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ⓒ Jungi Nam
Primeval forests, preserved for 500 years since the
Chosun Dynasty, are now being threatened for only 3
days of skiing at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
500 Years vs 3 Days
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Gariwang Mountain has the highest classification for
environmental preservation according to the Ministry of
Environment.
Primordial forests practically untouched by human hands.
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The Office of Forestry designated Mt. Gariwang as a “Forest
Genetic Resource Reserve” due to its rare species.
Development of this area is strictly prohibited for both private
and governmental projects.
In June of 2013, the Office of Forestry
announced its decision to make 78 hectares of
this preservation area open to development for
the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
60,000 VS 181
58,000 trees will be cut down to
create ski slopes, according to
the environmental assessment.
Only181 trees will be planted as
part of the Gangwon
governments plan to “restore”
the local environment after the
Olympics.
ⓒYounghoon Park
Currently, 65 trees have been identified in the environmental assessment report
as “giant” and/or “ancient”.
A 2-year investigation by Good Friends of Nature Korea, an environmental
NGO, found 188 pine trees, Betulas, and Mongolian oaks with a diameter of
more than 50 cm.
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Vs plants in IUCN Red list inhabit at the mountain: Critically Endangered Species(CR); Allium microdictyon, Endangered Species(EN);Oplopanax elatus, Eleutherococcus senticosus, Vulnerable Species(VU) Thuja koraiensis, Leontice microrhyncha, Bupleurum falcatum, Paeonia japonica, Clintonia udensis, Codonopsis pilosula, Taxus cuspidata, Iris odaesanensis, Least Concerned Species(LC)Streptopus ovalis, Syringa wolfii, Rodgersia podophylla, Lysimachia coreana, Syringa patula, Viola diamantiaca, Lilium distichum , Celtis choseniana
And the most of IUCN Red list species in Mt. Gariwangsan related endemic species of Korea.
Rules of FIS-SKI vs Rules of FIS-SKI
Choi Moon Soon, Governor of Gangwon Province, wrote on his blog on
September 22, 2014: “I am aware that many people are worried by the
construction of the downhill ski slope at Mt. Gariwang for the 2018
Pyongchang Winter Olympics. I understand and empathize thoroughly.
I am also concerned, but there is no alternative.”
ICR provision 7.6.2 from the FIS Rules
706.2.1 Downhill in Two Runs
If the topography of a country does not permit a Downhill
with the required vertical drop as stated in the ICR, a
Downhill in two runs can be organised.
701.1.1 Men's Courses For Olympic Winter Games, FIS
World Ski Championships and FIS World Cups: 800 m
(in exceptional cases 750 m) – 1100 m
These two provisions clearly show that Mt. Gariwang is
not the only way to satisfy the requirements of the FIS.
The 2 RUN provision can be applied or the 50 m
structural supplement can be applied to an already
existing ski ground in Gangwon Province with a vertical
drop of 700 m.
ⓒYounghoon Park
On August 22nd, environmental activists reported illegal
deforestation sites on Mt. Gariwang. The deforestation was
stopped at that point, but legal deforestation is imminent.
In 1998, Nagano, Japan negotiated with IOC on
stadiums for environmental problems, until leaving one
year for Winter Olympics.
As a result, competitions were held using structural
supplements on existing ski facilities.
ⓒ김보은
Germany refused to host the Winter Olympics due to local
opposition; “Nolympia” opposed the Winter Olympics over
concerns about the long term consequences that the
Games would create in the local economy.
There are four years left until the
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
Let's save Gariwang Mountain together! Let's stand up for the forest! Publisher: Green Korea United
Contact: In-Chul Hwang
Tel: +82-70-7438-8523
Email: [email protected]