About Korea's NBSAP
What is NBSAP(National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans)?
- A comprehensive policy framework that outlines a country's sector-specific targets for conserving biodiversity and sustainably using biological resources, along with an implementation plan to achieve these goals.
Background to the Establishment of NBSAP
- Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requires parties to develop national strategies or programs for the conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use.
- As a party to the CBD, countries are obligated to fulfill the Convention’s requirements while establishing strategies that serve as a master plan for conserving their biodiversity.
Legal Basis of the Establishment
Paragraph 1 of Article 7 under the Act on the Conservation and Use of Biological Diversity states that the Government shall formulate a strategy for the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of its components.
Implementation period
5 years
Current status of Establishment
Before the enactment ofthe Biodiversity Act
- 1st (2004~2008)
- 2nd (2009~2013)
After the enactment ofthe Biodiversity Act
- 3rd (2014~2018)Korea's National Biodiversity Strategy 2014-2018
- 4th (2019~2023)Korea's National Biodiversity Strategy 2019-2023
- 5th (2024~2028)Korea's National Biodiversity Strategy 2024-2028
Key elements (Article 7, Paragraph 2 of the Biodiversity Act)
- Status of biodiversity, and the objectives and vision of NBSAP
- Protection and management of biodiversity and its components
- Sustainable use of components of biodiversity
- Response to threats to biodiversity
- Management of species of concern for introduction and alien species that affect biodiversity
- Research and technological development, education and promotion and international cooperation related to biodiversity
- Enhancing ecosystem services and ensuring that the public has access to benefits from ecosystem services
Basic Principles (as stated in Article 3 of the Act on the Conservation and Use of Biological Diversity)
- Biodiversity shall be the asset of all citizens and shall be conserved for the current and future generations.
- Biological resources shall be protected and managed systematically for sustainable use thereof.
- Development and use of land shall be in congruent with conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of biological resources.
- The connectivity and balance of ecosystem which extends from mountain, river, swamp and lake, coast to the ocean shall be conserved systematically.
- Ecosystem services shall be provided and promoted in a systematic manner for the conservation of ecosystems and the improvement of the quality of life of citizens.
- International cooperation on the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of biological resources shall be promoted.
Status of the Republic of Korea's Fifth National Biodiversity Strategy
- The Republic of Korea's Fifth National Biodiversity Strategy serves as the highest-level strategy for biodiversity in the country, outlining a five-year policy direction to ensure the conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use.