Gwangju City Holds Kick-off Briefing and On-site Inspection for 2025 Korea Forest Expo with Korea Forest Service and Gyeonggi Province

Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province announced on July 28 that it held a kick-off briefing session and on-site inspection on July 24, together with the Korea Forest Service and Gyeonggi Province, to ensure the successful hosting of the '2025 Korea Forest Expo'.

Gwangju City held a kickoff meeting and site inspection on the 24th, together with the Korea Forest Service and Gyeonggi Province, to ensure the successful promotion of the "2025 Korea Forest Expo." Photo by Gyeonggi Gwangju City

The kick-off briefing session took place at the Gonjiam Ceramic Park, with officials in attendance including the Director of Forest Welfare and Education at the Korea Forest Service, the Director of Forest and Greenery at Gyeonggi Province, and the Director of Climate and Forest at Gwangju City. The event included an on-site inspection of the expo venue and working-level consultations among the relevant agencies.

As a result of the consultations, the Korea Forest Service plans to encourage participation in the expo by identifying cities and counties that actively engage in forest policy projects, as well as local governments that possess outstanding forest products. Gyeonggi Province is continuously working to facilitate the participation of related agencies and organizations within the province, and is also discussing ways to attract participation from its sisterhood regional and provincial institutions.

This Forest Expo aims to: ▲ promote the public value of forests; ▲ strengthen interregional cooperation; and ▲ discover citizen-participatory content. It is intended to serve as a forum for the public to discuss responses to the climate crisis, the realization of carbon neutrality, and the direction of forest policies.

Gwangju City has agreed to form an organizing committee for practical decision-making and working-level consultations regarding the operation of the expo, and plans to share progress in each area and prepare measures to address any issues that arise.

Meanwhile, the '2025 Korea Forest Expo' is scheduled to be held for four days from October 18 to 21 at Gonjiam Ceramic Park in Gwangju City, Gyeonggi Province.

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