Jin Byeong-yeong, Hamyang County Governor, Wins 'Forest Environment Award' in Local Government Category

Recognized for Various Forestry Projects and Wildfire Prevention Activities

Jin Byeong-yeong, the governor of Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam, received the Grand Prize in the autonomous sector at the ‘2024 Forest Environment Awards Ceremony’ held on the afternoon of the 18th at the Hamyang-gun Office main conference room.

The Forest Environment Award is given to individuals or organizations who have contributed to enhancing the environmental functions of forests and responding to climate change and global warming. This ceremony was hosted by the Korea Forest Environment Awards Committee and organized by the Forest Environment Forum.

Hamyang County 2024 Forest Environment Awards Ceremony.

Governor Jin was honored with this award for his efforts in promoting various forest projects utilizing the forest area that accounts for 77% of the total area of Hamyang-gun. In particular, he was recognized for continuous forest fire prevention activities, forest management, and the promotion of diverse forest projects.

Hamyang-gun invests 800 million KRW annually in afforestation projects covering 104 hectares, including four projects besides economic afforestation, and invests 4 billion KRW in forest maintenance projects over an area of 1,800 hectares to manage forests efficiently.

Additionally, to protect Jirisan National Park, a multipurpose check dam was installed above Doma Village, which is utilized as agricultural water and a helicopter water source in winter, laying the foundation for initial fire suppression.

Governor Jin has a special affection for the mountains and, as a private forest owner, shows deep interest in forestry by planting and managing wild ginseng and mountain medicinal herbs on 70,000 pyeong of forest land.

In his acceptance speech, Governor Jin said, “I am very honored to receive the Forest Environment Award in the autonomous sector,” and added, “I will do my best for regional development through conservation and efficient use of the public functions of forests.”

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