Pohang City Requests National Funding for 'Climate-Responsive Urban Forest Project' to Achieve Carbon Neutrality

Request for National Funding Support for 'Urban Forest Creation Project' by Kim Ju-yeol, Director of Urban Forest Landscape Division, Korea Forest Service

Inspection of Urban Forest Project Sites and Landslide-Prone Areas in Preparation for Summer

Pohang City is actively working to secure national funding for the ‘Climate Response Urban Forest Creation Project’ to establish a carbon-neutral environmental city in response to the climate crisis.

On the 5th, Pohang City requested national funding support for the "Climate Response Urban Forest Creation Project" to the on-site inspection team visiting the Pohang Cheolgil Forest Citizen Plaza development site for the urban forest creation project. (Fourth from the left, Kim Ju-yeol, Director of Urban Forest Landscape Division, Korea Forest Service)

On the 5th, the city directly guided the Korea Forest Service field inspection team, who visited to inspect the urban forest project sites and landslide-prone areas, and actively explained the necessity of securing national funding for the climate response urban forest creation project.

The inspection team, consisting of four members including officials from the Korea Forest Service and Gyeongbuk Provincial Office, checked the management status of Pohang Cheolgilsup Citizen Plaza, a major large-scale urban forest project for climate response, and the landslide-prone areas around Yonggang-ri, Yeonil-eup, to prepare for summer natural disasters such as heavy rains during the monsoon season and typhoons.

Pohang City actively requested Kim Ju-yeol, Director of Urban Forest Landscape at the Korea Forest Service, who visited that day, to provide national funding support from the climate response fund to expand urban forests necessary for responding to climate change and improving residential conditions for local residents.

The Climate Response Urban Forest Creation Project is a large-scale urban forest development initiative that directly and indirectly impacts the climate crisis by reducing fine dust, mitigating urban heat islands, and lowering carbon emissions. Since 2019, Pohang City has been striving to improve citizens’ quality of life by creating large-scale urban forests across 25 locations and 33 hectares, including Pohang Cheolgilsup and Haedo Urban Forests.

Kim Eung-su, head of the city’s Green City Project Group, said, “We will continue to create urban forests with a focus on sharing a sustainable green culture with citizens and connecting the entire Pohang area through a green network to improve citizens’ quality of life.”

Pohang City has designated and manages 264 landslide-prone areas and 20 disaster-risk areas to prepare for summer natural disasters, and is doing its best to prevent forest disasters in advance and respond quickly through continuous field inspections and the establishment of an emergency communication system.

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