Prince Carl Philip of Sweden will travel to Korea to participate in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress in Jeju on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Swedish Embassy.

Philip will be attending as a patron of the IUCN and will participate in a number of events including the World Leaders’ Dialogue and an award ceremony Saturday.

Philip will meet with Korean Minister for Environment Yoo Young-sook on Wednesday.

Philip previously visited the IUCN headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, in February, where he met with IUCN director Julia Marton-Lefvre.

Sweden is one of the IUCN’s biggest financial contributors, and Anders Wijkma, a Swedish environmentalist and conservationist, is a candidate for the next president of the IUCN at this year’s congress.

(john.power@heraldcorp.com)