The Korea Foundation and Future Forest organized the 2018 Korea-China Green Corps program in Xi’an, Inner Mongolia and Beijing, China from November 5–11, 2018. Representing the two countries’ youths, 100 young Korean and Chinese people participated in the program designed to prevent desertification through forestation activities and promote mutual understanding through exchange activities.

China’s Kubuqi Desert, where the recent forestation activities took place, is a major source of hwangsa or yellow dust. About 40 percent of yellow dust blown into Korea is reported to originate in the Kubuqi. The desert has thus been targeted by numerous Korean organizations, including the Korea Foundation and Future Forest with their latest project. A total of 10.5 million trees have been planted in the Kubuqi as of this year, reportedly covering between 1–5 percent of the desert’s total area.

After participating in Northeast Asian environmental protection activities through forestation and trekking through the desert, the two countries’ youths moved to Beijing to continue exchange activities aimed at deepening their friendship.