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Pungcheon-ri, Hongcheon, South Korea
680 Cries of Resistance
Residents have spent more than seven years defending their village and pine forest from a pumped-storage power plant.
110,000 Pine Trees
Could Be Lost
- 🌲A Korea Forest Service Top 100 Forest at risk
- 📐1,800 hectares of pine nut forest
- 🦌Habitat for goral, black woodpecker, and otter
- ⛏️About 153 hectares threatened by permanent damage
Elderly Residents Now Face Criminal Charges
In July 2024, residents confronted police at Hongcheon County Hall. Seven villagers aged 60 to 80 were indicted.
People who never harmed anyone in their lives are being punished for trying to defend their land.
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The struggle in Pungcheon-ri belongs to everyone who cares about forests and communities.
Timeline
Pungcheon-ri Timeline
From 2019 to 2026: development was pushed ahead, and resistance never stopped.
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