A policy discussion meeting to protect Geonji Mountain in Deokjin Park in Jeonju will be held at 2 p.m. on the 26th at the 5th floor shared space of Jeonju Yahogyo Education Support Center.

Under the slogan 'City parks belong to everyone, Geonji Mountain to the citizens' this forum aims to explore alternatives to preserve Jeonju's representative city park as a public asset for future generations.

The event is jointly organized by Han Seung-woo and Choi Seo-yeon, Jeonju city council members, the Hosung-dong Joint Emergency Committee for Park Green Apartments, Geonji Mountain Protection Citizen Group, Citizen Action 21, the Jeonbuk Forest of Life Association, Jeonbuk Environmental Movement Union, and the Forest Center for Ecological Education, with the Jeonbuk Environmental Movement Union as the main organizer.

During the forum, the cases of the private park special projects in Daejeon, Gwangju, and Iksan in 2020 will be reviewed, focusing on the issues of the ongoing private special project centered around high-rise apartments in the Geonji Mountain area.

Although Jeonju city announced plans to acquire major sites to preserve parks after the 2020 Park Implementation Plan, controversies have arisen as they proceed with two special projects by 2024.

The keynote presentations will be given by Lee Jung-hyun, Co-Chair of the Jeonbuk Environmental Movement Union, on 'Preservation of Deokjin Park Geonji Mountain and Designation as a National City Park,' and by Lee Kyung-ho, Secretary-General of the Daejeon Environmental Movement Union, on 'Achievements and Limitations of Citizen Deliberation in Daejeon Wolpyeong Park.' These speakers will present ways to ensure publicness and conservation strategies based on the analysis of cases in other regions.

The designated discussion will be chaired by Shin Sang-seop, Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at Woo-seok University, with participation from various experts in urban planning, cultural heritage, and civil society.

Im Hyeong-taek, Co-Chair of the Like Iksan Forum, will discuss the limitations of Iksan's private special project, while Jo Jun-hyuk, Secretary-General of the Blue Road, will introduce Gwangju City's achievements in minimizing development.

Furthermore, Shin Jung-il, a member of the Cultural Heritage Administration, will discuss the strategy for designating Geonji Mountain as a national scenic spot, and Kim Ik-soo, Professor Emeritus at Jeonbuk University, will emphasize the need to preserve Geonji Mountain and Osongje from an ecosystem and biodiversity perspective.

Park Jeong-won, Chairman of the Jeonju Sustainable Development Forum, will analyze the issues of special apartment projects from the perspective of Jeonju City's urban basic plan.

Jeong Hyun-suk, Co-Chair of the Jeonbuk Environmental Movement Union, expressed hope that "Geonji Mountain is a valuable asset connected to the identity of citizens beyond just greenery" and stated, "I hope this forum will serve as an opportunity for Jeonju City to redefine its direction towards a future-oriented green city beyond the controversy of reckless development."