Early Restoration Completed for Forests Damaged by Heavy Snowfall in Joseon Royal Tombs

Forest restoration within the Joseon Royal Tombs, which suffered damage from heavy snowfall, was recently completed.

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 24th that, in cooperation with the Cultural Heritage Administration, it had early restored the forest damage within the Joseon Royal Tombs caused by heavy snowfall on the 27th and 28th of last month.

Personnel from the National Forest Management Team and others are removing damaged trees within the Joseon Royal Tombs affected by heavy snowfall. Provided by the Korea Forest Service

During the heavy snowfall, 888 damaged trees occurred within the forests of the Joseon Royal Tombs. Accordingly, the Korea Forest Service, in consultation with the Cultural Heritage Administration, supported forest restoration work by removing about 500 damaged trees, focusing on the severely affected Seolleung area in the city, over two weeks (from the 5th to the 18th of this month), deploying 14 personnel from the National Forest Management Team and 3 vehicles and other equipment.

Initially, it was expected that restoring the forest damage within the Joseon Royal Tombs would take more than a month. However, the Korea Forest Service explained that, through cooperation with the Cultural Heritage Administration, the restoration was completed earlier than planned.

Earlier, the Korea Forest Service signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cultural Heritage Administration last year to establish a mutual cooperation system between the two agencies for the protection of national heritage and forest resources and the realization of carbon neutrality.

Im Sang-seop, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, said, “Thanks to cooperation with the Cultural Heritage Administration, we were able to quickly restore the forest of the Joseon Royal Tombs, a World Heritage site,” and added, “The Korea Forest Service will continue to communicate and cooperate closely with related ministries, including the Cultural Heritage Administration, to ensure that all citizens can enjoy the benefits of valuable and healthy forests.”

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