Suncheon Ocheon Green Plaza Recognized as an Excellent Urban Forest in South Korea

Excellence Award Winner in the 'Green City Best Practices' Contest Hosted by the Korea Forest Service

Ocheon Green Square in Suncheon, Jeollanam-do announced that it has won the "Excellence Award" in the "2023 Green City Best Practices" hosted by the Korea Forest Service.

As the 2023 Suncheonman International Garden Expo achieved its target of 8 million visitors within 190 days of opening, shaking up South Korea with its gardens, the award in the urban forest category further elevated its status as a true garden city.

Citizens enjoying a picnic at Ocheon Green Square Photo by Suncheon City

Ocheon Green Square, featuring a large-scale horse chestnut forest along with various trees harmonized with walking paths and lawns, has established itself as a beloved space frequently visited by citizens, continuously drawing admiration from visitors.

It was highly recognized for restoring urban ecosystem functions within a large green living space in the city and contributing to the improvement of citizens' quality of life.

Suncheon City's unique spatial design, which chose an appropriate balance of emptiness and fullness by utilizing lawns and trees in the retention basin, as well as the meticulous care given to each tree to minimize defects despite the unusually long and harsh summer rains and heat, was also evaluated as excellent.

Suncheon Mayor Noh Kwan-gyu said, “Along with Ocheon Green Square, we will continue to expand and manage urban forests, which serve as carbon sinks in the city, to contribute to improving citizens' quality of life amid the climate crisis.”

Suncheon = Lee Yeon-kyung, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy hss79@asiae.co.kr

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