Eunsik Park Appointed as New Deputy Director of the Korea Forest Service

The government announced on November 17 that Eunsik Park (age 55, pictured), Director General of the Forest Industry Policy Bureau, has been appointed as the new Deputy Director of the Korea Forest Service.

Eunsik Park, Deputy Director of the Korea Forest Service. Photo by Korea Forest Service

Deputy Director Park entered public service in 2001 through the 36th Technical Examination and is regarded as an expert in forest policy, having held key positions over 24 years, including Director of International Forest Cooperation, Director of Planning and Finance, Director of Forest Environment Protection, Director of Forest Policy, and Director of Forest Resources at the Korea Forest Service.

He is especially recognized within the organization as an outstanding leader with excellent management skills, having been selected by staff as the “Best Supervisor.”

During his tenure as Director General of the Forest Industry Policy Bureau, he established national policy agendas for the forestry sector to support the era of popular sovereignty and developed strategies to enhance the utilization of forests in order to revitalize the forestry economy.

Additionally, while serving as Director of International Forest Cooperation, he successfully hosted the World Forestry Congress (WFC), the largest international conference in the forestry sector, and spearheaded major initiatives such as enacting the Act on the Promotion of Overseas Forest Carbon Accumulation.

Deputy Director Park expressed his commitment to “facilitate the transition from the ‘Era of Trees’ to the ‘Era of Wood,’ and from the ‘Era of Greening’ to the ‘Era of Management.’” He added, “I will thoroughly prepare for forest-related disasters and strive to realize ‘forests that save lives.’”

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