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  "id": 17762613,
  "title": "Korea Forest Service Recognized in CBD COP17 Decision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/korea-forest-service-recognized-in-cbd-cop17-decision",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:34:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BusinessKorea",
    "slug": "businesskorea",
    "url": "https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=280208"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Forest Service (KFS) has been recognized by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP17 decision for its significant contributions to forest biodiversity enhancement through the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI). This recognition, adopted at the conference held in Yerevan, Armenia, from October 19 to 30, highlights the Republic of Korea's role as a key contributor to global efforts to combat forest degradation and achieve biodiversity targets by 2030. The FERI, proposed by the KFS at CBD COP12 in 2014, has supported developing countries in formulating forest restoration plans, promoting technical cooperation, and strengthening capacity. Over the past decade, FERI has played an important role in achieving the objectives of the CBD, contributing to the restoration of a total of 925 hectares (ha) of forest across 12 countries. LEE Hyunju, Acting Director General of the International Affairs Bureau of the KFS, emphasized the Republic of Korea's leadership in enhancing biodiversity through forest restoration and the KFS's commitment to expanding international forest cooperation and supporting efforts to achieve the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) targets by 2030.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}