Haenam-gun, Focused Promotion of Planting 2 Million Trees in the 8th Elected Term

26.8 Billion KRW Invested in Afforestation Project to Expand Forest Resources

Planting Unique Trees Including Economic Forests, Specialized Forests, and Carbon Sinks

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myung Hyun-kwan) is conducting a afforestation project to expand forest resources, establish a stable self-supply base for timber, and increase carbon sinks to respond to climate change issues such as fine dust.

According to the county on the 12th, this year, a project budget of 2.68 billion KRW, including national and provincial funds, will be invested to plant a total of 300,000 trees such as cypress, lily tree, and Mongolian oak over 183 hectares of forest.

Planting trees at the Dalma Trail Walking Healing Festival last March.
[Photo by Haenam-gun]

The project aims to focus on cultivating economically valuable tree species with excellent growth for carbon neutrality, restoring and enhancing the public functions of forests, and branding unique forest resources regionally.

This year's afforestation project includes 65 hectares of economic forest for timber supply and short-term income, 102 hectares of regionally specialized afforestation for local resource development, and 8 hectares of large tree planting for landscape creation and forest disaster prevention.

In particular, for short-term income generation, special-purpose resource afforestation will create a 42-hectare Hwangchil specialized forest and nut wellness forest in 11 districts including Wonho district in Hwangsan-myeon. Additionally, a 20-hectare azalea forest will be established on Heukseoksan Mountain, home to the Heukseoksan Natural Recreation Forest.

The Hwangchil specialized forest has been scaled up to about 507 hectares since 2016 through public projects to build an industrial base for Haenam Hwangchil trees, which have a long tradition, establishing a year-round supply system for Hwangchil tree cultivation.

In April of last year, a tree-planting event was held at the Promise Forest in Sani Garden, Solaside Enterprise City.
[Photo by Haenam-gun]

Furthermore, a 5-hectare carbon reduction afforestation aimed at public functions such as fine dust reduction in response to the 2050 carbon neutrality initiative and climate change, and a 3-hectare fire-resistant forest belt to prevent forest fires and the spread of large-scale wildfires will be established.

By planting high carbon absorption species such as lily tree and Mongolian oak, the carbon sink will be significantly expanded. The fast-growing lily tree is expected to have a dual effect by being used as biomass to replace fossil fuels through lumber harvesting and sawdust byproducts.

Governor Myung Hyun-kwan said, “Interest in realizing economic and public values through the expansion of forest resources continues to increase, and we are focusing on planting 2 million trees during the 8th term of the local government.” He added, “Tree planting plays a significant role in responding to climate change and expanding carbon sinks, and we will strive for 2050 carbon neutrality through continuous forest management.”

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