Hyundai Steel announced on the 22nd that it will implement the 'I am also a Citizen Scientist' program for youth in Dangjin-si, Chungnam.
Hyundai Steel stated, "In collaboration with World Vision and the Korea Ecotourism Association, we selected 20 students from 4th grade elementary to middle school residing in Dangjin," adding, "This program was planned with the purpose of investigating various ecological resources and raising interest in biodiversity conservation through this."
The 20 students, who were publicly recruited through local media and online applications, held an inauguration ceremony on the 20th and will be active until June 16. The students will visit sites such as Eumseom Port and Dangjin Stream to conduct ecological surveys.
Starting this year, Hyundai Steel launched the 'Endangered Species Conservation Project,' involving local citizens, employees, and environmental and ecological expert organizations. Environmental groups in the Dangjin area, including the Dangjin Environmental Movement Federation, Dangjin Sustainable Development Council, Ecological Environmental Education Research Institute Pulssi, and Our Seed Research Institute, are participating.
A Hyundai Steel official said, "We will continue to promote various projects to conserve biodiversity in the areas where our business sites are located."
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