Paju-si, Additional Recruitment of Participants for 'Ecosystem Service Payment Contract' until the 25th

Compensation of 45 KRW per ㎡ for Rice Straw Placement and 120 KRW per ㎡ for Shelter Creation

Paju City is additionally recruiting applicants until the 25th to participate in the Tanhyeon-myeon Ecosystem Service Payment Contract project, which supports the stable wintering of migratory birds. The photo shows migratory birds during wintering.

Gyeonggi Paju City (Mayor Kim Kyung-il) announced on the 21st that it will additionally recruit applicants by the 25th to participate in the Tanhyeon-myeon Ecosystem Service Payment Contract project to support the stable wintering of migratory birds.

The 'Tanhyeon-myeon Ecosystem Service Payment Contract project' is promoted to protect winter migratory birds in farmland within the civilian control line. It is a project where local residents participate in activities to maintain and enhance the ecosystem, such as leaving rice straw and creating resting areas, and sign contracts to receive appropriate compensation.

Leaving rice straw means not collecting the rice straw after harvesting rice but cutting it into 10?15 cm pieces and evenly spreading it on the paddy field floor to provide food and resting spaces similar to fallen grains for winter migratory birds. The contract price is 45 KRW per square meter, increased by 5 KRW from the previous year.

Creating resting areas is a project to maintain and manage water in the paddy fields during the migratory birds' wintering period, keeping the water depth between 3 and 30 cm to serve as a resting place for migratory birds. The contract price is 120 KRW per square meter.

Applicants must be farmers cultivating rice in the target area and can apply by visiting the Tanhyeon-myeon Administrative Welfare Center during the recruitment period.

Jo Yoon-ok, Director of the Environmental Guidance Division, said, "The Ecosystem Service Payment Contract project is a system where local residents and nature can coexist." She added, "Since the purpose is to conserve the ecosystem through biodiversity conservation activities, we hope for much interest and participation from local residents."

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