Korea National Arboretum and Garden Management Agency Wins Excellence Award at Climate and Environment Short-form Video Contest

The Korea National Arboretum and Garden Management Agency announced on the 19th that it had received the Excellence Award in the "2025 Climate and Environment Short-form Video Contest."

The contest, themed "A One-Minute Message to Restore the Earth's 1°C," was hosted by the Korea Communications Commission and the Ministry of Environment, and organized by the Ulsan Audience Media Center of the Korea Foundation for Audience and Media and the Korea Environment Institute.

Thumbnail of the Excellence Award-winning work in the "2025 Climate and Environment Short-form Video Contest." Provided by Korea National Arboretum and Garden Management Corporation

The agency submitted the work "Last Chance: Earth Guardian from 2525," which was completed through a collaboration between Lee Chaemyoung, Assistant Manager of the External Cooperation Office, Yoon Yunseo, Assistant Manager at the Sejong Audience Media Center, and Kim Sujeong, Byun Eunsam, and Yoo Hanseok, Assistant Managers at the Korea Transport Institute.

This work tells a lively story of a time traveler from the future who, within 45 seconds, stops everyday "ESG villains" and helps people practice a sustainable day. It has been praised for allowing viewers to intuitively understand the importance of responding to the climate crisis.

Lee and the team produced the work as part of the "Promotional Video Production Training Course (Sejong Audience Media Center)" conducted by the Sejong Regional Public Institution Public Relations Council (SEGONGHYEOP).

SEGONGHYEOP's member organizations include the Sejong City Government (Chair), Sejong City Council, Sejong City Office of Education, Sejong Police Agency, Korea Foundation for Audience and Media (Sejong Audience Media Center), National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Korea Transport Institute, Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, and the Korea National Arboretum and Garden Management Agency (secretariat).

Lee emphasized, "I wanted to convey to the public the significance of actions that 'we,' living in the present, can take from the perspective of future generations," adding, "Although the work was produced as a short video, it clearly delivers the message that 'small actions can lead to big changes.'"

Cho Yangsu, Director of the External Cooperation Office at the agency, stated, "It is significant that this video, produced through the collaboration of public institutions in the Sejong region, has been recognized as a model case of ESG practice," and added, "The agency will continue to discover and promote content that enables the public to directly participate in responding to the climate crisis."

Meanwhile, the agency operates the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum (Bonghwa, North Gyeongsang Province), Sejong National Arboretum (Sejong City), Korea National Arboretum of Native Plants (Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province), and National Garden Culture Center (Damyang, South Jeolla Province).

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