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2011 ECOREA;Environmental Review 2011
(Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2011)
Under the national vision of Low Carbon, Green Growth,Korea has set an ambitious GHG reduction target of 30% below BAU level by 2020. Since the industrial revolution, people have pursued a lifestyle of convenience and ...
2009 ECOREA: Environmental Review 2009
(Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2009)
This special edition of ECOREA 2009 introduces the country’s main goals and ten policy priorities for a new national vision of Green Korea, which pursues the harmony of the environment, economy and society. ECOREA 2009 ...
2007 ECOREA: Environmental Review 2007
(Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2007)
The environment has become a key issue in the 21st century. Our ability to achieve 'Environmental Sustainability', a state in which environmental conservation, economic growth and social cohesion are balanced, will determine ...
2013 ECOREA;Environmental Review 2013
(Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2013)
Over the last half a century, Korea has transformed itself from an agricultural country to a highly industrialized country. During the process, various environmental challenges have emerged. The Environment Administration ...
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Resources
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2010)
After the recognition of national ownership of biological resources pursuant to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), competition between nations has been intensifying to acquire biological resources. The Korean ...
Korea Environmental Policy Bulletin - Environmental Impact Assessment in Korea
(Ministry of Environment - Korea Environment Institute - Republic of Korea, 2004)
In the latter half of the 20th century, rapid industrialization and population growth aggravated environmental problems such as the depletion of resources, global warming, and destruction of the natural environment, giving ...
2004 Green Korea: Building an Eco-Community for the 21st Century
(2004)
Following the proclamation at the World Summit on Sustainable Development that environment, economy, and society cannot be separated but are inextricably linked, humanity has been working on implementation measures to ...
2008 ECOREA: Environmental Review 2008
(Ministry of Environment - Republic of Korea, 2008)
During nearly 14 months since its inauguration, the new government of Korea has implemented a number of policy initiatives. In my view, the most remarkable one among them is the new national vision for “Low Carbon, Green ...
2006 Green Korea: A Beautiful Environment and a Healthy Future
(2006)
The most important value of the 21st century is the Sustainability that integrates the environment, economy, and society, and the environment is particularly important in that the quality of life is interconnected with the ...
2005 Green Korea: Towards the Harmonization of Human and the Nature
(2005)
Up until now, humans have looked at the environment as a means to achieve material growth by using up the natural resources in faster and larger scale. Also behind the unprecedented rapid economic growth, there was the ...