Suwon Urban Forest Alliance officially launches for creating and managing urban forests

[Suwon Daily=Reporter Seo Dong-young] The 'Suwon Urban Forest Alliance,' which will lead in creating and managing urban forests for future generations and spearheading related citizen experience activities, has officially launched.

Suwon City and the Suwon Urban Forest Alliance held the 'Suwon Urban Forest Alliance Launch Ceremony' on the 26th at the conference room of the Parks and Greenery Project Office, announcing comprehensive activity plans.

The Suwon Urban Forest Alliance was established to carry out urban forest-related activities with the participation of citizens and experts, and to enhance the health and quality of life of Suwon residents.

The organization is centered on 10 founding members including Park Su-kyung, Director of Naturalism Research Institute, and Lee Beom-seok, Director of Gyeongin Tree Hospital, serving as co-chairs. Following a group establishment preparation meeting held in February, the organization adopted bylaws and elected officers including interim representatives, holding the official launch ceremony on this day.

The launch ceremony was attended by approximately 50 people including Suwon City Council members Lee Mi-kyung and Hwang Gyeong-hee, as well as urban forest experts.

The Urban Forest Alliance will henceforth operate urban forest creation participation and life-cycle urban forest programs. It will also form a private-public policy consultation council jointly with the city and actively participate in citizen-centered urban forest policies.

The organization plans to carry out ▲urban forest creation, preservation and management, and policy proposals ▲urban forest-related educational projects, seminars, lectures, and publishing activities, and ▲succession of traditional culture related to urban forests and commissioned projects with relevant institutions.

In particular, the plan is to establish a Suwon City Private-Public Parks and Greenery Policy Council in the first half of next year and promote a Suwon City Private-Public Urban Forest Day (tentative name) event in the second half.

Yun Jae-geun, Director of the City's Greenery and Landscape Division who attended the launch ceremony, stated, "We will work jointly with the Urban Forest Alliance, a volunteer organization, to implement various policy projects in the parks and greenery sector, enhance the quality of green space services to citizens, and activate citizen participation."