Forest Welfare Laws

• 2015. 03. 27
  Enactment of the Forest Welfare Promotion Act

  Korea established the fifth basic forest plan in 2007 and began to materialize the concept of forest welfare by presenting a policy vision of "realizing a sustainable green welfare state" to improve the quality of life of the people through forests. In addition to existing forest culture and recreation, the scope of forest welfare activities has been expanded, such as revitalizing forest education and institutionalizing healing forests. Since then, the concept of "forest welfare by life cycle" was presented in 2011, focusing on providing timely forest welfare services that can be utilized from the beginnings and to the ends of life.

  Following the announcement of the "Forest Welfare Comprehensive Plan" in 2013, "the Forest Welfare Promotion Act" was enacted in 2016. This new act was put in place in order to promote public health through forest therapy, enhance educational effects, and provide customized forest welfare services by life cycle through forest welfare complexes.

• 2011. 07. 25
  Enactment of the Forest Education Promotion Act

  In order to effectively protect and foster forests, the public needs to be informed and educated of the value and importance of them. In response, the Forest Education Promotion Act was enacted in 2011 to establish standards and systems for forest education, forest education experts, and forest education facilities so that they can be systematically activated and supported.

• 2005. 08. 04
  Enactment of the Forestry Culture and Recreation Act

  As interest in forests as an activity space for culture and recreation grew, the Korea Forest Service established a Comprehensive Plan for Forest Recreation and Culture Promotion in 2003 to provide high-quality forest recreation services to the public. Later, on August 4, 2005, the Forest Culture and Leisure Act was enacted to establish an independent legal system to promote forest recreation policies.

  This Act was enacted to make use of forests as a natural learning space and to purify, as a space for learning nature and soothing emotions, and to improve the quality of people's lives by facilitating the safety and convenience for forest users through the establishment of eco-friendly recreation facilities.

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