Yul Choi is a South Korean activist, environmentalist and organizer. He chaired the Korean Anti-Pollution Movement from 1988, and led the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement from 1993. He was awarded the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1994 and the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1995.[1] He is currently a president of the Korea Green Foundation.
Choi-Yul 최열 崔冽 | |
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| President of Korea Green Foundation | |
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| Born | 19 January 1949 Daegu, Republic of Korea |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20120323133626/http://www.choiyul.com/ |
Current Position
edit- President of the Korea Green Foundation
- Co-President of Climate Change Center, Korea Green Foundation
- Festival Director of the Green Film Festival in Seoul
- Co-president of Forestry for Life
Experience
edit- 2002 ~ 2005 : Co-president of Korean Federation for Environmental Movement
- 2000 : Co-chairman of Citizens Alliance for 2000 General Election
- 1998 : Co-president of Forestry for Life Campaign
- 1996 ~ 1998 : Chairman of the Korean Eco-labeling Association
- 1993 ~ 2002 : Established the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement, Secretary General
- 1992 : Head of Korean Nongovernmental Delegates for Rio Earth Summit
- 1988 : Co-Chairman of Korea Anti-pollution Movement Association
- 1982 ~ 1987 :Chairman of Korean Anti-Pollution Organization
Honors and Activities
edit- 2010 : Cultural Ambassador Prize - Green Planet Movie Awards
- 1999 : Worldwatch Magazine’s “World’s 15 Civil Activists” Award
- 1997 : National Recognition in commemoration of World Environmental Day
- 1995 : Goldman Environmental Prize
- 1994 : Global 500 Roll of Honour by UNEP
- 1993 : Seoul Lawyer Association’s “Civil Rights” Award
Publications
edit- 2010 : Study Book of Climate Change
- 2009 : My life with Environmental Actions for 33 years ISBN 9788984985889
- 2007 : Boomerang Effect of Global Warming / Yul Choi’s Stories about Global Warming
- 2002 : Global Environmental Story of Yul Choi 1,2
- 1996 : Everything which is Living is Beautiful.
- 1994(1,2) 1997(3) : Our Environmental Story 1,2,3
- 1988 : Multi-Pollution - A novel
- 1986 : Pollution Map of Korea
References
edit- ^ "Asia 1995. Yul Choi. South Korea. Toxic & Nuclear Contamination". Goldman Environmental Prize. Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
External links
edit- Official website of Choi Yul (in Korean)