Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM)
The Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) is a civic environmental organization that takes progressive actions to support core values of life, peace, ecology, and bottom-up participation in harmony with the Earth. It is the largest environmental NGO in South Korea which encompasses 52 regional organizations, 5 specialized institutions, 5 cooperative institutions, and around 80,000 members.
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Green Korea United (GKU)
Founded in 1991, with around 20,000 members nationwide, 4 specialized organizations, and 9 regional organizations, Green Korea United is the second largest environmental NGO in South Korea. GKU acts as an umbrella organization for many smaller green groups and takes root in the idea of co-existence of mankind and nature. Under this vision, they work on realization of respect for life, society of eco-cycle, non-violent peace, and environmental autonomy.
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Green Future Campaign
Although initially established in 1997 for professional research, Green Future Campaign now became more centered on citizens and focuses on educating future generations and finding solutions to create a better environment for future posterity.
They mainly research about water, climate change, fine dust, and ecology from a future perspective, while also holding many sessions for students in Korea so that they can be future environmental leaders.
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Korea Water Forum
The Korea Water Forum aims to strengthen partnerships for international cooperation by, proposing water-related policy and initiating exchanges between various stakeholders as a communication channel to contribute to resolving global water challenges. Partnering with over twelve international water conservation NGOs with similar goals, the group aims to increase international cooperation, refine the Korean water industry, reinforce relationships between federal and local level water initiatives, and educate others about water conservation and other global water challenges. To this extent, initiatives such as the World Water Forum, Korean International Water Week, and the Asia Pacific Youth Parliament for Water have all been instituted through Korea Water Forum in their efforts to achieve sustainable development goals and provide sensible and effective solutions to global water issues.
***Categories: Individuals, Communities, Conservation, Sustainable Development
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