New publication in KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

07/17/2017

Dr. Hyun-Ah Choi, Senior researcher of HSF Korea published research article - Integrated approaches for national ecosystem assessment in South Korea. Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystem functions and their assessment has the goal to take a look on changes in the ecosystem to support human welfare. Those approaches aim to protect biodiversity on multiple levels.

KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering

In terms of South Korea, this issue has received an increasing attention of policy makers recently, even though the linking of ecosystems with conservation planning still remains a challenge.

Due to the absence of a framework or manual of National Ecosystem Assessment this study proposes integrated assessment approaches that could be applied for decision-making at the national level in South Korea. It demonstrates detailed conceptual approaches for supporting national resource management on a national level, which can be useful for ecosystem services assessment, habitat conservation, conservation planning, and decision-making at the national level.

You can find more information at the KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (Springer): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12205-017-1664-9