ACT ON THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to improve citizens’ quality of life and enhance international cooperation, by promoting comprehensive and systematic conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of biological resources and by prescribing matters on implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Oct. 16, 2018; Dec. 10, 2019>

1. The term "biodiversity" means diversity of organisms developing from all sources including land ecosystem, aquatic ecosystem and complex ecosystem thereof, and includes diversity within species, diversity among species and diversity of ecosystem;

2. The term “ecosystem” means dynamic complex where colonies of plants, animals and microorganisms and the abiotic environment interact in functional units;

3. The term “biological resources” means genetic resources, organisms, parts of organisms, population, or components of organisms, which are valuable for humans or have practical or potential usage;

4. The term “genetic resources” means plants, animals, and microorganisms containing a genetic functional unit or other genetic material which becomes genetic origins, that have practical or potential value;

5. The term “sustainable use” means using components of biodiversity in a manner and at a rate which do not reduce biodiversity, allowing the current and future generations to use biological resources and enjoy the benefits thereof with equal opportunities;

6. The term “traditional knowledge” means knowledge, technology and practice, etc. of individuals or local communities which have maintained a traditional life style suitable to the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of biological resources;

6-2. The term “species of concern for domestic inflow” means species designated and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment as having a risk of causing harm to the ecosystem if it flows into the Republic of Korea;

7. The term “alien species” means organisms which exist outside their place of origin or habitat, after having flowed in from a foreign country artificially or naturally;

ACT ON THE CONSERVATION AND USE OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Basic Principle) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State and Local Governments) #

Article 5(Responsibilities of Citizens) #

Article 6(Relationship to Other Statutes) #

Article 7(Formulation of National Strategy on Biodiversity) #

Article 8(Establishment and Implementation of Implementation Plan for National Biodiversity Strategy) #

Article 9(Investigation of Biodiversity) #

Article 10(Establishment of National Species List) #

Article 11(Outbound Transfer of Biological Resources) #

Article 12(Cancellation of Approval for Outbound Transfer of Biological Resources) #

Article 13(Report on Acquisition of Biological Resources by Foreigner) #

Article 14(Emergency Measures against Decrease of Biodiversity) #

Article 15(Support for Conservation and Restoration of Ecosystem) #

Article 16(Contracts for Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) #

Article 17(Operation of National Biodiversity Center) #

Article 18(Establishment and Operation of National Biodiversity Information Sharing System) #

Article 19(Sharing Profits from Biological Resources) #

Article 20(Protection of Traditional Knowledge) #

Article 21 #

Article 21-2(Risk Assessment) #

Article 22(Approval for Importation and Inbound Transfer of Species of Concern for Domestic Inflow) #

Article 22-2(Management of Species of Concern for Domestic Inflow) #

Article 23(Revocation of Designation of Ecosystem-Disturbing Species) #

Article 24(Management of Ecosystem-Disturbing Species) #

Article 24-2(Management of Species with Potential Risks to Ecosystem) #

Article 24-3(Prohibition of Release of Ecosystem-Disturbing Species) #

Article 24-4(Suspension of Raising and Cultivation following Designation of Ecosystem-Disturbing Species) #

Article 24-5(Suspension of Raising and Cultivation following Designation of Species with Potential Risks to Ecosystem) #

Article 25(Revocation of Approval or Permission) #

Article 26(Research and Support for Biodiversity) #

Article 27(Technology Development) #

Article 28(Nurturing Professional Manpower) #

Article 28-2(Revocation of Designation of Professional Manpower-Nurturing Institutions) #

Article 29(Education and Public Relation) #

Article 30(Reporting and Inspection) #

Article 31(National Subsidy) #

Article 32(Hearings) #

Article 33(Delegation and Entrustment of Authority) #

Article 34(Legal Fiction as Public Officials in Application of Penalty Provisions) #

Article 35(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 36(Confiscation) #

Article 37(Joint Penalty Provisions) #

Article 38(Administrative Fines) #