WWF awards Korean office chairman, 2 board members

Kang Hee-chul

Yang In-mo

Lee Jang-moo

By Kim Bo-eun

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) awarded the Korea office's chairman and two board members for their contributions to the organization, Sunday.

Yang In-mo, honorary consul general of Croatia to Korea; Kang Hee-chul, a partner at Yulchon and Lee Jang-moo, chairman of the board of directors at KAIST, were awarded plaques of appreciation for their role in helping get the Korean office settled, at an event held on the sidelines of a regional meeting of WWF Asia representatives.

It has only been two years since the WWF Korea office opened in 2014, but it is functioning well, due to the contributions of the three awardees, WWF said.

"The WWF, one of the largest global environmental groups, is rational and systematic in its efforts to protect the environment," Kang said.

"It has been rewarding to see the development of WWF Korea and I will continue to play my role as long as circumstances allow."

Yulchon has been providing the organization free legal consulting services since the office opened.