Porsche Korea opens third 'Believe in Dream-Park' garden at Suwon's Yeongheung Forest Park

Porsche Korea announced Friday that it has partnered with the city of Suwon, Seoul Green Trust and Suwon Green Trust to open the third installment of its "Believe in Dream-Park" initiative — named Yeongheung Eouldeul — at Yeongheung Forest Park in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. The opening ceremony was held Thursday.

The ceremony was attended by Porsche Korea CEO Matthias Buse, Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun, Seoul Green Trust Chairman Cho Kyung-jin and Suwon Green Trust Chairman Lee Deuk-hyeon, among other officials. Attendees toured key ecological spaces and took part in the opening ceremony, marking their shared commitment to ongoing cooperation for urban biodiversity conservation.

"Believe in Dream-Park" is a corporate social responsibility program under the "Porsche Do Dream" initiative, aimed at strengthening the ecological functions of urban parks and promoting biodiversity. The first and second gardens were established in Seoul's Dongdaemun-gu in 2024 and 2025, respectively, and the program recently received the Corporate Partnership Award at the 2026 Seoul Garden City Awards in recognition of its contributions to urban greening and biodiversity. This year, the project expanded its scope to Suwon, spreading the value of ecological conservation to more communities.

Covering approximately 1,400 square meters within Yeongheung Forest Park in Suwon's Yeongtong-gu, Yeongheung Eouldeul is a biodiversity garden focused on restoring freshwater wetland ecosystems lost to urban development and improving habitat conditions for wildlife. The site, where waterways had been severed and the original forest landscape degraded, was transformed into an ecological habitat by recreating the wetland topography that once characterized Suwon's natural water landscape.

Yeongheung Eouldeul is divided into five habitat zones based on water level and sunlight conditions, and features a total of 70 native plant species — 16 tree species comprising 480 individual trees and 54 herbaceous species totaling 2,284 plants. Wetland plants such as Suwon bulrush, purple moor grass and iris were planted alongside trees that provide food and shelter for wildlife, enhancing ecological diversity.

Community participation was built into the project from the design stage. Vegetation strategies and habitat spaces were planned based on a preliminary biodiversity survey by the Suwon Ecological Monitoring Team and the results of a bioblitz held at Yeongheung Forest Park with citizen participation. The garden's name, Yeongheung Eouldeul, was also chosen through a public vote involving 1,341 Suwon residents.

After the opening, the city of Suwon will maintain the garden on an ongoing basis, with seasonal care provided by Sussurang Gardeners — citizen gardeners trained at Yeongheung Arboretum — and community garden activities. The aim is to sustain the site's ecological functions and develop it into a green space that the local community cultivates together.

"This project is significant in that it extends 'Believe in Dream-Park,' which began in Seoul, to Suwon, and was developed on the basis of the region's ecological characteristics and citizen participation," Porsche Korea CEO Matthias Buse said. "Sustained management after a garden is established is crucial for biodiversity conservation. We hope Yeongheung Eouldeul will become a space that the community nurtures together and where ecological value endures."

Meanwhile, Porsche Korea recently launched the Cayenne Coupe Electric in South Korea. The lineup will roll out sequentially, starting with the top-of-the-range Cayenne Turbo Coupe Electric, followed by the Cayenne S Coupe Electric and the Cayenne Coupe Electric.