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Suncheon Becomes the First Korean Municipality to Join the International Union for Conservation of Nature
City Delegation Attends 24th World Conservation Congress as VIP, Opening Global Platform to Share Its Eco-City Model.
Suncheon, Korea South, 30th Oct 2025 – The city of Suncheon has become the first basic-level local government in South Korea to join the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and has dispatched an official delegation to the 24th World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Abu Dhabi, marking a historic step onto the international environmental stage.

Image: On October 9 in Abu Dhabi, IUCN Deputy Director General Stewart Maginnis presented the membership certificate to Suncheon Mayor Roh Kwan-kyu. /Courtesy of Suncheon City.
Founded in 1948, the IUCN is the world’s largest and most influential environmental network, bringing together over 1,400 member organizations from more than 160 countries, including national governments, local authorities, NGOs, and research institutions. Like the Red Cross, it holds official observer status at the United Nations and serves as an advisory body for UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites.
Suncheon officially gained full membership in August 2025, becoming the first Korean municipality at the basic administrative level to be admitted into the IUCN. The achievement reflects global recognition of the city’s long-term commitment to ecological preservation and sustainable urban development.
Three Decades of Ecological Leadership
Over the past 30 years, Suncheon has led pioneering environmental initiatives such as the Suncheon Bay Wetland Conservation Project, the establishment of Korea’s first National Garden, and the implementation of eco-civilization policies that balance urban growth with biodiversity protection.
The city’s consistent focus on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) — a core strategy championed by the IUCN — has made Suncheon a model of sustainable development. Through its membership, Suncheon now gains an official platform to share its eco-city model with local governments around the world.
“Suncheon’s inclusion in the IUCN community marks a new chapter in our journey toward global ecological leadership,” said Suncheon Mayor Roh Kwan-kyu. “We will continue to pioneer Nature-based Solutions and foster cooperation with international partners to protect biodiversity and build a greener, more resilient planet.”
Global Presence at the World Conservation Congress
On October 9, the Suncheon City delegation attended the opening ceremony of the 24th World Conservation Congress at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) as invited VIP guests.
The ceremony brought together more than 6,000 participants, including government officials, international organization representatives, and environmental leaders such as IUCN President Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak. During the event, IUCN Deputy Director General Stewart Maginnis presented the official membership certificate to Mayor Roh Kwan-kyu, symbolizing Suncheon’s formal inclusion in the global conservation community.
Suncheon’s participation at this high-level congress positions the city as a new representative of South Korea in the field of environmental diplomacy, strengthening its partnerships with other eco-cities and international organizations.
Toward a Global Eco-Civilization
Through its IUCN membership, Suncheon plans to expand global cooperation in biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, and sustainable city planning. The city aims to share its practical experiences in wetland restoration, eco-tourism development, and community-based conservation with partners worldwide — promoting policies rooted in harmony between people and nature.
“This membership is not only an honor but a responsibility,” said a city spokesperson. “Suncheon will continue to serve as a living laboratory of sustainability — where environmental innovation meets community participation.”
About IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. Established in 1948, the organization brings together governments, civil society, and scientific experts to drive conservation and sustainable development worldwide. The IUCN advises the United Nations and UNESCO on environmental and heritage protection.
About Suncheon City
Located in South Jeolla Province, Suncheon is widely recognized as Korea’s Ecological Capital. The city is home to the Suncheon Bay Wetland Reserve, one of Asia’s most biodiverse coastal ecosystems and currently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as well as the Suncheon Bay National Garden, Korea’s first national garden and a benchmark for sustainable urban design.
This article was written with the sponsorship of Suncheon City.
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Century Investments and Dietrich Schäfer: Pioneering Global Capital Strategy
Germany, 5th Mar 2026, – Century Investments stands at the forefront of integrating global capital market resources, combining deep expertise in primary and secondary markets with forward-looking research to deliver long-term value to clients. By connecting global market insights with localized execution, Century Investments empowers investors to seize opportunities ahead of the curve.

