Airport plan imperils South Korea’s tidal flat | Science
Sura, a tidal flat in the Mangyeong estuary in South Korea, has survived one of the world’s largest coastal reclamation projects. Now, a proposed airport threatens this critical refuge (1). The airport’s construction, planned to take place between 2025 and 2029, would lead to an irreversible loss of the biodiversity and sociocultural activities that Sura supports (1, 2).
Sura, a tidal flat in the Mangyeong estuary in South Korea, has survived one of the world’s largest coastal reclamation projects. Now, a proposed airport threatens this critical refuge (1). The airport’s construction, planned to take place between 2025 and 2029, would lead to an irreversible loss of the biodiversity and sociocultural activities that Sura supports (1, 2).
