Busan is good

Park Heong-joon, Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, Visits the Planned Site of Geumjeongsan National Park with Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment

내용

Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that at 10 a.m. today (October 15), Mayor Park visited the planned site for Geumjeongsan National Park together with Kim Seong-hwan, Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment.

This on-site visit follows recent approvals from both the Central Mountain Management Committee and the Central Urban Planning Committee and was organized to prepare for the final stage — deliberation by the National Park Committee.
During the visit, Busan Metropolitan City and the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment reviewed Geumjeongsan’s ecological and cultural resources and discussed ways to strengthen future cooperation.

The delegation visited Nammun Wetland (located in Geumjeong-gu), known as one of the representative ecological treasures of Geumjeongsan.
They received a briefing from the Korea National Park Service on the mountain’s natural ecosystems and landscape resources as well as cultural assets, and discussed measures for enhancing biodiversity and fostering regional coexistence with related institutions and local civic groups.

Geumjeongsan, forming part of the Nakdong Mountain Range, serves as a key national ecological corridor and is a representative mountain of Busan with its breathtaking natural scenery and abundant ecological and cultural resources.
According to a feasibility study conducted between 2020 and 2021 for its national park designation, Geumjeongsan is home to 1,782 species of wild organisms, including 13 endangered species, and boasts 71 scenic sites and 127 cultural heritage assets, confirming its exceptionally high ecological, scenic, and cultural value.

The initiative to designate Geumjeongsan as a national park began in 2005 with growing public support, and has progressed significantly since June 2019, when Busan Metropolitan City formally proposed the designation to the Ministry of Environment.
Starting in November 2024, the city initiated public review procedures, including resident briefing sessions, public hearings, collection of opinions from local government heads, and consultations with relevant ministries.
Once the deliberation by the National Park Committee is completed, the designation process for Geumjeongsan National Park will be finalized.

Meanwhile, Minister Kim Seong-hwan will also visit Hopo Village in Yangsan and Beomeosa Temple in Busan to hear local opinions regarding the national park designation.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Through this visit, we will further solidify our partnership with the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment to ensure the successful completion of the National Park Committee’s deliberation.
Together with citizens, we will establish a sustainable system for conservation and management, transforming Geumjeongsan into a new urban ecological asset of Busan and Korea’s first leading model of an urban national park.”