Doosan Fuel Cell Conducts Volunteer Activity to Transplant Endangered Plant ‘Seokgok’ (Dendrobium moniliforme)
On April 14, Doosan Fuel Cell carried out a transplanting activity aimed at restoring Seokgok (Dendrobium moniliforme), a Class Ⅱendangered wild species, with around 20 employees—including COO Bang Won-jo, technical group heads, and part leaders—participating in the effort.
Seokgok (Dendrobium moniliforme), an epiphytic plant, is an evergreen perennial orchid that grows on the surfaces of rocks or old trees, mainly native to Jejudo Island and the Jeolla-do Province region. Due to a continuous decline in its natural population and indiscriminate collection, it has been designated as an endangered class II wild species.
Executive and employee volunteers from Doosan Fuel Cell transplanted approximately 120 three-year-old specimens of Seokgok (Dendrobium moniliforme), cultivated by the Endangered Species Restoration Center of the National Institute of Ecology, onto pine trees on Daejangdo Island in Gunsan city, Jeollabuk-do Province.
Moving forward, the company plans to regularly monitor the survival rate, growth conditions, and environmental adaptability of the Seokgok plants in collaboration with the National Institute of Ecology.
A Doosan Fuel Cell official stated, “This social contribution activity focused on biodiversity conservation and ecological restoration,” adding, “We plan to continue pursuing a variety of initiatives that support vulnerable populations, encourage donations, and promote a sustainable society, environment, and ecosystem.”
Last October, Doosan Fuel Cell signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the National Institute of Ecology to promote ‘biodiversity conservation and the restoration of endangered species’, and donated 30 million Korean won to support these efforts.