Headquartered in Frankfurt, Century Investments maintains a robust professional network across Europe, Asia, and North America, enabling cross-region, multi-asset, full-cycle financial strategies. Guided by the principle of “global vision, local insight,” the firm supports clients in navigating the unique rhythms and opportunities of every market. Its mission combines intelligent finance—leveraging technology and research to make investment decisions more scientific—with educational impact, helping the next generation develop critical thinking in understanding capital, risk, and value.
Century Investments differentiates itself through German rigor, structured, transparent, and logical decision-making, and a global integration of financial resources. Independent research and strategic hedging, including gold futures for risk mitigation, complement a client-first approach where all strategies prioritize long-term value creation and risk management. With decades of market experience and access to core information channels, Century Investments anticipates market changes and establishes competitive advantages in both primary and equity markets.
At the heart of Century Investments’ strategic expertise is Dietrich Schäfer, a German macro-strategy expert based in Frankfurt and Hamburg, who frequently travels to the U.S. Schäfer’s career bridges the regulatory insights of the Deutsche Bundesbank and the global asset allocation experience at BlackRock, giving him a unique perspective on systemic risk and market-based solution design. As the top strategy architect at Century Investments, he specializes in designing resilient capital structures and macro-driven investment frameworks for large institutional clients, including sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and multinational corporations. His work is renowned for rigorous logic, highly testable models, and fully data-driven analysis, earning him the reputation of “der Architekt” in both academia and finance.
Schäfer’s academic journey laid a strong foundation for his expertise. He earned a PhD in Economics from LMU Munich, where his dissertation, Liquidity Migration Under Monetary Stress, linked central bank operations to non-bank financial institutions’ balance sheet behavior and accurately predicted institutional fund flows during the 2011 Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. He also holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from the London School of Economics, where he contributed to a dynamic model evaluating sovereign debt sustainability in collaboration with the UK National Audit Office.
Professionally, Schäfer served as a senior analyst at the Deutsche Bundesbank, developing the Cross-Border Liquidity Stress Matrix, a pioneering tool for evaluating interconnected institutional risk. At BlackRock Germany, he translated systemic risk frameworks into actionable multi-asset investment strategies for corporate pensions. Joining Century Investments, he now provides independent, empirically grounded strategies for major clients, helping them integrate geopolitical risk premiums, diversify century-old family holdings into global financial portfolios, and optimize corporate capital structures for high-growth European technology firms.
His research focuses on the interplay between policy, institutions, and markets, including Eurozone monetary policy transmission, tail-risk hedging through macro options, strategic capital structure design for growth and mid-sized enterprises, quantitative analysis of institutional behavior, and the financial materiality of ESG risks. Schäfer emphasizes integrating carbon pricing, labor disputes, and governance factors into valuation models to ensure ESG considerations are actionable within investment frameworks.
Schäfer’s teaching and advisory style is highly distinctive. He deconstructs complex problems into interconnected modules, guiding clients and students to build solutions logically. His sessions use high-density, real-time market data and practical case studies, requiring fast absorption and decision-making. He maintains zero tolerance for logical inconsistencies, rigorously testing assumptions and model outputs.
Under Schäfer’s leadership, Century Investments has successfully executed the Rhine Project across multiple phases, generating robust pre-tax returns by strategically combining blue-chip equities, thematic ETFs, dividend-focused instruments, and low-volatility assets. The upcoming phase targets Eurozone-US interest rate spreads, high-dividend assets, and structural tech opportunities, with projected pre-tax returns of 400%.
Dietrich Schäfer is recognized as a leading figure who combines academic rigor with market execution. He emphasizes that value realization stems from understanding cycles, and returns are achieved through structural selection. His strategies continue to influence European and North American institutional investors, solidifying Century Investments’ reputation as a top-tier global capital strategist.
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BOOX Presents Their Devices as Tools to Build Lasting Habits
New York, United States, 5th Mar 2026 – BOOX, a global leader in E Ink technology, creates distraction-free digital devices that bridge the gap between analog and digital productivity.
In a world of constant notifications, building meaningful habits is challenging. BOOX ePaper devices solve this by combining the cognitive benefits of handwriting with digital convenience, creating optimal environments for lasting habit formation.
Devices like the Note Air5 C and Go 10.3 feature textured writing surfaces that mimic paper, paired with styluses, help users reap handwriting’s cognitive benefits. ePaper technology reduces eye strain for eye comfort no matter how long to work. The devices also support a browser, backup capabilities, and 10GB of ONYX cloud storage.
By integrating analog writing with digital organization, BOOX has created devices that make habits easier to build, and more likely to last.

Designing Environments for Habit Success
Lasting habits emerge when people can tailor their tools and environments to support desired actions. BOOX devices offer several features that support this process:
The ePaper screen reduces eye fatigue during extended reading or writing sessions, making it comfortable to work on habit trackers and development materials for long periods. Google Play Store access enables goal-aligned apps, while ePaper naturally discourages entertainment apps, supporting focused use. Users can read self-help and productivity content directly and annotate on the screen with tap-to-highlight and note-taking via stylus for personal development.

