한국 조경인 여러분. 우리는 지난 2010년 정치 경제적으로 또한 환경적으로 다사다난한 한 해를 보냈습니다.
우리 조경분야에 대한 인식을 높이기 위해서는 아직 많은 과제가 산적해 있으며, 이를 위해  IFLA는 여러분들의 도움을 필요로 합니다. 올해 IFLA의 주요 목표는 World Landscape Convention을 창설하는 것입니다. 이를 위해 우리는 유네스코(Direction for Culture from UNESCO)와 긴밀히 협력하고 있으며 경관을 국제적 의제로 포함시킬 수 있는 방법을 모색하고 있습니다. 경관은 생태적, 사회적, 경제적 요소들로 구성되어 있으며 이러한 경관을 보
호하고 발전시키고 관리하는 것은 기후변화와 생물종 다양성에 대한 부정적 효과들을 완화시키는데 매우 중요합니다. 우리 조경분야는 보다 나은 삶의 질을 추구하는데 중요한 역할을 할 수 있으며 오염되거나 버려진 땅들의 경제적 가치를 재평가해야 할 책무가 있습니다.
우리는 이러한 목표를 이루기 위해 함께 일할 파트너들을 찾고 있는데, 현재 세계건축가협회(Internationalb Union of  Architects), 세계도시및지역계획가협회(International Society of City and Regional Planners) 등과 MOU를 체결해 UNESCO에 IFLA를 위한 지원 서한을 보내도록 추진하고 있습니다. 또한, 우리는 세계 각국에서 국가경관강령(National Landscape Charter)을 만들어 정부기관과 타 전문분야, 그리고 일반 시민들의 적극적인 참여를 유도해 경관에 대한 인식을 확산해 갈 수 있기를 바랍니다.
오는 2011년 4월은 IFLA가 정한 “세계 조경의 달(International Landscape Architecture Month)”로 핵심 주제는 “학제간 협력(Interdisciplinary Practice)”입니다. 이를 위해 한국을 포함한 세계 각국의 다양한 전문가들의 참여가 요망되며, 이것이 더욱 복잡해진 글로벌 문제에 효과적으로 대응하기 위한 통합적 연구과제와 이벤트를 발전시키는데 중요한 계기가 될 것으로 판단하고 있습니다. 이를 위해 우리 실무위원회는 올해 IFLA 조직 전반에 걸쳐 커뮤니케이션 강화에 큰 중점을 둘 계획입니다.
새해엔 건강과 행복 속에 더욱 즐거운 직장생활이 되시길 바라며 여러분과 여러분들이 사랑하는 모든 이들의 생활이 사랑과 행운, 축복으로 가득하길 바랍니다.

We are coming to the end of yet another cycle! 2010 was an intense year, full of highs and lows in politics, economics and in realm of environmental issues. For me personally, the year was complete with many new experiences. It has already been more than 6 months since I assumed the role of IFLA President. This new role has made me face diverse challenges and travel a great deal. IFLA occupies the majority of my professional time and I feel truly honored to have been given the opportunity to represent our beloved profession all over the world. The most wonderful part of holding this office has been having the opportunity to form new friendships in many countries with people who share our commitment to the Landscape. There is much to be done with regards to fostering awareness of our landscape and IFLA can use all the help it can get.
IFLA´s primary objective is currently the creation of a World Landscape Convention. We are working together with the Direction for Culture from UNESCO, to achieve this goal and generate a tool with the potential to put landscape on the world agenda. The landscape is comprised of ecological, social as well as economic components. This means that, protecting, developing and stewarding the landscape is essential in order to create and adapt mitigation strategies that will combat the affects of climate change and also protect biodiversity. Additionally our profession has a potential to achieve a better quality of life for all and the duty to revaluate the economic value of polluted and deteriorated sites. At this time, we are seeking partners to help us with this endeavor. With the goal of inviting professionals from other disciplines to participate with us, we are first asking that the professional representatives with whom we have a Memorandum of Understanding, such as the International Union of Architects (UIA), the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP) and others to help us by writing letters of support, addressed to the UNESCO General Director. Furthermore, we are encouraging National Associations to work on their National Landscape Charters and also invite their governments, other disciplines and the public to participate, in order to begin a “bottom up” process of awareness with respect to the landscape. The Charters have been a huge success within Latin America and we have accomplished 6 charters (Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina) within the last 6 months. We kindly invite you to participate in this crusade for our Landscape and invite other disciplines to share this important task. Additionally, I would like to remind you, that the central theme for the International Landscape Architecture Month “April 2011” is Interdisciplinary Practice. This means, all associations in the World, and by extension you as well, dear Korean friends, are invited to organize a project or event focused on this issue, which is crucial to developing integrated proposals that can face up to the challenges of our complex world. Within our Executive Committee and throughout the  IFLA organization, we are putting a special focus on communication. We just created a Communication Committee during our last World Council and we are working very hard to stay in touch with all our members world-wide, while also creating links with other disciplines, first with our partner associations but in the future, with others not yet associated with IFLA .
I would like to cordially ask that you stay in touch, through your delegates, through our webpage and the Newsletter (IFLA-News). I hope the New Year brings you all health, happiness, interesting and interdisciplinary work, wonderful moments together with the people you love, luck and many blessings.