POSCO International will establish a palm refinery in Indonesia as part of its efforts to transform into a general business company covering energy, food, and eco-friendly parts.The company announced on Jan. 10 that it has recently decided to enter the palm oil refining business in Indonesia. It wil
The Korea Forest Service announced on Dec. 15 that a Korean delegation visited Cambodia from Dec. 12 to 14 to attend the 6th meeting of the Korea-Cambodia Forestry Cooperation Committee. The delegation visited the Cambodia Forestry Administration and the Korea-Mekong Forestry Cooperation Center and
The Korea Forest Service held the Ministerial Forum on Finance for Forestry as a special event of the 15th World Forestry Congress at COEX in Seoul on May 3.Participants in the forum included Ahn Do-geol, second vice minister of strategy and finance of Korea; Maria Helena Semedo, deputy secretary-ge
The Korea Forest Service held the 9th meeting of the Korea-Mekong Forest Cooperation Committee on Oct. 14 and discussed ways to strengthen forest cooperation to jointly respond to climate change with four countries in the Mekong region — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.The online meeting was at
CJ CheilJedang has announced that it will not purchase soybeans produced in the Amazon to protect the Amazon environment.The company said on April 21 that CJ Selecta, a subsidiary in Brazil that produces soy protein concentrate, has declared “deforestation-free” to minimize deforestation of the Amaz
The Korea Forest Service will host the 2021 World Forest Congress (WFC) at COEX in Seoul for five days from May 24 to 28, 2021.The KFS organizes the conference in cooperation with the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). About 10,000 experts from govern
Since 2015, the Korea Forest Service (KFS) has reduced 650,000 tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Cambodia through the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus (REDD+) Project carried out in Kampong Thom Province of the Southeast Asian country.The reduction amount is
The Korea Forest Service (KFS) will participate in a global digital event, called #RestoreOurFuture, which is to take place on Sept. 2 to celebrate the first milestone year of the Bonn Challenge, a global forest landscape restoration (FLR) movement.The world’s largest 24-hour digital event on restor
The Korea Forest Service (KFS) will host the 15th World Forest Congress in 2021. The congress is the largest global gathering of foresters held in every six years to strengthen international cooperation on forest restoration and combating desertification. In the Seoul congress, says Minister Kim Jae
Posco Daewo is accused of harming the environment with regard to deforestation in Indonesia’s Papua province.According to foreign news reports and industry sources, PT Bio Inti Agrindo, a palm oil plantation company owned by Posco Daewoo, has cleared more than 200 square kilometers of forest in Papu
The Korea Forest Service (KFS) is working on various programs for the development of leisure culture and welfare services for the general public with the importance of forestry and forest protection on the rise amid global climate change. At the same time, the organization is contributing to the imp
Gyeongsang Namdo (GSND) and SK Telecom will realize a paperless meeting by supplying 1,000 units of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 for the 10th UNCCD (UN Convention to Combat Desertifica-tion) meeting to be held in Changwon city from October 10. The GSND government and SK Telecom announced on September 5 that