2023 Biodiversity Day Commemoration Event 'Suncheon Hosting'

Published 18 May.2023 13:11(KST)

Events Held at Suncheonman Wetland and Suncheonman National Garden from 19th to 23rd

Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu) announced that it has been selected to host the 2023 Government Commemoration Event for Biodiversity Day, which will be held from the 19th to the 23rd.

This event, themed "From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity," is hosted by the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and organized by Suncheon City and the Korea Environmental Preservation Association.

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In line with the event period, the city will operate various programs focused on wetland conservation and biodiversity. On the 19th, the Suncheon Bay Hooded Crane Workshop will be held at the Suncheon Bay Ecological Classroom, where research results from the first-ever domestic tracking of hooded cranes using GPS trackers attached in February this year will be shared, along with information on the habitat use of hooded cranes in Suncheon Bay and their wintering status in Korea.

On the 20th, at the outdoor performance hall of the Suncheon Bay International Wetland Center, a past exam themed on the ecology of Suncheon Bay will be held for elementary school students through on-site registration. On the 21st, a walking event along the Suncheon Bay Earthing Trail will take place. Participants can register on-site.

Additionally, from the 20th to the 21st, the 5th Suncheon Citizen Biodiversity Exploration will be conducted around the Suncheon Bay National Garden. On the night of the 20th, there will be nocturnal insect and bird explorations, and at dawn on the 21st, explorations of birds, plants, insects, mammals, amphibians, and reptiles will be carried out with experts in each taxonomic group, together with citizens.

Mayor Noh Gwan-gyu of Suncheon said, "Suncheon is Korea’s representative ecological city that pursues an ecological life in harmony with nature, from the conservation of the hooded crane habitat in 2006 to hosting the 2023 Suncheon Bay International Garden Expo. We ask for your great interest and participation in this event, which aims to reflect on environmental issues threatening human existence such as the climate crisis and biodiversity depletion, and to seek sustainable ecotourism policies that can coexist with nature."