Essential BOOX Tools for Habit Tracking
Successful habit formation depends on effective planning and organization tools. The BOOX Notes App offers several features designed to support habit building:
Templates and Folders: Users can import or create custom templates for different habits, utilizing folders and tags to organize habit trackers and maintain accessibility.
Shape Tool: This feature enables creation of visual habit trackers, checkboxes, and progress charts for monitoring daily routines and maintaining accountability.
Lasso Tool: Content can be easily reorganized, allowing routines to adapt as plans change.
Insert Tool: Templates, images, and motivational content can be added to habit journals, enabling personalization and vision boards.
Infinite Notes Feature: Habit trackers and plans can expand without page limitations, supporting long-term tracking and reflection with the ability to add space to any border as needed.
Conclusion
BOOX devices support those committed to focus and intentional living, who prioritize meaningful engagement over distraction. By balancing analog clarity with digital functionality, BOOX devices create environments for habit success.
About Onyx BOOX
BOOX is a global leading E Ink electronic brand of Onyx, specializing in E Ink tablets and monitors ranging from 6 to 13.3 inches. Designed to minimize eye strain and enhance productivity, BOOX caters to a diverse audience that includes professionals, academics, and individuals who aspire to more. BOOX combines E Ink with an Android operating system, providing its users with flexibility, cutting-edge hardware, and advanced software. More product info is available at https://shop.boox.com/.
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BOOX Introduces Framework to Help Users Turn 2026 Goals into Reality
New York, United States, 5th Mar 2026 – February is nearly over, and many are already struggling to turn their resolutions into actionable change. It’s hard to stay motivated, be intentional, and actually make goals a reality. However, BOOX, an ePaper company that makes devices designed for intentional living, thinks they have the answer to making goals a reality. It all starts with writing them down.

Research shows that those who write down their goals are more likely to go through with them than people who don’t. BOOX ePaper devices are emerging as a compelling solution that bridges the gap between traditional pen-and-paper planning and modern digital organization.
A Three-Part Framework for Success
BOOX devices support a comprehensive approach to goal achievement through reflection, intention, and dedication. Their ePaper tablets are designed to guide users through each stage through features that combine the satisfaction of writing on paper with powerful digital organization tools.
Reflection
Change often requires situational and self-awareness. BOOX positions itself as an effective way of reflecting on desires and priorities. Journaling is a proven way to clear mental clutter and realize changes that need to be made. The Note Air5 C features split-screen capability that allows users to read and take notes simultaneously, making it ideal for reflective practices like journaling or analyzing personal priorities. This reflection is what allows users to understand why their goals matter to them and remain motivated throughout the year. BOOX devices make this process even more appealing by providing a paper-like writing experience that makes journaling feel more natural.

Intention
BOOX also makes it easy for users to be intentional about goal setting. The comprehensive features of the BOOX Notes app make it easy to thoroughly plan out goals in detail. Goals should be achievable so that they can be accomplished in a given timeframe. They should also be measurable and specific so that users can develop a clear picture of their goals and the changes being made. Keeping goals visible makes it easy to be intentional about them. After writing down goals, users can be reminded of them through widgets on their home screens, handwritten notes on their calendars, and customizable lock screens.
Dedication
BOOX states that their tablets also allow users to stay dedicated to goals through progress tracking features and access to the full Google Play store. BOOX devices also support custom note templates to help to break goals into manageable milestones and create a plan that fits the life. They work to keep users accountable, with habit trackers, progress charts, and calendar systems that are easy to set up and keep up to date with. If users have apps that they want to use to help them reach their goals, they can be easily downloaded onto their device.
Conclusion
BOOX devices work as a dedicated tool to help users stay productive towards their goals, and are designed to reduce distractions and keep them on track. BOOX users are well on their way to reflecting on what they want, setting their intentions, and staying dedicated towards their goals. BOOX devices allow users to research, plan, and track their progress, all without constant notifications or distractions.
About Onyx BOOX
BOOX is a global leading E Ink electronic brand of Onyx, specializing in E Ink tablets and monitors ranging from 6 to 13.3 inches. Designed to minimize eye strain and enhance productivity, BOOX caters to a diverse audience that includes professionals, academics, and individuals who aspire to more. BOOX combines E Ink with an Android operating system, providing its users with flexibility, cutting-edge hardware, and advanced software. More product info is available at https://shop.boox.com/.
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