Yuhan-Kimberly will showcase its reforestation achievements in Mongolia, where it has planted 13 million trees over the past 23 years, to the international community.
The company announced on July 31 that it will participate in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from August 17 to 28, to share its reforestation results in the Tujinar region.
UNCCD COP17 is a global conference aimed at discussing international cooperation to address desertification, land degradation, and drought. The theme of this year's conference, as announced by the Mongolian government, is 'Restoration of Hope through Land Restoration.' Delegations from 197 countries, along with representatives from international organizations, businesses, and civil society, will attend.
On August 24, Yuhan-Kimberly will participate as a private stakeholder in the '20th Anniversary Forum of the Korea-Mongolia Green Belt,' where it will present its case study on the establishment of the Yuhan-Kimberly Forest in Mongolia's Tujinar region.
Since 2003, Yuhan-Kimberly has collaborated with the Mongolian government, the Peace Forest NGO, and local citizens to plant and nurture over 13 million trees in the Tujinar area, which has been accelerating desertification due to large-scale wildfires. The area transformed into forest spans 3,250 hectares, equivalent to 11 times the size of Yeouido in Seoul.
Jeon Yang-sook, head of Yuhan-Kimberly's Sustainability Management Center, will participate as a panelist in the first session of the business forum, titled 'Leading Change, One Hectare at a Time.' This session will share examples of how corporate and government leaders have connected commitments to land restoration and sustainable land management with measurable outcomes.
Additionally, Yuhan-Kimberly will operate a permanent promotional booth at the conference in collaboration with the Peace Forest NGO. The Korean Pavilion in the Green Zone will showcase exhibition content highlighting the 42-year heritage of the 'Our Mountains, Green and Green' campaign and the achievements of the Tujinar forest project, while the Blue Zone Changwon Initiative booth will spotlight South Korea's efforts to combat desertification.
Previously, Yuhan-Kimberly reported that the Gross Primary Productivity (GPP) of the Yuhan-Kimberly Forest in Mongolia improved from 0.33 kgC/m²/yr in 2003 to 0.70 kgC/m²/yr in 2024, representing an increase of approximately 2.1 times. This key ecological indicator reflects the resilience of the ecosystem, showing how much carbon plants absorb through photosynthesis and how effectively the ecosystem recovers.
A Yuhan-Kimberly corporate social responsibility official stated, 'The efforts made over the past 20 years with numerous stakeholders are recognized as a successful model of public-private cooperation to combat desertification. We aim to strengthen global forest restoration networking and enhance our efforts to respond to the climate crisis through our participation in UNCCD COP17.'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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