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KMID : 1011120220160010211
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Bioethics Policy Studies
2022 Volume.16 No. 1 p.211 ~ p.268
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Maintaining Biodiversity: Focused on The U.S. Endangered Species Act and Korea’s Wildlife Act
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Lee Jae-Woo
Lee Sun-Goo
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Abstract
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Biodiversity acts as an important factor in protecting not only the ecosystem but also humans all over the world. However, currently due to indiscriminate development, biodiversity is being destroyed. In order to maintain biodiversity, it is crucial to protect endangered species. Even though both the United States and Korea have laws to protect endangered species, contrary to the outstanding achievements shown by the Endangered Species Protection Act (ESA) of the United States, Korea’s Wildlife Protection and Management Act (Wildlife Act) is not showing high effects. Hence, with the aim of promoting biodiversity, by analyzing the similarities and differences between the two Acts, this study determined what improvements can be made to Korea’s Wildlife Protection and Management Act. The similarities between the two Acts were regarded as the strengths of Korea’s Wildlife Protection and Management Act, which were 1) protection of habitat and successful execution of the law, 2) inclusion of both native and foreign endangered species, 3) adequate period of evaluation, and 4) clarity on the ministry and office concerned. On the other hand, differences were regarded as the limitations of Korea’s Wildlife Protection and Management Act, which were 1) lack of specificity and broad scope of aid, 2) lack of specific categorization, 3) lack of priorities, 4) lack of stability and long-term effects, and 5) lack of social consensus. Therefore, amendments such as specifically mentioning the method, contents, and standards of reward, adding a ‘candidate species’ category, prioritizing certain species, securing a sufficient amount of budget, creating a single specialized ministry that comprehensively manages matters related to endangered species, maintaining the Korean Wildlife Act for a while to increase its stability, and increasing public interest by clarifying the specific amount of rewards and penalties, ways of education provision regarding endangered species, and simple methods for protecting endangered species and so on are recommended to be made in Korea’s Wildlife Protection and Management Act.
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KEYWORD
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biodiversity, endangered species, Endangered Species Act (ESA), Korea’s Wildlife Protection and Management Act (Wildlife Act)
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