As an ongoing forest fire has caused significant damage to a relic forest in Abai, Kazakhstan, the Republic of Korea has offered support to rehabilitate the natural landscape in response to the natural disaster, media reports.
During a visit to the country's capital, Seoul, MP Edil Zhanbyrshin expressed admiration for the country's extensive experience in the area of reforestation and expressed a keen interest in applying this expertise to the situation in Kazakhstan. The Vice-President of the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) also expressed readiness to assist in rehabilitating belt forests in the Abai region.
South Korea's track record of planting 11bn trees and restoring 2.5mn hectares of land over the past several decades is not lost on MP Edil Zhanbyrshin, who offered the Korean side the opportunity to share their rich experience with their Kazakhstani counterparts.
The two parties discussed possibly conducting training sessions or extending an invitation to Kazakhstan's citizens to practice and learn from South Korean experts.
Earlier, an ecologist told the Daryo correspondent that forest restoration in the Abai region would require at least 70 years of rehabilitation efforts.
'We should remember that the natural reserve is home to a diverse range of plants and animals, some of which are listed in the red book. Restoring this unique ecosystem will require significant investment and a great deal of time and patience. The restoration process is estimated to take at least 70 years, Aizhan Skakova told Daryo correspondent', Aizhan Skakova said.
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