Peace & Green Boat kicks off 10th voyage

2017-08-16

The Peace & Green Boat embarks on its 10th voyage from July 29 to August 5. The annual cruise tour program jointly run by the Korea Green Foundation and Japanese non-profit Peace Boat, offers a unique opportunity for the two countries’ citize..

Fine dust-themed concert marks 5th anniversary of Eco Children’s Center

2017-07-04

    The Eco Children’s Center staged a themed music concert to mark its 5th anniversary. This year's theme was "Miracle of June Free from Fine Dust" highlighting the growing health and environmental hazards from particulate matter pol..

‘Stop Fine Dust! Go Eco Market!’

2017-07-04

  The Korea Green Foundation commemorated World Environment Day with an environmental street festival in Seoul on June 3. The “Stop Fine Dust! Go Eco Market!” festival was held on a car-free street in Shinchon which is frequented by peopl..

Clean water from rain: Rainwater harvesting facility installed in Indonesian school

2017-07-04

  Students, teachers and project staff celebrated the completion of a rainwater harvesting and utilization system at SMPN 112 Pejagalan, a junior high school, in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 18. It was built by the Korea Green Foundation and..

Green Film Festival, a time for soul searching

2017-07-04

  The 14th Green Film Festival in Seoul was held for a week from May 18. Media freedom took center stage at the start of the festival. Its opening film was “The City of Ghosts,” a documentary about the fight of citizen journalists in a ci..

Foundation President Choi Yul sues Korean, Chinese governments over fine dust

2017-07-04

A survey in March showed Seoul had the second highest air pollutant concentration in the world. In the first quarter of this year, 130 fine dust and ultrafine dust advisories were issued, nearly double those issued in the same period last year. ..

14th Green Film Festival in Seoul unveiled in news conference

2017-07-04

    The Organizing Committee of the Green Film Festival in Seoul held a news conference on April 19 introducing this year’s lineup of 55 films from 21 countries. Eco Friends Shin Hyun-bin and Jun Suk-ho attended the event. ..

Eco Moms' Lounge launched for would-be moms

2017-03-31

(Photo) Participants untie wrap belts at the eco-moms’ lounge.   The Korea Green Foundation held a ceremony to launch the first Eco Moms’ Lounge, a private, eco-friendly rest place for would-be moms, on the third floor of the Yeongde..

Green Film Festival finalizes flower-themed poster

2017-03-31

The official poster for the 14th Green Film Festival in Seoul (GFFIS) organized by the Korea Green Foundation has been finalized.   The new poster accentuates the event's subject and identity while maintaining design consistency with pr..

14 eco-tour guides start work to show charms of Sundarbans, Bangladesh

2017-02-27

(photo) Eco-tour guides in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh   Fourteen eco-tour guides have started work in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh, after completing a training course provided by the Eco Village Project team from the Korea Green Found..