Yeoncheon County Hosts "International Forum on Nature and Peace for the Future Generations of Yeoncheon"

Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi Province (Governor Kim Deokhyun) successfully hosted the "International Forum on Nature and Peace for the Future Generations of Yeoncheon" at the Baekhak Jayuro Resort Convention Center in Yeoncheon on the 23rd. The forum was organized by Yeoncheon County and ICLEI Korea Office, with the support of Gyeonggi Province, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, and the Yeoncheon Office of Education.

Yeoncheon County is successfully hosting the 'International Forum on Nature and Peace for the Future Generations of Yeoncheon' at the Baekhak Jayuro Resort Convention Center in Yeoncheon on the 23rd. Photo by Yeoncheon County

The event was divided into morning and afternoon sessions, with a special youth session as a preliminary event and the main forum. In the morning, the "Special Youth Session: Youth Model International Conference" was held in connection with the Education Advancement Special Zone project.

The special youth session was attended by Lim Taehee, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education; Lee Sangho, Director of Yeoncheon Office of Education; 15 students from Yeoncheon County Shared School; members of the Korean and Japanese Biosphere Reserve Youth Network; the Global Youth Biodiversity Network; and 12 mentors from the Youth and Children Advisory Group of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The session began with a keynote speech by Kanoktip Somsiri, Research Assistant at the Sakaerat Environmental Research Station of the National Science and Technology Development Agency in Thailand, followed by the model international conference and the adoption of the "Yeoncheon Declaration on Nature and Peace."

The opening ceremony of the main event was attended by Kim Deokhyun, Governor of Yeoncheon County; Kim Taehyun, Director of Peace and Cooperation Bureau of Gyeonggi Province; Cho Dosoon, Vice Chair of the UNESCO MAB International Coordinating Council and Chair of the Korean MAB Committee; Jennifer George, Chief Executive of EAAFP; Lee Sangho, Director of Yeoncheon Office of Education; as well as UNESCO and ICLEI representatives from South Africa, China, Japan, Mongolia, India, Indonesia, and other countries, along with local residents, totaling around 100 participants. Due to the presence of international organization and network representatives, the forum provided simultaneous interpretation in Korean, English, Chinese, and Japanese.

During the opening ceremony, Dirk Lowe, President of the Korean War Veterans Association of South Africa, delivered a special address, and a declaration adopted during the special youth session, established by Yeoncheon County and domestic and international youth, was presented.

Kim Deokhyun, Governor of Yeoncheon County, is delivering a greeting speech at the "International Forum on Nature and Peace for the Future Generations of Yeoncheon" held on the 23rd at the Baekhak Jayuro Resort Convention Center in Yeoncheon. Provided by Yeoncheon County

Kim Deokhyun, Governor of Yeoncheon County, responded, "Yeoncheon County, a place where civilizational, ecological, and peaceful values thrive, will actively work to protect nature and peace together with future generations, and take the lead in managing UNESCO multi-designated areas."

The International Forum on Nature and Peace for the Future Generations of Yeoncheon will continue at the Grand Ballroom of the Baekhak Jayuro Resort Convention Center until the 24th.

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