Dangjin City to Create Climate-Responsive Urban Forest in Seokmun Industrial Complex

A Total of 2.6 Billion Won to Be Invested This Year, Including 1.3 Billion Won Each from National and Local Funds

Dangjin City, Chungnam Province, has completed the '2024 Seokmun National Industrial Complex Climate Response Urban Forest Project' to respond to the climate crisis, expand carbon sinks, improve the working environment of companies in the industrial complex, and block the inflow of fine dust. The photo shows the urban forest creation. Photo by Dangjin City

Dangjin City in Chungnam has completed the "2024 Seokmun National Industrial Complex Climate Response Urban Forest Project" to address the climate crisis, expand carbon sinks, improve the working environment for companies in the industrial complex, and block the inflow of fine dust.

The "Climate Response Urban Forest Project" has been implemented over five years since 2020, and this year, a total project budget of 2.6 billion KRW (1.3 billion KRW from the national government and 1.3 billion KRW from the local government) was invested.

In the parks and green spaces of the Seokmun National Industrial Complex, covering an area of 2 hectares, a dense forest was created by planting 23,697 trees of species recommended by the Korea Forest Service for their excellent fine dust reduction capabilities, such as Western arborvitae, Japanese black pine, zelkova, Abelia, and Callicarpa, in multiple rows and layered structures.

Next year, the city plans to create climate response urban forests of 1 hectare each in both the Songsan 2 General Industrial Complex and the Seokmun National Industrial Complex, with a total project budget of 2 billion KRW.

Meanwhile, according to research by the National Institute of Forest Science, urban forests reduce the concentration of fine dust (PM10) by an average of 25.6% and ultrafine dust (PM2.5) by 40.9% compared to general urban areas, and a 10,000㎡ forest can reduce air pollutants such as fine dust by 168 kg per year.

In addition, areas with urban forests experience a decrease in average summer temperatures by about 3 to 7°C and an increase in humidity by 9 to 23%, which also alleviates the urban heat island effect.

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