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DocumentOther documentA study on the ecotourism cooperation using the forest cultural heritage in South and North Korea - Focusing on the Geumgangsan Yusan-gi (Geumgang mountain travels)
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Forest restoration and ecological protection in North Korea require a variety of approaches.
This research focuses on the Geumgangsan Yusan-gi, a shared forest cultural heritage between the two Koreas, to find ways to collaborate with ecotourism.
Is ecotourism a novel approach to Inter-Korean forest cooperation?
What are the advantages and prospects of working together on ecotourism projects centered on the Geumgangsan Yusan-gi?
To achieve the study's goal, North Korean literature data were reviewed and analyzed, and value models for ecotourism cooperation were investigated using content analysis of the Geumgangsan Yusan-gi.
Inter-Korean forest cooperation has primarily focused on planting and management to prevent forest devastation in North Korea.
Forest cooperation needs to develop into a scalable project that connects peace and tourism.
Ecotourism has the potential to be a new model for inter-Korean forest cooperation.
First, ecotourism cooperation pursues reciprocity.
Second, ecotourism is a sustainable project different from one-time support.
Third, ecotourism can be backed by the international community and promoted readily in the face of North Korean sanctions.
Fourth, the ecotourism cooperation project is in line with the Kim Jong-un administration's current tourism policy.
Fifth, the inter-Korean collaboration project based on the two Koreas' shared forest cultural legacy is a unique initiative rooted in Korea's history and tradition.
The Geumgangsan Yusan-gi can promote ecotourism cooperation, such as joint inter-Korean investigation and program development and operation.
To become a reality rather than a pipe dream, this proposal must overcome some obstacles, including the US and international community sanctions against North Korea.
Civil society organizations, such as forests and environmental organizations, play an important role in peace initiatives such as ecotourism and forest cooperation. Keywords: Deforestation and forest degradation, Biodiversity conservation, Education, Human health and well-being, Sustainable forest management ID: 3622982 -
ArticleJournal articleFuture issues of the forest sector in South Korea from the future workshop
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Future workshop is useful to suggest new and futuristic ideas to solve complex social problems by involving many stakeholders in the workshop. The objective of this research is to analyze upcoming main issues of the forest sector by applying the future workshop, and to provide the implications of forest policy in South Korea. Through searching the news big data, the study selected four drivers which can affect the forest sector in the future; scientific technology, climate change, economy and population. The group workshop and comprehensive workshop were conducted by predicting the impact of the drivers on the forest sector and discussing the upcoming issues by three stakeholder groups; the general public, experts and workers in forestry and forest industry. For all groups, participants generated common ideas of the issues related to the adoption of new technologies such as AI and robot in the forest management and industry in general, forest cultural services, and remote life style in the mountainous area. However, the workers group chose the issues about the extinction of mountain villages and labour shortage in forestry while the public group chose the issues about climate crisis and the economic inequality of forest cultural services. Consequently, 25 issues were selected in the comprehensive workshop, including a number of issues related to the new role of forest sector such as communication channels, carbon credit, and new position of mountain villages as well as the new technologies. Future forest policies require policy convergence based on the connection amongst various fields including scientific technology, with a variety of viewpoints. Future workshops with multiple stakeholders may help us to discover a blind spot that some experts and literature review failed to notice. Keywords: future workshop, foresight, forest policy, qualitative study ID: 3623036 -
ArticleJournal articlePerceptions of public users on forest hydrological services in South Korea
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.According to the valuation of the forest public function in 2020, the forest provides 65 percent(830t) of the number of domestic water resources in South Korea. This study investigated how Korean people appraise and perceive forest hydrological services through surveys. The surveyees were categorized into two groups: direct users and indirect users. Direct users are the people who use forest water for a living, such as water intake and meanwhile indirect users are the people who largely enjoy indirect benefits of forest hydrological services through the wide-area and local waterworks. We interviewed 759 residents living in upstream areas for direct users and 1,200 residents living in downstream areas for indirect users. As a result, 74 percent of direct users used only forest water resources for drinking and domestic water relying on forest water resources heavily. Direct users seem to be highly satisfied with low-cost service and clean water but dissatisfied with unstable water supply depending on seasonal changes and water quality contamination. 11 percent of indirect users used forest water resources as domestic water. In addition, 48.1 percent of direct users and 58.9 percent of indirect users were in favor of paying money regarding to the willingness to pay for enhancing forest water quality. The average value of the willingness to pay was 2,747 won for direct users and 2,307 won for indirect users, showing a similar level. Keywords: forest hydrological services, willingness to pay, perception ID: 3623009
