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A group of conservationists in the U.S. posted an ad containing messages toward South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye on the New York Times on Tuesday.The ad was produced by Protect the Palisades, wh...
Updated : 2013.05.09 13:02
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Korea, China and Japan agreed Monday to launch a regular tripartite policy dialogue to tackle air pollution including harmful particulate matters smaller than 10 micrometers and 2.5 micrometers.At the...
Updated : 2013.05.06 19:49
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The government will establish an inter-ministry task force to better orchestrate its plans for cutting greenhouse gases and achieve reduction goals more effectively, officials said Friday.The consultative body involving environment, finance and other related ministries will play a role as ...
Updated : 2013.05.03 21:05
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A global carbon emissions watchdog called for the Korean government to go ahead with its plan to introduce a cap and trade system in 2015, despite opposition from businesses and a deepening gloom over...
Updated : 2013.05.02 20:20
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Korea, China and Japan will pledge joint efforts at an annual trilateral meeting to reduce the environmental impact of air pollution and tackle climate change issues in the Northeast Asia region.The Ministry of Environment said Thursday that Environment Minister Yoon Seong-kyu would sugges...
Updated : 2013.05.02 20:20
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JOHANNESBURG (AFP) ― The cheetah, the world’s fastest land animal, survived mass extinction during the last ice age 10,000 years ago.But it has taken just the last few decades for man to place the h...
Updated : 2013.05.02 20:19
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In 2000, a stifling heat blanketed many parts of Korea for months, triggering severe water shortages especially in rural areas and islands.The prolonged drought had put top water expert Han Moo-young ...
Updated : 2013.04.15 20:47
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Seoul was affected by higher levels of harmful fine particles in the air than other metropolitan cities around the world last year, according to the Ministry of Environment. The ministry said the average concentration of PM2.5 in the air, solid or liquid particles less than 2.5 micrometers...
Updated : 2013.04.08 20:14
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Seoulites may spend more than half the year sweating in the summer heat during the last decade of this century, according to a forecast by the Korea Meteorological Administration, the nation’s weathe...
Updated : 2013.04.01 20:03
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The Education Ministry said Thursday it would introduce a “test-free semester” in all middle schools to ease the burden of school tests and motivate young students to focusing on career planning.As ...
Updated : 2013.03.28 20:59
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SEJONG CITY ― Environment Minister Yoon Seong-kyu has pledged to step up policy coordination and communication across government branches in tackling environmental challenges and pushing sustainable ...
Updated : 2013.03.28 20:54
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Korea is often recognized for its fast economic growth over the past decades but it is also an unprecedented model example in forest recovery, an achievement which should be actively promoted in the g...
Updated : 2013.03.21 19:42
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One-third of the earth’s ecosystem consists of forests. And in order to maintain sustainable and harmonious growth, humankind should learn how not to intrude upon their share of the earth, said an of...
Updated : 2013.03.21 19:42
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Forestation is important to every country, as green spaces give people a number of benefits, such as clean air, food and medicinal resources, and increased biodiversity, as well as carbon dioxide abso...
Updated : 2013.03.21 19:41
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SEOUL -- Global warming has made winter up to 14 days shorter on the Korean Peninsula over the past three decades, weather officials said Sunday.The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said it recently analyzed the duration of seasons in 10 spots across the country and found that the...
Updated : 2013.03.17 15:06
