Employees of Hyosung Advanced Materials, jointly with locals and those from the National Institute of Ecology and the Seocheon-gun Ecotourism Council, carried out activities to get rid of ecosystem-disturbing plants and collect ocean trash on Yubudo Island, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do in the afternoon of October 11.

Yubudo Island is known as a destination for ecotourism and is a stopover place for migratory birds (such as long-billed plovers) moving between East Asia and Oceania. It is an island having value for ecological preservation and was registered with UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage in July 2021. Foreign ecosystem-disturbing plants such as bur-cucumbers, Japanese hops, etc. have been said to endanger the lives of local plants. There are also many things polluting the environment like ocean trash including Styrofoam, waste fish nets, etc., which require continued cleaning.

Hyosung Advanced Materials signed an MOU with the National Institute of Ecology in May 2022 to engage jointly in activities designed to enhance biodiversity. In the activity carried out this month, a total of 50-plus people—30-plus locals, 10 employees of Hyosung Advanced Materials, and 10 from said institute—took part. 

The Company and the institute plan to carry out such activity regularly and produce a guidebook for the removal of ecosystem-disturbing plants for more systematic ecosystem management. 

Hyosung Advanced Materials has come to focus on biodiversity preservation and promotion amid the deepening crisis of biodiversity due to climate changes. It has pushed ahead with the program for the restoration of Dysophylla yatabeana, which falls under the category of endangered wild species class-II, since 2022. It is also working with the National Institute of Ecology to form gardens for honey plants for honey bees and protect mountain goats, which are classified as endangered wild species class-I.