Boseong-gun, Green Light for Yeojaman National Tidal Flat Wetland Garden Development Project

Sustainable Conservation and Utilization of the World Heritage "Boseong·Suncheon Mudflats"

[Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong County announced that a green light has been turned on for the project as the basic plan service for the ‘Yeoja Bay National Tidal Flat Wetland Garden Creation Project,’ which is being promoted as a priority by Jeollanam-do, has been completed.

According to the county, on the 27th, the "Final Report Meeting on the Establishment of the Basic Plan for the Yeoja Bay National Tidal Flat Wetland Garden Creation Project" was held in Jeollanam-do, attended by Kim Cheol-woo, Governor of Boseong County, Moon Geum-ju, Vice Governor of Jeollanam-do, and other officials and experts, where serious discussions took place.

Kim Cheol-woo, Governor of Boseong County, said, “Through this project, we expect marine conservation and tourism revitalization by restoring the tidal flat environment and ecology of Yeoja Bay, which embraces four cities and counties (Boseong, Suncheon, Yeosu, Goheung), recovering fishery resources, increasing residents’ income, and improving living conditions.”

In particular, he requested the addition of projects such as the installation of observation decks to experience the tidal flat ecology along with research for the sustainable use of tidal flats.

The "Yeoja Bay National Tidal Flat Wetland Garden Creation Project" is a national preliminary feasibility target project promoted by Jeollanam-do with a scale of 218.5 billion KRW. It is scheduled to be applied to the government as a preliminary feasibility study target project in October and to be promoted over five years from 2024 to 2028.

The three main goals of the promotion strategy are healthy tidal flats and seas, ecological and cultural healing hubs, and regional coexistence and development. The detailed projects consist of 13 unit projects, including the Tidal Flat Wetland Garden Center, Blue Carbon Ecological School, and Tidal Flat Conservation and Ecological Trails.

The ‘National Marine Garden’ project is one of the current government’s 120 national tasks, with the Garorim Bay Marine Garden and Homiban Peninsula Marine Garden projects currently being promoted as preliminary feasibility application projects.

Meanwhile, to promote this project, Boseong County planned the master plan for the Yeoja Bay National Tidal Flat Wetland Garden Creation since 2018 and formed a consultative body with Suncheon City in 2020 to promote the project. Through continuous proposals to the government and the National Assembly emphasizing the necessity and rationale of the project, it was selected as the first phase project of Jeollanam-do.

Boseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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