Submit your poster or card news for national park disaster safety

The Korea National Park Service, under the Ministry of Climate, Environment and Energy, will hold the "2026 National Park Disaster Safety Content Contest" from Tuesday through Sept. 28.

The contest aims to encourage public participation in creating disaster safety content for national parks and to discover diverse content formats that reflect the evolving production environment, including generative AI.

Submissions should address the prevention of and response to various disasters and safety incidents that can occur in national parks — such as wildfires, floods and visitor accidents — as well as the promotion of a safety culture in national parks.

The contest is open to all members of the public and will be divided into two categories: a general track and an AI track.

Participants may submit a work in either poster or card news format by emailing the designated contact.

Posters must be A3 (297×420 mm) digital works at a resolution of 300 dpi or higher, or hand-drawn works using paint, crayons or similar materials. Card news entries should consist of five to 10 square still images of at least 1,080×1,080 pixels.

The Korea National Park Service will select a total of 20 winning works — 10 from the general track and 10 from the AI track — following review by internal and external experts and a public verification process for finalist entries.

Winners of the grand prize in each track will receive the Minister of Climate, Environment and Energy Award and a cash prize of 1 million won ($726).

Selected works will be posted on the agency's website and SNS channels and used in various educational and promotional materials, including future disaster safety campaigns and visitor safety education programs.

Full details on submission categories and methods are available on the Korea National Park Service website starting Tuesday.

Ju Dae-young, president of the Korea National Park Service, said he hoped content created directly by the public would help raise national attention to safety in national parks. "We will do our best to expand public participation and communication so that a culture of national park safety can take root," he said.