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Environment & Animals

Sun, November 28, 2021 | 13:52

Protest against plastic products

Activists from Greenpeace Korea show a model of a fish that died after swallowing plastic waste, in front of Lotte Chilsung's headquarters in Seoul, Thursday, during a protest calling on companies to join the effort to reduce the use of plastic. According to a report issued Nov. 17 by the group, 78.1 percent of the country's plastic waste was food packaging thrown away by hou...

2021-11-25 16:41

Seoul City cuts budget for fight against climate crisis

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon has vowed to make the capital become a carbon-neutral city that achieves net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and said the city government will exert all efforts to achieve the goal. However, the Seoul Metropolitan Government has slashed a large portion of its 2022 budget for environmental protection and its fight against climate change.

2021-11-23 13:01

Fine dust-covered capital

Fine dust blankets central Seoul, Sunday, with an electronic board showing a message that emergency measures to reduce fine dust were in place, and advising residents to wear face masks and use public transportation. An ultrafine dust advisory has been issued for Seoul and western parts of the country since Friday, although the dust is expected to be washed away by rain, Mond...

2021-11-21 16:47

Korea reports additional highly pathogenic bird flu case

South Korea confirmed another case of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a local duck farm in the southwestern region, the sixth of its kind this season, the agriculture ministry said Saturday.

2021-11-20 15:30

Fine dust blankets much of South Korea

A choking pall of fine dust plagued much of South Korea, Saturday, prompting the authorities to urge vulnerable people to stay indoors.

2021-11-20 14:22

Cafes, restaurants to be banned from using disposable items under revised law

Cafes and restaurants will be banned from using disposable products at stores starting next year to reduce plastic waste spiking amid the pandemic, the environment ministry said Friday.

2021-11-19 17:00

78% of domestic plastic waste comes from food packaging: survey

More than seven out of 10 pieces of plastic thrown away by households is food packaging, and the amount of household plastic waste has been increasing, as people have been spending more time at home amid the prolonged pandemic, according to a recent report by Greenpeace Korea. Greenpeace Korea presented, Wednesday, its survey of 2,671 people from 841 households about domestic...

2021-11-17 17:01

State-run agency opens protection facility for endangered animals

A state-run agency has opened a facility to protect endangered animals. The National Institute of Ecology (NIE) said Sunday that the CITES Animal Shelter, located in the NIE's compound in Seocheon County, South Chungcheong Province, recently started caring for endangered animals that were either abandoned by their owners or confiscated after being smuggled into Korea.

2021-11-14 12:42

South Korea, IAEA hold talks on North Korean nukes, Fukushima water release

South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held high-level talks Friday to discuss North Korea's nuclear program, Japan's planned disposal of radioactive contaminated water and other issues, the foreign ministry said.

2021-11-12 22:35

2.1 magnitude quake hits southeastern city of Pohang: KMA

A 2.1 magnitude earthquake struck the southeastern city of Pohang early Friday but is not expected to cause any damage, the state weather agency said

2021-11-12 13:16

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