Legal basis

Article 18-2 of the Forest Protection Act

Definition

The Minister of the Korea Forest Service or each Mayor/Do Governor may designate and manage forest resources, which are specially weak to climate change, forest disaster, artificial forest destruction, etc. or which need to be preferentially protected for the stability of the forest ecosystem and for their high value in terms of economy, culture and academy, as species subject to special forest conservation (hereinafter referred to as "protected species"): Provided, That where the Minister of the Korea Forest Service or each Mayor/Do Governor intends to designate or manage species, which have already been designated as protected species under other Acts and subordinate statues, as protective species under this Act, he or she shall consult with the heads of related central administrative agencies in advance.