The term Green Fund means that funds that are collected from lottery proceeds are used to support project costs of protecting the environment; to promote the function of forests; and to create overseas forest resources under the Forest Resources Act (Article 58).

Representative projects that utilize green funds include: improving the living environment of the vulnerable, creating forests in residential areas, and improving the environment of welfare facilities by utilizing forest and forest resources, with the aim of promoting the welfare of the socially disadvantaged. In addition, the FoWI conducts forest experience and education projects to support the disabled and the elderly to experience forest welfare programs and use the facilities. In addition, considering the public purpose of green funds, the FoWI carries out various welfare promotion support projects for the socially and economically underprivileged, and fulfills its social responsibilities as forest welfare institutions.

In 2020, the Korea Forest Welfare Institute provided 49,775 million won (30,110 million won for sharing forest development project, 19,665 million won for forest experience and education project) and plans to utilize 574,77 million won for green funds in 2021.

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  Welfare Facilities Sharing Forest, Cheorwon, Gangwon-do

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  Barrier-free Sharing Trail, Gimhae, South Gyeongsang Province

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  Forest Experience and Education Projects

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  Sharing Forest Care Project