By Nam Sung-hyun Minister of the Korea Forest Service The United Nations General Assembly designated June 17 as "World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought" in December 1994. The annual UN observance day aims to raise awareness of global efforts to combat desertification, land degradation and drought. In 2023, the UN day holds special significance for Korea, as this year commemorates the 50th anniver.
With its towering natural walls, Sumidero Canyon National Park is one of the main tourist attractions in Chiapas state in southern Mexico. Protecting mostly dry tropical forest one of the most threatened ecosystems in the world the 22,000-hectare (54,360-acre) reserve is home to more than 1,700 species of fauna and flora, of which […]
Rather than dismissing these communities as backward, incorporating their rights and know-how can point the way towards preserving diverse environments.
Al Gore, the former Vice President of the USA in his book An Inconvenient truth in 2006 showed the world that Global Warming and subsequently Climate Change is the single most dangerous intervention of human activity on natural climate fluctuations and therefore, if not mitigated and taken seriously by governments and industry alike, would spell