South Korea pushes for DMZ eco peace park

Home to five rivers and several mountains, it’s become a thriving natural habitat for thousands of plant and animal species.

And if South Korea has its way, the DMZ will eventually be transformed into an ecology peace park.

The proposal is high on Seoul’s agenda at this week’s Ramsar Convention, an international meeting on wetlands taking place in Switzerland.

But the biggest challenge will be to persuade North Korea to get on board with the plan.

Pyongyang has repeatedly rejected the idea, dismissing it as an attempt to make money off tourists.

CNN