Mercedes Benz Social Contribution Committee to Create 7th 'Green Plus Urban Forest' in Boramae Park, Seoul
May 30, 2025
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This urban forest is the seventh case created by the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee as part of the "Green Plus Urban Forest Project" signed with the Seoul Metropolitan Government in 2022. The Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee has been participating in the "Seoul International Garden Fair" since 2024 to continue creating urban forests, and last year, a total of 5,520 shrubs and trees were planted in Ttukseom Hangang Park.
This year, it also participated in the Seoul International Garden Fair and created a new Green Plus Urban Forest in Boramae Park with a size of about 1,200㎡. A total of 3,127 trees contributing to carbon reduction, including flowering cherry trees, high-light trees, and early-pop trees, were planted in the urban forest, and a shelter space was set up in the center so that citizens could rest in nature.
More than 300 people attended the opening ceremony of the Seoul International Garden Fair on the 22nd, including Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, Mathias Vaitl chairman of Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee, Lee Hoon-kyu, chairman of the Children and Future Foundation, and officials from companies and institutions participating in the garden fair, local government officials, garden writers and citizens to celebrate the opening of the event together.
Mercedes-Benz, chairman of the Social Contribution Committee Mathias Vaitl, said, "We are happy to cooperate with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to expand green space in the city center and provide meaningful shelter to citizens in busy daily life through urban forests. We will continue to lead the green transition with practical activities that can contribute to carbon neutrality."
Meanwhile, since the launch of the Green Plus Urban Forest Project, the Mercedes-Benz Social Contribution Committee has created a total of seven urban forests to Boramae Park, including Guro Cheonwang Neighborhood Park and Surrey Pool Urban Nature Park Trail.
In addition, 1 billion won and 500 million won were raised to restore forests damaged by large forest fires on the east coast in 2022 and Gyeongsang-do in 2025, respectively, and a total of 10,000 trees were planted in Gangneung and Uljin-gun, which were heavily damaged by forest fires.
As a result, a total of more than 27,000 trees have been planted since the launch of the carbon-neutral climate action practice program Green Plus, and it is estimated that it has achieved a carbon reduction effect of about 67,500 tons per year.
Editor Song Moon-cheol mc.song@carguy.kr
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
