Environment

Korea's environmental policies and challenges

Yolanta Siu
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Black Fowl Down? Avian Influenza Outbreak Threatens Indigenous Poultry Stock

Visitors approaching the entrance to Yeonsan Ogye Black Chicken Farm in Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, are normally greeted by a particular sight: hundreds of chickens, clad in black, roaming freely about the yard. Since November, however, this is no longer the case. The start of winter in South Korea last

Ben Jackson
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600 Years vs. 17 days: Pyeongchang Olympic Games' Environmental Cost

Before the end of the month, the construction of a downhill ski slope in a remote part of South Korea’s countryside is set to begin, demolishing a centuries-old forest. With little time left to act, environmentalists are urgently searching for ways to halt the project and protect the land.