Shinhan Bank Successfully Concludes Biodiversity Exploration "BioBlitz Korea"

Shinhan Bank announced on the 15th that, together with the Korea National Arboretum of the Korea Forest Service and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), it successfully concluded the "BioBlitz Korea 2025" event at the Gwangneung Forest UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Gyeonggi Province from September 13 to 14.

Experts and citizens are taking a commemorative photo at the "BioBlitz Korea 2025" event held from the 13th to the 14th at the Gwangneung Forest UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Gyeonggi Province. Photo by Shinhan Bank

BioBlitz is an exploratory activity in which biological experts and the general public work together to discover and record various species in a specific area. In Korea, the Korea National Arboretum first introduced and hosted the event in 2010.

This year’s exploration confirmed a total of 1,084 species, including 351 species of plants, 375 species of insects, 140 species of mushrooms, 30 species of spiders, and 188 other species. Notably, two previously unrecorded species were discovered in Gwangneung Forest for the first time.

During this year’s event, participants had the opportunity to directly engage in fieldwork, learning survey techniques and classification knowledge, and awards such as the MVP Award and Best Photo Award were presented. The entire event was operated in a carbon-neutral manner, including the use of personal cups, a bazaar using Blitz Coins made from domestic wood, and explorations incorporating plogging.

A Shinhan Bank official stated, "We are honored to be the first financial institution to officially sponsor BioBlitz Korea, the nation’s most prestigious event of its kind," adding, "We will continue to do our best as a responsible corporate citizen to contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals."

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