Pathway through Gotjawal forest.
Taking a step to the wild
Pathway through Gotjawal forest.
Taking a step to the wild
The benefits and the resources Gotjawal Forest is giving us.
Gotjawal Forest provides us with clean water. When the rain comes, the rainwater goes through the soil of the forest. Then it goes through the basalt and many other layers of the ground. This makes water cleaner as the layers purify the rainwater. There is a company that provides and sells water from Jeju. It is called Samdasoo(삼다수).
2. Gotjawal Forest improves the economy of Jeju. Many visitors. About 3 million people visit the Gotjawal forest every year. People pay money to visit Gotjawal.
3. The Gotjawal absorbs carbon dioxide which is about 41 thousand cars produce. Sadly only 40% of the Fotjawal is investigated and it is being harmed by the golf courses and tourist places. Now, 29.5% of Fotjawal is harmed.
4. Gotjawal is a living history as it preserves artifacts and debris of 4.3 incident which was one of the biggest movement in Jeju and it happened because of ideological battle.
Does tree feel love too?
There are so many wild life and plants growing symbiotically. A government even said that Gotjawal has a natural value with various species. Gotjawal contains a lot of endangered animals.
Infinite green
There are a lot of endangered fishes since Gotjawal is very famous for its untouched and wild forest. If humans keep making the golf course, these fishes are going to disappear.
There are a lot of tourists visiting Gotjawal annually.
(About 2,600 Dollars - 3 Million won)