the future of greenness
Our Mission
The Green Earth team strives to find environmental purpose in gardening and urban farming. Our major focus includes the preservation of natural land ecosystems, sustainable gardening, and public service opportunities that promote a greener, cleaner world.
Why Green Earth?
Thirty-one percent of Earth's land surface is covered by forests. Since 2016, a mean of 28 million hectares of woodland has been cut down for the construction of infrastructure and housing. In other words, a football field-sized land mass of forestry is being destroyed every second of the day.
The decline of nature and expansion of cities tell us that we must find a medium; a medium in which nature can happily coexist with the growing urban population.
The Korean Federation of Environmental Movement (KFEM) had a similar vision a decade ago. The nomination of Seoul City as the setting for the 1988 Winter Olympics had forced the environment near the location to undergo drastic transformations. The banks of the Han River were cemented and the initial features of the river were gone.
However, ten years ago, KFEM ignited a vision to restore the sandy banks of the Han River, bringing it to the state it was in before 1987, the year constructions for the 1988 Olympics took place.
The Korean Federation of Environmental Movement (KFEM) had a similar vision a decade ago. The nomination of Seoul City as the setting for the 1988 Winter Olympics had forced the environment near the location to undergo drastic transformations. The banks of the Han River were cemented and the initial features of the river were gone.
However, ten years ago, KFEM ignited a vision to restore the sandy banks of the Han River, bringing it to the state it was in before 1987, the year constructions for the 1988 Olympics took place.
In Green Earth, our dream is to remind, recover, and restore. We must remind the public of the nature that existed before massive cities and infrastructure were built. We must recover the ecosystems and land that were harmed by the dramatic rise in human activity. Finally, we must gradually restore the environment back to its original state.
CONTRIBUTORS TO 9/5 SUMMIT
Young Choi of the Korean Federation of Environmental Movement
The Korean Federation of Environmental Movement is the Seoul division of a larger association known as, "Friends of the Earth". Its goal is to educate the young generation about the environment and host public service events such as cleanups and urban farms. (Website can be viewed above)
Terri Carter of the American Community Gardening Association
The American Community Gardening Association is a non-profit organization that has been active since 1979 that has been working toward better communities with ornamental gardening, urban forestry, etc. Terri Carter is the education director of the ACGA.
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