Rep. An Ho-young Introduces the 'Natural Environment Conservation Act' for Environmental Restoration

Ahn Ho-young Congressman

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Ahn Ho-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea (Wanju·Jinan·Muju·Jangsu), on the 8th, took the lead in proposing the 「Partial Amendment to the Natural Environment Conservation Act」 to systematically restore damaged natural environments.

This is in response to the need for conservation and restoration of the natural environment due to environmental damage caused by urbanization and rapid climate change.

According to the current Natural Environment Conservation Act, the state is responsible for establishing and implementing restoration and recovery measures for damaged areas.

However, the same law lacks legal grounds regarding the concept and basic principles of natural environment restoration, the establishment, implementation, and maintenance management of natural environment restoration projects, and other systematic promotion procedures, resulting in limitations in natural environment restoration.

Accordingly, Representative Ahn Ho-young established legal grounds to improve problems that have appeared in natural environment restoration projects so far and to enable integrated and systematic progress of projects by ▲defining natural environment damage, restoration, and natural environment restoration projects ▲stipulating basic principles of natural environment restoration ▲preparing a candidate list of restoration target areas according to priority ▲establishing plans for promotion and operation of consultative bodies for natural environment restoration projects ▲and maintaining natural environment restoration projects.

If the amendment passes, areas urgently needing restoration and areas where restoration projects are highly effective can be restored on a priority basis.

Representative Ahn Ho-young stated, “Indiscriminate development during the rapid urbanization process has severely damaged the natural environment,” and added, “Through the amendment of the Natural Environment Conservation Act, we will systematically restore the damaged natural environment and provide the public with a high-quality natural environment.”

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