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Global, regional and country trends 2000–2018
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No results found.The FAOSTAT emissions database is composed of several data domains covering the categories of the IPCC Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector of the national GHG inventory. Energy use in agriculture is additionally included as relevant to emissions from agriculture as an economic production sector under the ISIC A statistical classification, though recognizing that, in terms of IPCC, they are instead part of the Energy sector of the national GHG inventory. FAO emissions estimates are available over the period 1961–2018 for agriculture production processes from crop and livestock activities. Land use emissions and removals are generally available only for the period 1990–2019. This analytical brief focuses on overall trends over the period 2000–2018. -
Book (stand-alone)High-profileRinderpest and its eradication 2022
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No results found.This book tells the story of rinderpest and its eradication. The focus is on the international coordination that came together after the Second World War in the confident belief that, with vaccines available, the eradication of rinderpest was a practical possibility. In both Africa and South Asia, beginning in the 1960s, there was an initial dramatic success through the coordinated vaccination of cattle across the continents. Unfortunately, follow-up measures could not prevent the return of epidemic rinderpest, albeit to a lesser extent. Chastened by failure, the international community refocused with renewed energy to achieve eradication. The vaccination programmes broadened to reflect a multidisciplinary approach to disease eradication. FAO and the OIE, together with international aid agencies, coordinated policy with the nation states and guided implementation of the era¬dication programmes until success was achieved. -
Book (series)FlagshipThe State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021
Transforming food systems for food security, improved nutrition and affordable healthy diets for all
2021In recent years, several major drivers have put the world off track to ending world hunger and malnutrition in all its forms by 2030. The challenges have grown with the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures. This report presents the first global assessment of food insecurity and malnutrition for 2020 and offers some indication of what hunger might look like by 2030 in a scenario further complicated by the enduring effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes new estimates of the cost and affordability of healthy diets, which provide an important link between the food security and nutrition indicators and the analysis of their trends. Altogether, the report highlights the need for a deeper reflection on how to better address the global food security and nutrition situation.To understand how hunger and malnutrition have reached these critical levels, this report draws on the analyses of the past four editions, which have produced a vast, evidence-based body of knowledge of the major drivers behind the recent changes in food security and nutrition. These drivers, which are increasing in frequency and intensity, include conflicts, climate variability and extremes, and economic slowdowns and downturns – all exacerbated by the underlying causes of poverty and very high and persistent levels of inequality. In addition, millions of people around the world suffer from food insecurity and different forms of malnutrition because they cannot afford the cost of healthy diets. From a synthesized understanding of this knowledge, updates and additional analyses are generated to create a holistic view of the combined effects of these drivers, both on each other and on food systems, and how they negatively affect food security and nutrition around the world.In turn, the evidence informs an in-depth look at how to move from silo solutions to integrated food systems solutions. In this regard, the report proposes transformative pathways that specifically address the challenges posed by the major drivers, also highlighting the types of policy and investment portfolios required to transform food systems for food security, improved nutrition, and affordable healthy diets for all. The report observes that, while the pandemic has caused major setbacks, there is much to be learned from the vulnerabilities and inequalities it has laid bare. If taken to heart, these new insights and wisdom can help get the world back on track towards the goal of ending hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition in all its forms.