The Korea Forest Service (KFS) said Friday that its delegation to Mongolia shared Korea’s forest restoration experience and promoted global cooperation to combat desertification at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The government delegation, led by Lee Kwang-ho, director general for forest protection at the agency, attended a high-level roundtable on the Peace Forest Initiative in Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday. The participants, including former President Moon Jae-in and Inger Andersen, executive director of the UN Environment Programme, exchanged views on cross-border forest cooperation and a range of approaches to promoting peace. Launched in 2019 jointly by the KFS and the UNCCD Secretariat, the initiative supports the restoration of ecosystems and natural resources — including land, soil, water and forests — in fragile and conflict-affected areas. It aims to use joint environmental restoration projects to build trust and promote peace among neighboring countries and communities. Lee also attended an event marking the 15th a