Top 10 news topics of KFS in 2016 are selected through a questionnaire survey answered by the general people, media reporters and Korea Forest Service personnel.
1. The 15th World Forestry Congress will be hosted in Seoul, 2021.![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_01.jpg)
2. Gift of forest - public value of forest reaches 126 billion USD.![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_02.jpg)
3. Act on Forest Welfare enters into force : Korean people feel they can get more benefits in this new era of green welfare.![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_03.jpg)
4. Jeongryeongchi (ridge) in Baekdudaegan (the backbone of Korea’s mountain system) which was broken for the last 28 years now has been rehabilitated.![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_04.jpg)
5. A systematic management of Baekdudaegan hiking trails along with a nature rest system will prevent damage to the environment.![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_05.jpg)
6. The age of smart hiking begins in the wake of opening all trekking information. ![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_06.jpg)
7. Korea Forest Service delivers urban forests into people’s hands.![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_07.jpg)
8. The first National Forest Healing Center opens up in Yeongju, Gyeongbuk Province. ![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_08.jpg)
9. People’s Happiness Tree bears a fruit of forest happiness.![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_09.jpg)
10. The construction of the tallest wood building is completed among walls of concrete in Korea.![](http://english.forest.go.kr/images/common/forest_10news_10.jpg)