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Nature Conservation and Peaceful Reconciliation of North and South Korea

The island of Songdo, seat of numerous international organizations, is home to many long-standing partners of the Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) in Korea. On May 25 Dr. Bernhard Seliger, representative of HSF in Korea, Felix Glenk and Isabelle Winter from HSF visited Songo to discuss with the partners current and future cooperations.

First, they visited the George Mason University Korea (GMU) to talk with Prof. Dr. Roland Wilson, Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor at the School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution of GMU Korea, about future cooperation. Prof. Wilson first gave a detailed insight into the possibilities of the undergraduate program of the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Both sides agreed to work together in the future in workshops, conferences, mediations or exchange of interns, with the aim of combining peaceful conflict resolution in theory and practice. 

 

Furthermore, Dr. Bernhard Seliger and Doug Watkins, Chief Executive of the EAAFP Secretariat, exchanged views on the current development of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. 90 percent of Korea's birds are migratory birds and especially the North Korean Wadden Sea areas and lagoons have become extremely important retreat areas for migratory birds due to the faster economic development of China and South Korea. Both sides agreed to continue working closely together to achieve better nature conservation despite sanctions and political confrontation with North Korean partners. 

Discussions were held with the independent evaluation unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund on cooperation in involving North Korea in GCF programmes. For this purpose, a Virtual Talk will take place on May 28th, with Dr. Bernhard Seliger from the HSF and Doug Watkins from the EAAFP participating.

The business trip was concluded with a visit to the Namdong Reservoir and the Gojan/Songdo Wetlands with the GCF and EAAFP staff.

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