Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province announced that the forest cultural event 'Forest Experience for Everyone - Hyu (Rest) Restaurant' held at the Demisam Nature Recreation Forest in Jinan on the 20th ended successfully with a great response from participants, including the hearing-impaired.

The event, organized by the National Nature Recreation Forest Management Office and with the cooperation of the Jeonbuk Province Forest Environment Research Institute, saw the participation of around 40 hearing-impaired individuals. They enjoyed making healthy food and drinks with domestic forest products and experiencing the forest using all their senses.

The event venue was equipped with sign language interpreters and visual materials to create a communication-friendly environment for the hearing-impaired. Participants shared a time of relaxation and communication in nature through the 'Forest Dining Table' program.

Song Gyeong-ho, the director of the Forest Environment Research Institute, stated, "This event marks the starting point of inclusive forest welfare," and expressed, "We will continue to expand forest cultural events for people with disabilities and vulnerable groups so that everyone can benefit from the forest."

Jeonbuk Province plans to continuously expand various tailored forest welfare programs to realize a 'people-centered forest policy' in the future.