도서산림 관리를 위한 관련 법제도 고찰과 개선방안에 관한 연구

Abstract

This study was undertaken to suggest the direction of island forest management for the conservation of the forest ecosystem in the island region through the review of the current legal system for forest management in the island area. Recently, there has been an increasing discussion on the conservation of island biodiversity both domestically and internationally, and the island management policy in Korea has also been changed to consider the life, economy, and ecological sustainability of local residents. The total number of islands that are geographically cut off from land and surrounded by the sea was 3,383(465 inhabited islands and 2,918 uninhabited islands), 2,325 (55.9%) distributed forests and 220,819ha forest area, which is estimated to account for about 3.5% of the nation's forest area. In relation to the island area, the principal agents in island management are diversified by managing the populated islands via the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, the uninhabited islands with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Mainly, inhabited islands are developed while uninhabited islands and special islands have conservation characteristics. In the forest sector, other than the Forest Protection Act, which is directly subject to forest protection, forests are indirectly protected in connection with environmental conservation or ecosystem conservation, including by the Natural Environmental Conservation Act. The legal system that approaches the concept of island forest as a different concept rather than that of a collective is needed, as most of the current forest-related laws are applied to develop, use, preserve, and manage forests and mountainous areas. As a measure to improve the legal system for the management of island forests, first, it is intended to suggest a plan to revise the current laws and regulations and to enact the Act on the Conservation and Management of Forests on Islands (tentative name). The revision (proposal) of the current law is the easiest improvement plan by revising only the regulations to create forest resources, protect forests, and strengthen budgets, mainly for forest management in the island areas. The plan to enact the Act on the Conservation and Management of Forests in Island Areas (tentative name) may make the authority of the management of island forests clearer, so that no conflict between ministries may occur. Through this, it will be possible to secure the effectiveness of island forest management and to secure the necessity of the Forest Service to take responsibility for the systematic management of forests in the island areas.