Green and lucrative: Localities create 'carbon assets' to cut emissions, earn revenue with tradable credits

As demands for carbon neutrality and emissions reductions increase, local governments are jumping into projects to create “carbon assets.” Even cities are also using parks and idle land to cut emissions and secure tradable carbon credits for revenue.

2026-04-11

Forest Service's ambitious tree planting goals for next decade hearken back to 1970s initiatives

The Korea Forest Service will plant 36 million trees across 18,000 hectares (44,478 acres) this year, an initiative tied to the country’s 2035 greenhouse gas reduction target and reminiscent of the large-scale forest greening campaign of the 1970s.

2026-03-08

Ex-Korea Forest Service chief booked on DUI charge after crashing into bus, SUV

Kim In-ho, the former head of the Korea Forest Service who was dismissed after committing an “unlawful act,” was found to have driven his car into a bus carrying 12 people, including the bus driver, while under the influence.

2026-02-22

President dismisses Korea Forest Service chief over 'unlawful'act'

President Lee Jae Myung has dismissed the minister of the Korea Forest Service, Kim In-ho, after he was found to have committed an unlawful act, Lee's office said Saturday, without further elaborating.

2026-02-21

Wildfires erupt in multiple regions Sunday, Korea Forest Service mounts all out emergency response

Wildfires erupted in multiple regions across Korea on Sunday upon dry weather spells combined with gusty winds, leading the Korea Forest Service to engage in an all-out emergency response.

2026-01-25

Farm fire breaks out in South Gyeongsang, contained after four hours

A fire that broke out at a farm shed in Jinju, South Gyeongsang, spread to a nearby wooded hill on Thursday, carried by strong winds. Forestry authorities said the main blaze was brought under control after nearly four hours of firefighting.

2026-01-22

2 foreigners arrested over walking path fire in Seoul Forest Park

Police arrested two foreign nationals on Wednesday for allegedly setting fire to a walking path in Seoul Forest Park in eastern Seoul, according to the Seongdong Police Precinct on Friday.

2025-06-15

Hyundai, Kia team up with Seoul Nat'l University to develop software-defined factory technologies

Hyundai Motor and Kia said Friday they have partnered with Seoul National University's Institute of Advanced Machines and Design to jointly develop core technologies for the company's software-defined factories (SDFs).

2025-05-16

New Jersey forest fire prompts evacuations and closes a major highway

A wildfire burning in New Jersey on Tuesday forced some residents to evacuate and closed a stretch of a major highway.

2025-04-23

Decades after wildfire, a Mongolian pine forest springs back to life

Mongolia's Tujiin Nars National Park features a vast artificial forest, part of a restoration effort to combat desertification.