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A Review of Progress in Implementation of the Korea Strategy for Plant Conservation 2020 by Korea National Arboretum 2016 A Review of Progress in implementation of the Korea Strategy for Plant Conservation 2020 by Korea National Arboretum 2016 August 2016 A Review of Progress in implementation of the Korea Strategy for Plant Conservation 2020 by Korea National Arboretum 2016 Published by Korea National Arboretum August 2016 Government Publications Registration Number : 11-1400119-000265-01 ISBN : 979-11-87031-33-8 93480 Foreword There is a growing awareness of global community about close interconnection between biodiversity and sustainable development of human beings. In particular, plants are primary producers in earth's ecosystem and indispensable elements in lives of all creatures including human beings. Historically, humankind used plants as vitally important materials for life such as food, woods, medicines, spices, dyes, and textile. The forest ecosystem, centered on the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range, is a backbone of Korea, and has various vegetation belt from warm temperature zone to frozen zone due to the country's geological feature of a long range from north to south. The number of species growing in Korea is estimated to be roughly 100,000, and 14,900 of them are plant species. About 5% out of 297,326 IUCN Red List plant species are Korean endemic. In 2010 in Nagoya, the global community adopted 'Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020' and 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets as a commitment for future generation. Accordingly, Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC 2020) was also revised, demanding mandatory implementation of the strategy to the parties. Considering the current state when world bio-species are under the threat to extinct on which is deteriorating due to climate change and other significant reasons, activities on diminishing negative impact on biodiversity and its conservation would bring broad social benefits encouraging transformation of the society and economy into sustainable developing model. In order to sustain biodiversity, it is critical to ensure participation of researchers and experts in various fields of conservation. With the purpose of accomplishing KSPC 2020 targets, Korea National Arboretum established cooperation with researchers, organizations, institutions, and networks of local and abroad, and participated in activities including joint researches and technology exchange. The reports on implementation of Korea Strategy for Plant Conservation (KSPC) prepared in a mid of its execution by Korea National Arboretum (2011-2020) gives us important view how efforts have been made and what needs to be improved to achieve the goals. Korea National Arboretum will reinforce all activities for conserving biodiversity after publishing this report as well. We anticipated that information in this report will contribute to successful activities of scientific institutions, research groups, and cooperation networks related to conservation of plant biodiversity in Korea and abroad towards the ful¿lling of the objectives in Target 3 as well as into developing further implementation strategies and information sharing. Lee, You Mi Director General, Ph.D. Korea National Arboretum Executive Summary A global plan for plant conservation was ¿rst suggested at the International Botanic Congress held Target 4 (The securing of at least 15% of each ecological region/vegetation unit), Target 5 (The in 1999, and Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) was of¿cially adopted as a program conservation of at least 75% of diversity conservation areas for important plants in each ecological under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at its 6th meeting. Later the strategy was area) and Target 6 (The management of congruence with biodiversity conservation for at least 75% revised into GSPC 2020 along with developing of 'The Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020)' of the production land) which define progress in the conservation of ecosystem and biodiversity, of CBD. were evaluated as in slow progressing and about 90% of the goals will have been achieved by 2020 if consistent efforts are implemented. Korea National Arboretum developed 'Korea Strategy for Plant Conservation (KSPC)' in 2008, involved in the use of various key activities including development of checklist of national Àora, Target 7 (The pursuit of in situ conservation) and Target 8 (The pursuit ex situ conservation and restoration of rare plants, ex situ conservation, and securing of protected areas. After then, the restoration) which de¿ne for the proactive implementation of plants conservation, will have been strategy was revised as KSPC 2020 correlated with GSPC 2020 and conducted various studies achieved by 2020 if consistent efforts are implemented. and