-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment will conduct a special inspection on massive dust emission sites from February 25 to May 31 in cooperation with related agencies such as the Korea Forest Service and local governments to prepare for high concentration fine dust in spring.This inspecti
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.26 08:56
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment plans to take care of 40 percent of illegally dumped waste within this year and complete the disposal of all illegal waste by 2022.The government will strengthen public management to prevent the accumulation of waste by increasing recycling demand and
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.25 11:40
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Forest Service, ahead of the 74th Arbor Day, announced its plan to plant 50 million trees in 21,000 hectares, which is 74 times the area of Mount Namsan in Seoul this year.The tree planting plan for 2019 established by the Korea Forest Service includes creating short-t
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.24 14:32
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment announced that the ministers of South Korea and China will hold talks on environment on February 26 in Beijing, China.The two countries’ environment ministers will exchange views on environmental issues, including the reduction of fine dust, and discu
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.24 14:27
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Forest Service plans to spend 1.4 billion won on restoring forests in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) this year to maintain the forest ecosystem and promote biodiversity.The Korea Forest Service announced on February 15 that it will seek to restore 11 hectares of destroye
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.20 11:57
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Korea Food and Drug Administration and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries made an announcement that mineral extract from deep sea water has been approved as a new food ingredient.Based on research results such as toxic assessment of mineral extract carried out by the Minis
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.19 11:18
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The government has decided to check measures to prevent spring disasters such as forest fires and droughts, and to push ahead with preemptive water management in preparation for drought, which is repeated every year.Accumulated precipitation and water storage rate across the cou
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.19 09:52
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] A special law on fine dust reduction and management, which is the legal basis for measures against fine dust, will take effect on February 15. A new government-civilian fine dust policy deliberation committee is to be established under the Prime Minister’s Office in accordance w
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.15 14:19
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment will strengthen the grading system so that the material and structure of the packaging material can be designed for easy recycling in accordance with the comprehensive measures for recycling waste management (May of 2018).In order to improve the quali
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.15 14:16
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has launched the establishment of the first comprehensive plan for aquarium management (2020-2024) to create aquariums that are safe for both humans and animals and expand the functions of aquariums.The comprehensive plan for aquarium managem
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.13 10:47
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Seoul is recruiting a total of 71,000 new members from February 11 for the voluntary campaign ‘driving mileage’ to reduce fine dust and greenhouse gas emissions.This system was introduced in 2017 by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, which provides up to 70,000 points depending
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.12 10:20
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment announced that it launched an investigation of some of the waste that was illegally exported to the Philippines but was brought into Korea on February 7.In January last year, an illegal export company declared that it would export recyclable plastic s
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.11 09:47
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment announced that it would implement the 3rd pilot project of carbon point system for automobiles with local governments and the Korea Environment Corporation starting this month.The carbon-point system allows drivers up to 100,000 won (carbon point) in
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.08 15:47
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The National Institute of Environmental Research under the Environment Ministry announced the results of a comprehensive analysis on the causes of fine dust (PM2.5) that took place from January 11 to 15.In this case, the "bad" level of concentration lasted for five days from J
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.07 13:23
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will implement the ‘comprehensive plan for safety management of public solar-light power generation facilities’ in order to ensure systematic and safe management of public sunlight generation facilitiesSeoul has continued to in
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.02.07 08:41
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Ministry of Environment published the 2017 water supply statistics that show the current state of Korea's water supply.According to the statistics, the number of tap water users was 52.46 million, and the water supply rate rose by 0.2% from the previous year to 99.1%.The
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.01.31 08:39
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The legal status of the National Fine Dust Information Center is expected to be raised as the severity of fine dust damage is increasing day by day.Rep. Shin Chang-hyun of the Democratic Party of Korea proposed a revision bill to the Special Act on the Reduction and Management o
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.01.30 08:37
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The Minister of Environment announced at the 3rd Forum of Ministers and Environment Authorities of Asia and the Pacific held in Singapore from January 24 that the 4th Forum will be held in Korea in 2020.The Forum, which is hosted by the UNEP, is a preparation meeting for the Asi
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.01.29 08:47
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] Korea and China discussed ways to jointly establish an early warning system for fine dust at the 23rd Korea-China Joint Committee on Environmental Cooperation held on January 23 in Seoul.While continuing to push ahead with seven existing cooperation projects, including research
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.01.28 08:51
-
[The Hwankyung Ilbo] When new buildings are built, extended and remodeled in Seoul, mechanical ventilation system that filters out more than 95 percent of fine dust and eco-friendly condensing boiler that reduces nitrogen oxides must be installed in the future.Seoul notified a 'green building de
English Version
조수빈 리포터
2019.01.25 08:51