The Korea Forest Service Launches Council for Forest Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration

The Korea Forest Service announced on the 21st that it will form and operate the 'Forest Ecosystem Climate Crisis Adaptation Council.'

Lim Sang-seop, head of the Korea Forest Service (first from the left), is presiding over the first meeting of the "Forest Ecosystem Climate Crisis Adaptation Council" at the Government Complex Daejeon on the 21st. Photo by Korea Forest Service

The council was launched to bring together 24 organizations, including specialized institutions such as the National Institute of Forest Science, Korea Arboretum and Garden Management Institute, and Korea National Park Service; private organizations such as Life Forest, Green Federation, and Baekdudaegan Forest Research Institute; and academia including Sangji University, Gyeongsang National University, Jeonbuk National University, and Mokpo National University, to discuss restoration plans for endangered alpine conifers and forest ecosystems.

The council consists of a total of 38 members, including experts from various fields and ex officio members. Over the next two years, the council will play a role in establishing restoration implementation plans, including the current growth status of native habitats by species of alpine conifers, propagation technologies, and supply plans for restoration materials.

Im Sang-seop, Administrator of the Korea Forest Service, stated, “We will strive to successfully restore endangered alpine conifer species to respond to climate change and maintain the stability of forest ecosystems.”