Gure County Becomes First in South Jeolla to Obtain "Tradable Forest Carbon Absorption Certification"

Gure County Receives First Forest Carbon Absorption Certification in South Jeolla
Tradable Forest Carbon Offset Project to Drive Regional Carbon Neutrality
Forests Recognized as Key "Carbon Bank" for Local Emissions Reduction

Gure County in South Jeolla Province has become the first in the region to implement a social contribution-type forest carbon offset project in a tradable format, obtaining forest carbon absorption certification from the Forest Carbon Center of the Korea Forestry Promotion Institute.

According to the county on August 25, it received certification for a total of 3,363 tCO₂ in forest carbon absorption on 121.8 hectares of public forest in the Ondang-ri area of Gwangui-myeon as of August 19.

Exterior view of Gure County Office.

This amount is equivalent to offsetting the annual carbon emissions of approximately 1,400 standard passenger cars, demonstrating that the forests of Gure County serve as a regional carbon reservoir and a "carbon bank."

This certification falls under the "tradable" category of the Korea Forest Service's forest carbon offset system, allowing the certified carbon absorption to be sold on the emissions trading market and linked to county revenue.

The certified area is part of the county's ongoing forest carbon offset projects, which cover a total of 578.9 hectares, with approximately 378 hectares designated for the tradable format. Based on this achievement, the county plans to further expand tradable forest carbon offset projects and conduct regular monitoring every five years on certified forests to actively pursue the sale and monetization of absorption volumes.

The county will actively promote this first-of-its-kind certification among local governments in South Jeolla Province to encourage voluntary participation from the private sector and to establish a regional carbon neutrality model involving both public and private sectors.

A county official stated, "We will continue to actively respond to the climate crisis through the realization of carbon neutrality and environmentally friendly forest management."

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