Korea Forest Service wins commendation from Guatemalan Minister of Forestry

[Forestry and Fisheries News=Reporter Park Se-jun] The Korea Forestry Promotion Institute (KFP), a public institution under the Korea Forest Service, received recognition for its achievements in the Korea-Guatemala international forestry cooperation Official Development Assistance (ODA) project and was awarded a commendation from the Guatemalan Minister of Forestry on the 4th. Since last year, the KFP has been cooperating with the Guatemalan Forestry Service to carry out forest restoration in Guatemala. In particular, in collaboration with three local governments in the department of Jalapa, the KFP established three nurseries that introduced container seedlings and automatic irrigation systems, producing approximately 200,000 seedlings annually, and in cooperation with local residents, restored over 2.5 million hectares of forest. Additionally, the project included transferring technology for forest monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles and training and capacity building through the invitation of Korean experts.