[New Year's greetings] Forest Service Director Kim In-ho: "Mobilizing all-out response to forest disasters"

[Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] Honored citizens, foresters, forestry industry workers, and forestry officials! A hopeful new year of 2026 has dawned. I wish your homes and workplaces be filled with health and happiness. Last year, we experienced unprecedented climate disasters throughout the year, including massive forest fires and landslides. I sincerely apologize and offer words of comfort to the citizens who were affected. I also deeply thank all those who dedicated themselves to disaster response and recovery efforts. The Korea Forest Service has established a vision titled "Forests that save people, people that save forests," with the will to innovate forest disaster response, enhance the social and economic functions of forests, and nurture and conserve forests. Over the past six months since the government began, we have achieved significant results. We have established a comprehensive government-wide "Forest Fire Control Plan" to expand the national resources ...