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ArticleAnalysis on the linkage between indicators of K-SDG15 (Life on Land) and goals
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.The Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), the legacy of Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) focus more on actions dealing with climate change. Consequently, an independent Goal15(Life on Land) was established and the significance of the forest has grown. To achieve SDGs with more specific goals, the Korea government developed Korean Sustainable Development Goals(K-SDGs) applying South Korea’s circumstances. However, according to Sustainable Development Report 2021, the performance index of Goal15 in Korea has a relatively ‘decreasing’ trend compared to other goals and is one of the major challenges for the country. Thus, to achieve SDGs effectively, this study has analyzed synergies and trade-offs between indicators of K-SDGs based on Goal15. First of all, we formed 128 linkages between the K-SDGs indicators from the literature review. Secondly, we conducted a survey on linkages between indicators of Goal15 and other Goals for 36 forest scientists. Results indicate that forests are intimately linked to environment conservation revealing strong illustrated strong trade-offs due to forest degradation and land use in process of urbanization. Analyzing the results, we suggested improvement measures such as expanding sustainable forest management and developing cities with city parks and green zones. This study expects to contribute to building strategies and developing policies to achieve SDGs by 2030. Keywords: Korean Sustainable Development Goals, K-SDG 15, Forest, Synergy, Trade-off ID: 3623192 -
DocumentProspect and status of plant variety protection (PVP) of the forest sector in the Republic of Korea
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The plant variety protection system (PVP), which started in 1968 to protect the rights of breeders, was first launched in Korea in 1998 with 27 species, including rice and barley. In 2008, the forest sector started the PVP system, which was later than the agricultural sector, and included 15 species of chestnut, oak mushroom, etc. It was then extended to all plants species in 2012. The new plant variety protection system protects the rights of the breeder for a new variety when it has novelty, denomination, distinctness, uniformity, and stability. In the past decade, a total of 548 new varieties of forest plant applications have been filed, and 260 new varieties have been registered. The number of applications of new varieties has increased every year, with 18 new varieties applied in the early stages of the forest sector’s PVP system, and 20~30 new varieties are registered each year. In the early stages of the operation of the PVP system, the central and local governments mainly took the applications(205 applications), but recently, due to consulting, promotion of the PVP system and support of breeders, applications to the private sector, such as individual breeders and the seed industry have increased (343 applications). The National Forest Seed Variety Center (NFSV) publishes Test Guidelines (292 books) and DUS test manuals (7 books), and conducts the “PVP system information session” every year of the PVP system settlement. NFSV will continue to implement policies for protecting the rights of breeders and the development of the bio-industry sector. These efforts provide a new provision against the Nagoya Protocol Paradigm with the promotion of the forest bio-industry. Keywords: New Varieties of Plants, Plant Variety Protection, UPOV, DUS test, breeder’s right ID: 3615736 -
ArticleIntegrated land use planning, a centerpiece for a successful forest and landscape restoration planning and implementation in Vanuatu
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Vanuatu has fragile ecosystems, which relies on the health of its forests. If forests are not protected or restored, the land becomes degraded, which results in a loss of soil fertility and increases in sediment loads in rivers and streams affecting drinking water supplies, inland and coastal fisheries and coastal tourism, all of which have a negative effect on the wellbeing of its citizens.Vanuatu started to work on a national Forest and Landscape Restoration Strategy (FLRS) after launching the Decade of Reforestation in March 2016. The idea had been circulated and discussed within government circles and non-government organizations where it received unanimous support. Between 2016 and 2018, three stakeholder consultations were conducted on Efate, Malekula and Santo to gather inputs from stakeholders. The results from these consultations were then incorporated into the first version of the strategy delivered in 2019. The first FLRS draft mostly revolved around tree planting, which was ambitious but did not put enough focus on the landscape part of forest and landscape restoration (FLR) and on the need to integrate restoration in long- term land use planning and livelihoods enhancement plans. FLR has to be part of, and trigger, integrated land use planning. Plans should be developed with all the stakeholders involved in the landscape agreeing on a common vision. These plans should focus on addressing the drivers of degradation and deforestation and on restoring lands for the benefits of people. With this in mind, the FLRS was revised in 2020. The implementation of this strategy relies in stakeholders’ ownership of the integrated plan and its implementation. Making all the stakeholders responsible for the sustainable management of the land is paving the way to success. Keywords: Deforestation and forest degradation, Adaptive and integrated management, Landscape management, Sustainable forest management ID: 3484481
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