Yul Choi is a South Korean activist, environmentalist and organizer. He chaired the Korean Anti-Pollution Movement from 1988, and led the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement from 1993. He was awarded the Global 500 Roll of Honour in 1994 and the Goldman Environmental Prize in 1995. He is currently a president of the Korea Green Foundation.
President of the Korea Green Foundation
Co-President of Climate Change Center, Korea Green Foundation
Festival Director of the Green Film Festival in Seoul
Co-president of Forestry for Life
2002 ~ 2005 : Co-president of Korean Federation for Environmental Movement
2000 : Co-chairman of Citizens Alliance for 2000 General Election
1998 : Co-president of Forestry for Life Campaign
1996 ~ 1998 : Chairman of the Korean Eco-labeling Association
1993 ~ 2002 : Established the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement, Secretary General
1992 : Head of Korean Nongovernmental Delegates for Rio Earth Summit
1988 : Co-Chairman of Korea Anti-pollution Movement Association
1982 ~ 1987 :Chairman of Korean Anti-Pollution Organization
Honors and Activities 2010 : Cultural Ambassador Prize - Green Planet Movie Awards
1999 : Worldwatch Magazine’s “World’s 15 Civil Activists” Award
1997 : National Recognition in commemoration of World Environmental Day
1995 : Goldman Environmental Prize
1994 : Global 500 Roll of Honour by UNEP
1993 : Seoul Lawyer Association’s “Civil Rights” Award
2010 : Study Book of Climate Change
2009 : My life with Environmental Actions for 33 years ISBN 9788984985889
2007 : Boomerang Effect of Global Warming / Yul Choi’s Stories about Global Warming
2002 : Global Environmental Story of Yul Choi 1,2
1996 : Everything which is Living is Beautiful.
1994(1,2) 1997(3) : Our Environmental Story 1,2,3
1988 : Multi-Pollution - A novel
1986 : Pollution Map of Korea