projects to achieve objectives of each target. Implementation of Target 9 (The genetic diversity of crops) came to its 3rd step phase and although This reports covers all results of activities conducted by Korea National Arboretum from 2011 there have been collection activities to secure genetic diversity of crops and developments of to 2015 according to KSPC 2020 and outlines future actions for successful accomplishment propagation technologies, the progress is bit slow due to the large number of subjective plant of the de¿ned targets by 2020, consists of the following parts outline, current status, key species. Target 10 (The development of effective management plans for invasive plants), assumes successes, and looking to the future key challenge. implementation of a comprehensive management plan against invasive plants with participation of Korea Forest Service and other related government institutions, is in slow progress. In order to fully examine all accomplishments of KSPC from 2011 to 2015, research groups, worked on each of target, analyzed results and suggested their view on further successful Targe 11 (The prevention of plant extinction caused by international trade), assumes conservation realization of phases de¿ned for each target. Based on these data, they conducted evaluations on and restoration of plant species subject to 'The Convention on International Trade in Endangered current status and further progress toward de¿ned targets to determine real possibility to achieve Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)', is evaluated to be achieved by 2020. Target 12 (The each of the targets and to set future plans to complement incomplete parts. Summary provided in continuous supply of all plant-based products harvested from the wild) was evaluated in its 2nd the last part of this reports to compare the evaluation results on progress toward each target. step. However, the development of mass propagation technology is in slow progress due to the large number of target plant species. For better understanding of overall activities on plants conservation, case studies and related data of other relevant institutions are presented in the part of Current status, in spite of review scope Target 13 (The innovation, practice, maintenance and promotion of traditional knowledge related of this report is con¿ned by implementation performances of Korea National Arboretum. to plant resources) was evaluated in step 2 but the progress is slow. More efforts should be made to meet goal of step 2 and reach step 3 by 2020. The following information is short summary of evaluation results on progress towards each target de¿ned in KSPC 2020. Target 14 (The promotion of plant diversity education and recognition), Target 15 (Training specialists for plant conservation) and Target 16 (The establishment and strengthen national-, Basic targets for implementation of strategy - Target 1 (The completion of online flora of the regional- and international level plant conservation organizations, networks, and partnerships) will Korean Peninsula), Target 2 (An evaluation of endangered species) and Target 3 (The development have been achieved by 2020 if consistent efforts are implemented. and sharing of implementation strategies) will have been achieved by 2020, if consistent efforts are implemented. 4 5 A Review of Progress in implementation of the KSPC 2020 by KNA Korea National Arboretum A Review of Progress in implementation of the Korea Strategy for Plant Conservation 2020 by Contents Korea National Arboretum 2016 Copyright (C) 2016 Korea National Arboretum Published by Korea National Arboretum of Korea Forest Service Forward 3 The genetic diversity of crops and the Edited by preservation of traditional knowledge Korea National Arboretum of Korea Forest Service Executive Summary 4 Designed by Introduction 9 Target 10 43 Sumeunkil Co. The development of effective management Citation : Progress in Implementation of KSPC 2020 plans for invasive plants Korean National Arboretum 2016. A Review of Progress in Implementation of the Korea Strategy for Plant Conservation 2020 by Korea National Arboretum. targets Target 11 48 Pocheon, Korea. Target 01 10 The prevention of plant extinction caused by For further information, please contact : international trade Korea National Arboretum The completion of online Àora for the Korean 415 Gwangneungsumokwon-ro, Soheul-eup, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 11186, Peninsula Republic of Korea Target 12 50 Tel. : +82-31-540-1061 The continuous supply of all plant-based Fax. : +82-31-540-1060 Target 02 14 An evaluation of endangered species products harvested from the wild Contributing authors You Mi Lee, Cheul Ho Lee, In Sik Kim, Hye Jin Kwon, Target 13 53 Yong Chan Cho, Dong Kap Kim, Seong Won Son, Su Young Jung, Target 03 17 Kae Sun Chang, Kyung Choi, Yeon Jin Lim, Seung Hwan Oh, The development
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