Local residents and members of the Korean Federation for Environmental movement campaign against the building of Dongang Dam to protect the ecosystem in the area. The campaign itself represents a paradigm shift in behind environmental social movements in Korea. No longer does Korea focus only on local development that overlooks the ecosystem in the area
In 2008, Korea had a historical massive oil spill around the coastal lines in TaeAn. Over ten thousand people and members of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement volunteered to save the damaged ecosystem.