Seocho-gu Plants 3,000 Trees on 'Earth Day' Sponsored by SCL Group

by Kim Minjin

Published 22 Apr.2024 16:44(KST)

Seocho-gu, Seoul (center, Jeon Seong-su, District Mayor) and SCL Group (right, Chairman Lee Kyung-ryul) are taking a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement for securing carbon sinks to achieve carbon neutrality. On the left is Ko Jun-wi, Director of the Seocho-gu Carbon Neutral Support Center. Photo by Seocho-gu Office

Seocho-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jeon Seong-su) held a tree planting and watering event at Yeoecheon in Yangjae-dong on the 22nd to give the overheated Earth a rest in celebration of 'Earth Day.'

This event was organized to maintain the health of the Earth's ecosystem and protect the environment through tree planting, which serves as a carbon sink. With the sponsorship of SCL Group, 30 cherry blossom trees and 3,000 spiraea shrubs were planted along Yeoecheon, absorbing carbon and supplying oxygen to provide rest for the Earth.

SCL Group, which sponsored the trees, plans to continuously support tree planting for the next three years through an agreement with Seocho-gu and the Seocho-gu Carbon Neutral Support Center, contributing to carbon neutrality.

The event began with a signing ceremony for the 'Carbon Sink Securing Project' agreement with SCL Group, followed by tree planting, watering activities, quizzes for participants, and education related to Earth Day.

Participants in the tree planting included local residents, employees of the partner company, environmental organizations, and middle school students from the area, all joining together to protect the Earth's environment.

Mayor Jeon Seong-su said, "Starting with this tree planting, I ask all residents to become proactive agents in responding to the climate crisis by actively practicing and participating in carbon neutrality," adding, "We will do our best in environmental protection activities to create a 'Sustainable Carbon Neutral Clean City Seocho.'"