Event set for Thursday at Dangsan Neighborhood Park's central plaza, featuring carbon neutrality experiences and promotional booths; climate crisis response information, eco-mileage program and proper waste sorting to be highlighted
Yeongdeungpo-gu (district mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced it will hold a commemorative event for the 31st World Environment Day on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the central plaza of Dangsan Neighborhood Park.
World Environment Day was established in 1972 when the UN declared a collective international commitment to environmental protection. South Korea has observed it as an official national commemorative day since 1996.
Now in its 31st year, the event was organized to reaffirm the importance of environmental protection and to spread a culture of everyday eco-friendly practices among residents.
The event runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is organized around three main components: environmental conservation project promotions, carbon neutrality experiences, and cultural performances — including a magic show and busking — to mark the occasion.
A wide range of hands-on programs open to all residents is on offer. Featured activities include making eco-friendly scrubbers and kitchen soap bars, crafting ocean-gem necklaces and can-tab earth keyrings, creating personalized eco-friendly plant pots, building solar-powered mini cars, and making environmental grip-toks and diffusers. Face painting and caricature drawing will also be available to add to the festival atmosphere.
The district also plans to provide residents with easy-to-understand information on climate crisis responses relevant to daily life. Promotional booths at the venue will cover the district's ongoing initiatives, including air conditioner outdoor unit shade installation, the eco-mileage system, proper waste sorting methods, flood and storm insurance, and eco-friendly pest control projects.
The district has consistently pursued green policies that address welfare and the environment at the same time. Representative programs include providing energy vouchers to low-income households, distributing eco-friendly high-efficiency LED lighting to vulnerable groups, and applying heat-reflective paint (cool-roof treatment) to senior community centers — all aimed at improving the residential environment for vulnerable populations while reducing carbon emissions.
"I hope residents will take this opportunity to reflect once more on the value of the environment and that eco-friendly lifestyle habits — such as reducing single-use items and promoting resource recycling — will spread further," district mayor Choi said. "We will continue to push forward with a range of policies that actively respond to climate change."
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