Side Event
FORUM ON ESTABLISHING NORTHEAST ASIA ECO-BELT VIA CONNECTING BAEKDUDAEGAN MOUNTAIN RANGE ECOSYSTEMS
Organizer
Korean Council for Biological Diversity
Date and Time
9 October 2014 13:15 - 14:45
Meeting
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
The European Green Belt initiative epitomizes a successful international cooperative project that utilized the DMZ and connected eco-networks along borders as part of efforts to preserve ecosystems in Europe after German reunification. The forum proposes to establish a Northeast Asian Eco-belt along the DMZ via connecting Baekdudaegan ecosystems on the Korean peninsula.