Omiseop, Gwangju Seo-gu Council Member, Fully Revises the 'Environmental Education Promotion Ordinance'

At the 319th extraordinary session of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Seo-gu Council, the full revision of the "Seo-gu Environmental Education Promotion Ordinance," proposed by Democratic Party member Oh Miseop, passed the relevant standing committee.

The "Full Revision of the Seo-gu Environmental Education Promotion Ordinance" was proposed to reflect delegated matters following the amendment of the higher law, the Environmental Education Promotion Act, which was completely revised into the Act on the Activation and Support of Environmental Education, as well as to incorporate necessary provisions for the activation and support of environmental education.

This revision fully changes the ordinance name to focus on the activation and support of environmental education in Seo-gu and expands the support targets to include kindergartens in addition to schools. Furthermore, a new clause regarding the activation of environmental education for public officials and others was established to provide a basis for the activation of diverse environmental education programs.

With this full revision, it is expected to guarantee the environmental learning rights of Seo-gu residents and serve as a foundation for building capabilities to respond to various environmental issues such as climate change, in a reality where the importance of environmental education is increasing.

Councilor Oh Miseop stated, "This is a time when the preparation of residents to respond to the increasingly severe climate crisis is urgently needed. Through this full revision, I hope that environmental education to protect the environment will be activated in various ways," and added, "We will not stop at establishing the legal basis through the ordinance but will work together on the ground to make Seo-gu carbon neutral."

Shin Dongho, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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