Busan Gijang-gun Ilgwang Icheon Ecological Park Reborn as an Urban Forest

Busan's Gijang-gun is set to actively promote the ‘Ilgwang Icheon Ecological Park Urban Forest Creation Project’ to respond to the climate crisis by mitigating urban heat islands and heatwaves, as well as absorbing carbon.

The ‘Ilgwang Icheon Ecological Park Urban Forest Creation Project’ is a project that invests 1 billion KRW to create a carbon-neutral urban forest that effectively purifies carbon and fine dust. The design service has been completed, and a contractor has been selected through a bidding announcement. The project is scheduled to be completed by December.

The county plans to plant about 14,000 trees of 21 species of large and small trees including zelkova, and 46,500 herbaceous plants of 11 species such as Sookryeong, creating an ecological park featuring ▲ ecological flower paths ▲ majestic forests ▲ wetland gardens ▲ green forests.

Ilgwang Icheon Ecological Park site.

Jeong Jong-bok, the governor of Gijang-gun, said, “We will strive to contribute to carbon neutrality by creating an urban forest that mitigates urban heat islands and responds to climate change, while providing a healing space where local residents can relax.”

Last year, Gijang-gun was selected for a project by the Korea Forest Service and received 2 billion KRW in funding. The budget was used to plant about 40,000 trees of more than 20 species, including hinoki cypress and cornelian cherry, which are effective in blocking fine dust and improving scenery, over a 2-hectare green area in Cheonbyeon Park and Naeri area of Gijang-eup.

This year, about 2 billion KRW is being invested to create a 2-hectare urban forest in the Osiria Dangsa village and Yanggyeong village scenic green area, and various urban forest creation projects are continuously being promoted to create healing spaces within the city.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.