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(YENÝ AKREP) SAYFA - PAGE: 24 YIL - YEAR: 11 (OCAK - ÞUBAT 2013) SAYI - ISSUE: 114KWON BYONG HYON [*]"SAVE THE EARTH"I have the honor on behalf of the FutureForest, to host the Editorial CartoonExhibition "Save The Earth", co-hosted bythe UNCCD and the Korea Foundation,with participation of world top cartoonistsand young artists from allover the world,on the occasion of the G20 Seoul Summitheld in November 2010 in Seoul, Korea.The Earth is Land, Land Matters. TheEarth is no longer sustainable as humanover-used the Earth beyond itssustainable capacity. It's time to launch'Sustainability Revolution' to save theEarth. The Exhibition calls for 'Action' to'Save The Earth' to the G20 Summitleaders and world citizens because theworld is heading in the wrong directionand preventing disaster will require somebig change in an immediate action. Theglobal problem of the Land; namely,desertification, land degradation anddrought are closely inter-related withbiodiversity, eco-system and climatechange.I believe it is time to start participatingin the actions of 'Sustainable LandManagement' and 'SustainabilityRevolution'. I also believe that we shouldask ourselves simple questions as; Howmuch have I indebted to the Earth since Ilanded on it? And how much have I paidback to the Earth? Don't we think that it istime for all of us to pay back the Earth?On June 17 this year, Future Forest, inobserving the World Day to CombatDesertification together with the UNCCDon the occasion of Shanghai EXPO,launched the 'Billion Trees in Desert' online.I solicit you to join in action toparticipate in the'Billions trees in Desert'.I express my deepest thanks to thoseorganizations and companies who havecontributed to the projects of Great GreenWall, Eco-Village and Green Corps,namely the Korea Forest Service, theKorea International Cooperation Ageney(KOICA), GyeongGi Province,Gyeongnam Province, Seoul MetropolitanGovernment, SK and Korean Air on theKorean side and the AII-China YouthFederation and Dalateqi, Inner Mongoliaon the Chinese side. I also express myG20 SEOUL SUMMIT EDITORIALCARTOON EXHIBITION 2010 [SEOUL]sincere thanks to the UNCCD and theKorea Foundation for co-hosting andHankook IIbo (The Korea Times) fororganizing the Exhibition. My thanks alsogo to all participating cartoonists andyoung artists and all other supporters whomade the Exhibition successfully heId.[*] KWON Byong HyonPresident of Future Forest,Champion of Sustainable LandManagement andGreening Ambassador of the UNCCD________________________________________________Size: 18x25.5 cm.,95 Page.,Full Coloured.,Published by Future Forest 2010.,(Seoul - Republic of Korea)INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL CARTOON AND HUMOR MAGAZINEwww.yeniakrep.org