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  "id": 3917188,
  "title": "Korea promotes forest diplomacy at UN anti-desertification conference",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/korea-promotes-forest-diplomacy-at-un-anti-desertification-conference-3917188",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T07:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260828/korea-promotes-forest-diplomacy-at-un-anti-desertification-conference"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Forest Service (KFS) delegation led by Director General Lee Kwang-ho participated in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Mongolia, sharing Korea's forest restoration experience and promoting global cooperation to combat desertification. The delegation attended a high-level roundtable on the Peace Forest Initiative, where they discussed cross-border forest cooperation and various approaches to promoting peace. The Peace Forest Initiative, launched in 2019 by the KFS and the UNCCD Secretariat, focuses on the restoration of ecosystems and natural resources in fragile and conflict-affected areas, aiming to build trust and promote peace among neighboring countries and communities through joint environmental restoration projects.",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea promotes forest diplomacy at UN anti-desertification conference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/korea-promotes-forest-diplomacy-at-un-anti-desertification-conference",
        "published": "2026-08-28T07:32:03.000Z"
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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."
}