CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN FOREST ACT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters concerning the creation and management of urban forests, etc. to contribute to enhancing citizens’ health and recreation activities, promoting their emotional wellbeing, improving the quality of life for citizens by such means as reducing fine dust and mitigating heat waves, maintaining and enhancing carbon absorption, and otherwise making better living conditions. <Amended on Dec. 27, 2022>

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jan. 2, 2024>

1. The term "urban forest" means all forests and trees created and managed in cities for such purposes as enhancing citizens' health and recreation activities, promoting their emotional wellbeing and for activity-based programs, etc., and excludes any park area as defined in Article 2 of the Natural Parks Act;

2. The term "neighborhood forest" means the following forests and trees, including community forests, which are created and managed within neighborhoods, schools and their surrounding areas for such purposes as providing citizens with pleasant living conditions and aesthetically pleasing landscapes and nature-learning opportunities:

(a) A community forest: All forests and trees created and managed around communities for such purposes as preserving the cultural values of forests and improving living conditions for residents living in such communities;

(b) A landscape forest: All forests and trees created and managed for such purposes as preserving the landscape resources of outstanding forests (referring to resources for scenery as defined in subparagraph 2 (c) of Article 2 of the Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) and providing nature-learning opportunities;

(c) A school forest: All forests and trees created and managed in schools defined in Article 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and their surrounding areas for such purposes as improving learning environments and providing students with nature-learning opportunities;

3. The term "street trees" means all trees planted and managed within or around any road zones prescribed by Presidential Decree, including roads (excluding national expressways) provided in Article 10 of the Road Act.

CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN FOREST ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Responsibilities of the State and local governments) #

Article 4(Relationship to other Acts) #

Article 5(Establishment of master plans for urban forests) #

Article 6(Establishment of creation and management plan of urban forests) #

Article 6-2(Establishment of street tree Creation and management plan) #

Article 7(Survey of present conditions and statistics management) #

Article 8(Maintaining and increasing urban forests) #

Article 9(Technology development and informatization) #

Article 10(International cooperation) #

Article 11(Creation and management of urban forests) #

Article 12(Creation and Management of Street Trees) #

Article 13(Deliberative committee on creation and management of urban forests) #

Article 14(Urban forest pilot projects) #

Article 15(Conduct of projects to create and manage urban forests) #

Article 16(Designation and operation of urban forest support centers) #

Article 17(Promoting citizens’ participation) #

Article 18(Certification of exemplary urban forests) #

Article 19(Donation in respect of urban forests) #

Article 20(Support from the State) #

Article 21(Return of subsidies) #

Article 22(Restoration orders) #

Article 23(Hearings) #

Article 24(Reporting and inspection) #

Article 25(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

Article 25-2(Recognition of carbon sinks) #

Article 26(Penalty provisions) #

Article 27(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 28(Administrative fines) #