Yanggu Stakeholder Workshop and Excursions, June 13-19, 2010
A workshop sponsored by:
Kangwon National University (KNU), Chuncheon, South Korea
Research Institute for Gangwon, Chuncheon, South Korea
Center of Ecology and Environmental Research, Bayreuth, Germany
Hanns-Seidel Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
In cooperation with:
Korean Forest Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
Stakeholder workshop at KCP hotel, Yanggu
Program
June 13 Arrival of
Pre-workshop Excursions / Background preparation
June 14
8:30 Departure from Chuncheon
10:30 - 12:00 Arrival in Jaunri and field tour guided by Mr. Jaesung Eum. Stops at water quality measurement sites and viewing point over the watershed. Some brief explanation on agriculture and research activities by Mr. Eum
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch at local restaurant
13:30 - 14:00 Move to Long-Term Ecological Research Site at Mt. Gyebong (deciduous forest site)
14:00 - 15:30 Field tour guided by Dr. Jonghwan Lim in KFRI. A brief introduction on the LTER activities will be given by Dr. Jonghwan Lim
15:30 - 17:30 Move to accommodation place near by Mt. Jumbong
17:30 Dinner (Korean Pork Barbecue)
June 15
8:00 Breakfast and preparing lunch boxes
9:00 Start hiking to Mt. Jumbong
around 700 meters)
10:30 Stop by a field site of Prof. Kang's PhD research
12:00 Climbing up to the main ridge and lunch
13:30 Top of Mt. Jumbong (1424 meters), sightseeing of one of the most
beautiful sceneries in Korea
15:00 Stop by a Seoraegul Buddhist temple and chat with Monk Sungil
18:00 Arrival in KCP hotel in Yanggu
June 16 Integrated Development and Resource Management in the
(Presented in Korean with English translation available via head sets)
10:00-10:10 Welcome address –
10:10-10:20 Sinkyu Kang (Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Science,
A synopsis of TERRECO Korean-German collaborative research project
10:20-10:50 Kim Gwang-Sam (Deputy Director for Water Quality Conservation in the Pure Water Conservation Division at Gangwon Provincial Office)
Management strategies for non-point-source pollutants in Soyang drainage basin
10:50-11:20 Kim Dae-young (Vice County Governour in Yanggu)
Comprehensive development plans for Yanggu county
11:20-11:50 Jun Man-Sik (Committee member for the Research Institute for Gwangwon)
Strategies for equity in water resource management and usage
11:50-13:30 Lunch (KCP Hotel)
13:30-14:00 Ha Sang-Kwon (Senior Scientist in the Soil & Fertilizer Management Division at the
The present and future of highland crop agriculture
14:00-14:30 Yun Jong-Cheon (Director for Agricultural
County)
Environmentally-friendly agriculture strategies in Haean basin
14:30-15:00 Kim Bomchul (Professor in Department of Environmental Science at
Mitigation strategies of turbid water in Soyang drainage basin (ECOSTAR)
15:00-15:20 Coffee Break
15:20-15:50 Goo Bon-Gil (President at the
15:50-16:20 John Tenhunen (Professor at Department of Plant Ecology,
The TERRECO approach to sustainable regional resource management
16:20-16:50 Bernhard Seliger (Researcher at the Hanns-Seidel Stiftung)
Korean and German cooperation for regional development in the border region
16:50-17:30 Discussion
17:30 Welcome dinner
Post-workshop Excursions
Integrated rural development in the border region: Dr. B. Seliger (Hanns Seidel Foundation)
June 17
8.30 Start of participants from Yanggu to Haean
9.10 Briefing at the field sites (prepared by students, researchers)
“Field research sites of the Terreco project 2010”
(including visit to Eulji Observatory)
11.40 Transfer to Yanggu
12.15 Lunch in Yanggu
13.15 Transfer to the Peace Dam
14.00 Short Briefing at Peace Dam
“The Peace Dam and its political and historical background”
Visit of the Peace Dam exhibition
Short briefing at the Korea Water corporation
“Sustainable water management in the border area”
15.15 Transfer to Hwacheon
16.00 Visit to the
“River restoration, water quality and the future of the Korean otter”
17.30 Return to Haean
19.00 “Oberfranken-Evening” (sponsored by Hanns-Seidel-Foundation)
Place: Punchbowl Guest House
June 18
9.00 Start of student participants from Haean to Yanggu
9.40 Start in Yanggu, Hotel
10.30 Arrival at Yongneup wetland (border of Yanggu/ Inje, Ramsar site)
Briefing
“Yongneup as an important highland moor in the border area, its ecological importance and prospects for eco-tourism”
Tour of the region
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Transfer to Goseong-gun
15.30 Arrival at the DMZ observatory
Briefing at the observatory
“Goseong from the Korean War to a center of inter-Korean cooperation”
16.30 Guided tour of the DMZ museum
18.00 Dinner
19.00 Check-in Kumgangsan Condominium
June 19
09.00 Start to Hwajinpo
09.30 Tour of the Goseong-gun eco-trail
11.00 Short briefing at Hwajinpo lagoon
“Ecology of East Coast lagoons and human activity”
11.30 Transfer to Seonjiho lagoon
Briefing
“East Coast lagoons as important resting areas on the Asian-Pacific migratory bird flyway”
Visit of the Korea Deep Sea Water Corporation
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Visit to Hwaamsa (Seoraksan mountains)
15.00 Transfer to Yanggu or
