Make Peace with Nature - turn DMZ into wildlife heaven

  The leaders of 2 Koreas met on Apr 27 at DMZ, the border. They seem to have had a good time, shook hands with friendship and together planted a memorial tree next to demarcation line.

The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a buffer area between 2 Koreas established after Korean War in 1953. It is about 249 km long and 4 km wide.

  Because of the limited human intervention in the DMZ and surrounding areas over the past 50 years, many wildlife species and plants have become established in the region, including endangered species.

  Since recent years, individual environmentalists and NGOs mainly from South Korea has conducted research and field surveys to determine the ecological value of these areas, especially in terms of biodiversity. They aim to establish a Nature Reserve in the area after Unification of 2 Koreas.