Korea Forest Service to Create 'Urban Forests' on State-Owned Land in Cities

The Korea Forest Service will expand urban forests by utilizing state-owned land in city areas.

Nam Seong-hyun, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service (right), is taking a commemorative photo after signing a "Business Agreement to Expand the Creation of Urban Forests Utilizing National Property" with Kwon Nam-ju, President of the Korea Asset Management Corporation, on the 8th. Photo by Korea Forest Service

On the 8th, the Korea Forest Service announced that it signed a business agreement with the Korea Asset Management Corporation (hereinafter referred to as KAMCO) regarding this matter.

The agreement focuses on creating urban forests on state-owned land to contribute to carbon neutrality, and on exchanging information and networks related to urban forest creation projects between the two organizations.

According to the agreement, KAMCO will identify long-unused idle state-owned properties, and the Korea Forest Service will cooperate in creating urban forests by conducting feasibility reviews and planting trees.

Through this, the Korea Forest Service expects to expand green spaces for citizens and achieve effects such as mitigating the heat island phenomenon, blocking fine dust, and contributing to carbon neutrality.

Nam Sung-hyun, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, said, “Compared to other cities worldwide, urban forests in Korea are still insufficient,” and added, “Expanding urban forests by utilizing state-owned land is judged to be an effective solution to address this issue.”

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