On the 16th, Jeollabuk Special Self-Governing Province announced that it was selected as the top institution in the 'Sharing Forest and Sharing Path Integrated Management Division' in the 'Green Infrastructure Post-Monitoring Evaluation' conducted by the Korea Forest Welfare Promotion Institute. Three creation sites in Wanju County and Buan County also received excellent and encouragement evaluations, resulting in a total of four award-winning achievements in this evaluation for Jeollabuk Province.

This evaluation comprehensively checked the operation and management levels of the Sharing Forest and Barrier-Free Sharing Paths created with green funds from 2020 to 2024. Recognized for its systematic post-management capabilities at the metropolitan level, Jeollabuk Province was awarded the top prize in the 'Sharing Forest and Sharing Path Integrated Management Division' for its forest resources.

In the evaluations at the city and county levels, the Wanju County Office's Forest Greening Department received an excellent award for the 'Isanmo Resource Sharing Forest', and the Buan County Office's Forest Resources Department received an excellent award for the 'Seorim Park Barrier-Free Sharing Path'. In the evaluation of the creation target sites, Wanju County's Isanmo Resource received an encouragement award, acknowledging its on-site management achievements.

The Barrier-Free Sharing Path is a green welfare project that improves the living environment so that transportation-disadvantaged and vulnerable groups can use the forest without inconvenience, focusing on enhancing accessibility for social minorities.

Meanwhile, Jeollabuk Province secured 2.644 billion won in the 2026 green fund public offering project to promote three new creation projects in Jeonju, Iksan, and Sunchang: 'Shinseong Nursing Home Sharing Forest', 'Healing Forest Barrier-Free Sharing Path', and 'Daedongsan Barrier-Free Sharing Path'. Through this, the foundation of green welfare contributing to improving the living environment for vulnerable groups and enhancing accessibility for pedestrians is expected to expand further.