Zajedničko izdanje REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA – REPUBLIKA KOREJA / Joint Issue By THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

ZAJEDNIČKO IZDANJE REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA – REPUBLIKA KOREJA Nacionalni park Sjeverni Velebit i Nacionalni park Seoraksan / JOINT ISSUE BY THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Northern Velebit National Park and Seoraksan National Park

Golemo prostranstvo Nacionalnog parka Seoraksan, čija je ukupna površina 398 km², može se pohvaliti jednim od najspektakularnijih krajolika u Koreji, sa svojih trideset planinskih vrhova koji ulijevaju strahopoštovanje, uključujući i najviši vrh – Daecheongbong. Godine 1982. park je uvršten u UNESCO-ovu Svjetsku mrežu rezervata biosfere. U Koreji se Pinus pumila, poznatiji kao patuljasti bor, može naći samo na planini Seorak. Taj grm ima lišće koje je kraće nego u drugih vrsta borova te grane koje rastu horizontalno. Budući da biljka raste u hladnom i suhom okruženju na nadmorskoj visini od 1500 m, smatra se da je posebno osjetljiva na prijetnju globalnog zatopljenja. Stoga je služba korejskog nacionalnog parka pokrenula kampanju za zaštitu staništa patuljastog bora.

Naša zajednička odgovornost za zaštitu prirode ne poznaje granice. Zajedničkim izdavanjem ovih prigodnih poštanskih maraka Korejska pošta želi upoznati svijet s prekrasnom prirodom koja se može naći u Republici Hrvatskoj i Republici Koreji te se iskreno nadamo da će prijateljstvo tih dviju zemalja i dalje rasti. 
Song, Myeng ho

 

The Seoraksan National Park’s vast expanse, which amounts up to 398 km² in total, boasts one of the most spectacular sceneries in Korea, with its awe-inspiring thirty mountain peaks, including the tallest peak, Daecheongbong. In 1982, the park was listed in UNESCO’s World Network of Biosphere Reserves. In Korea, Pinus Pumila, commonly known as the dwarf stone pine, can be found only in Mt. Seorak. This shrub has leaves that are shorter than those of other types of pine trees, and the branches that grow horizontally. Because the plant grows in a cold, dry environment at a high altitude of 1,500 m above sea level, it is deemed to be particularly vulnerable to the threat of global warming. Thus, Korea National Park Service has started a campaign to protect the habitat of the dwarf stone pine.

Our mutual responsibility to protect nature is not bound by borders. With the joint issuance of these commemorative stamps, Korea Post wishes to let the world know of the beautiful nature that can be found in Croatia and the Republic of Korea, and we sincerely hope that the friendship of these two countries will continue to blossom.

Song, Myeng ho

Hrvatska pošta / Croatian Post