When in mid-August, just before Korea´s national holiday (Gwangbokjeol), the World Scout Jamboree ended, a catastrophe narrowly could be avoided. With the additional urge due to an upcoming typhoon, 40,000 scouts were evacuated from the original jamboree site in Saemangeum. While the organization of the evacuation of the scouts worked flawlessly, and once again confirmed Korea s reputation to be able in rapid planning, before that reputation took a heavy blow.
To raise awareness on the role of wetlands as the “cradle of biodiversity", Senator Cynthia Villar filed Senate Bill (SB) 124, or the National Wetlands Conservation Bill, during the opening of the 19th Congress this month.
Speaking before the participants of the 8th Wetland Link International – As
Botanist Alicia Ibañez hopes the book, which presents new data on the tiny island’s endemic flora and fauna in both Spanish and Ngäbere, will increase awareness of the importance of preserving its biodiversity