Definition

The term “ecosystem-disturbing species” means the following species designated and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment as they are deemed to cause serious harm to ecosystem, etc., based on the outcomes of risk assessment conducted pursuant to Article 21-2 (1):

• A species, among species of concern for domestic inflow and alien species, that disturbs or is likely to disturb the balance of ecosystem;
• A species, which is not a species of concern for domestic inflow or an alien species, that disturbs or is likely to disturb the balance of the ecosystem in a certain region;