Tag: reforestation
S. Korea should prioritize humanitarian aid over military agreement revival
South Korean Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young recently announced his intention to restart inter-Korean dialogue by restoring the Sept. 19, 2018, inter-Korean military agreement....
Hunger trumps trees: N. Koreans uproot state reforestation for food crops
As North Korea's spring tree-planting season reaches its peak, residents in Ryanggang province are removing newly planted trees to grow food crops instead. This...
N. Korea’s ‘Arbor Day paradox’: How tree-planting initiatives are destroying forests
North Korea promoted nationwide tree-planting initiatives for Arbor Day (March 14) as part of a reforestation campaign. However, these efforts damaged forests as people...
Pyongyang faces pushback in gravesite removal efforts
Pyongyang has ordered the removal of graves from hills near downtown as part of reforestation efforts, but the orders are not being fully complied...
Satellite imagery shows North Korea’s disappearing cemeteries
North Korean authorities have recently ordered the removal of burial sites as part of reforestation efforts. A review of satellite imagery shows the destruction...
Many N. Koreans can’t heat homes due to firewood shortage
As North Korea faces a huge drop in temperatures down to 20 degrees Celsius below zero at times, many North Korean families in the...
N. Korea calls on people to actively engage in springtime tree...
North Korea called on its people to actively take part in springtime tree planting as the country marked Tree Planting Day — North Korea’s...
S. Hamgyong Province conducts evaluations of reforestation efforts
South Hamgyong Province’s authorities wrapped up their tree planting activities at the end of March and have conducted evaluations of organizations involved in the...
