National Honam Biological Resources Center Publishes 'Island Biological Resources Storybook: Amtaedo Edition'

Booklet and Website Offering Free Access to Information on Plants and Mushrooms Growing on Amtaedo

The National Institute of Biological Resources in the Honam Region under the Ministry of Environment (Director Ryu Tae-cheol) attracted attention on the 30th by releasing a booklet titled "Island Biological Resources Storybook vol. 2 Amtaedo Edition," containing information on five plant species and five mushroom species growing on Amtaedo Island in Sinan.

In 2022, the institute published "Island Biological Resources Storybook vol. 1 Gohado Edition," which introduced the plant distribution map of Gohado Island, where the institute is located, along with interesting stories about native plants, receiving great response from the local community. The newly published booklet is the second storybook, featuring the native organisms of Amtaedo Island in Sinan, known as the Angel Island, as the main subject.

Island Biological Resources Storybook vol. 2 Amtaedo Edition [Photo provided by National Honam Biological Resources Center]

The booklet consists of a total of 34 pages and includes folklore and traditional knowledge about plants and mushrooms found on Amtaedo Island, the site of tenant disputes that became a decisive turning point in the nationwide spread of anti-Japanese peasant movements during the Japanese colonial period. It also features various visual materials such as plant specimen photographs, making it an engaging read for everyone.

The newly published booklet will be available for all visitors at the National Institute of Biological Resources in the Honam Region exhibition hall and can also be accessed for free on the website.

Choi Kyung-min, head of the Convergent Research Division of Botanical Biology at the National Institute of Biological Resources in the Honam Region, said, "We plan to select a new island every year to secure native biological resources and publish storybooks containing diverse information about these biological resources." He added, "We hope this will be an opportunity to raise public interest in island biological resources, which we have not known well, and to share their value."

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