[The Hwankyung Ilbo] The National Forest Research Institute (Director Park Hyun) of the Korea Forest Service announced that it held the "Book Forest Forum" on July 28 to establish a policy on managing the resources and landscape of the island forests.

Academics and related organizations, including the Korea Book Institute, the Korea Island Foundation, the National Ecological Foundation, and the Forest of Life, attended the forum to secure the resources and sustainability of one of Korea's three ecological axes, and to pass on vegetation and landscape resources to future generations.

The forum was headed by Dr. Lee Joong-hyo (National Ecology Institute), and the topics were presented and discussed by book experts Kim Jae-eun (Mokpo University Book and Culture Research Institute), Professor Kim Dae-soo (Daejeon National University of Science and Technology), and Dr. Kim Seok-kwon (Forest of Life). 

Although the video was conducted to prevent Covid-19, many people attended to show interest in and passion for book forests, and various discussions and conversations focused on establishing forest resources and landscape management strategies to secure the sustainability of books and book forests.

The main contents discussed on this day were the use and management of island forests through land use and vegetation patch management, the characteristics of island forests scenery, the resource management and conservation strategy of island forests, and in-depth opinions were exchanged. 

Lee Im-kyun, director of the Nandae and Subtropical Forest Research Institute at the National Forest Research Institute said, "It is important to protect the ecosystem of island forests to secure the possibility of development of precious books and create stable settlement conditions for residents."

"We will seek various ways with related local governments and national institutions to gather opinions from stakeholders such as islanders, library-related universities, and book forests experts and help the islanders live." he said.