Since joining the Foundation in March 2024, Kun has been exploring ways to integrate more democratic and ecological decision-making processes into East Asia’s climate actions. His passion for ecology was sparked in middle school when he read The Man Who Planted Trees, inspiring him to study forestry. In 2019, he launched the Klimawald Bayreuth project, a public-private collaboration aimed at transforming Germany’s declining conifer plantations into resilient mixed-species forests.

Before joining the Foundation, he worked as a researcher at the Institute for Green Transformation, where he led the agricultural sector of the K-Map: From Vision to Implementation project. As a co-author and advocate of the Youth’s 2040 Climate Neutrality Scenario, he is committed to strengthening and advancing East Asia’s climate targets to better align with the region’s capabilities and responsibilities.

In his free time, Kun enjoys walking in the woods and reading maps.

Klimawald Bayreuth 

K-Map: From Vision to Implementation