the Gyeongnam Public Activity Support Center conference room, review members including Jeong Seok-won, Director of the Environment and Forestry Bureau, noted that Ip-hyeon Landfill is not only a major habitat for endangered species such as the Black-faced Spoonbill, Whooper Swan, Yellow-billed Spoonbill, Otter, and Leopard Cat, but also an important ecological space that can be used as a breeding ground, highly evaluating its excellence.

The designation period for the representative excellent wetland of Gyeongsangnam-do is three years from May 2023, and during this period, benefits such as priority support for national and provincial subsidies in the field of nature conservation, including 50 million KRW of provincial funds, will be provided.

Governor Jang Chung-nam said, “I am very pleased that the designation of Ip-hyeon Landfill as a representative excellent wetland of Gyeongsangnam-do allows us to properly reveal the hidden value of Ip-hyeon Landfill, which has excellent natural scenery and biodiversity,” and added, “We will further devote ourselves to the conservation and management of Ip-hyeon Landfill, which has high ecological and conservation value, including the coexistence of inland and coastal wetlands.”

The ‘Representative Excellent Wetland of Gyeongsangnam-do’ has been designated since 2019 for wetlands that are not designated as protected wetland areas but have high ecological conservation value. Designations include Jeongyangswamp in Hapcheon in 2019, Jilnal Swamp in Haman in 2020, Junam Reservoir in Changwon and Sanchon Wetland in Geoje in 2021, and Dongjeongho and Tteunnup in Hadong and Haman in 2022.

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