Joint Academic Presentation by Resource Centers and Wildlife Material Bank under the Ministry of Environment

Introducing and Distributing Various Biological Materials to Maximize Utilization of Biological Resources

The National Honam Biodiversity Institute under the Ministry of Environment (Director Ryu Tae-cheol) announced on the 2nd that it held a ‘Joint Special Session and Promotional Booth for Bioresources Institutes’ at the 79th Annual Conference of the Korean Society for Biological Sciences, held at the Jeju International Convention Center on the 1st, together with the National Institute of Biological Resources and the National Nakdonggang Biological Resources Center.

This special session was held under the theme ‘Bioresources, Status of the Ministry of Environment’s Wildlife Material Banks,’ and featured presentations on the status and representative materials held by the island biological material bank, national wildlife material bank, and freshwater biological resource bank operated by each institution. In-depth discussions were conducted to enhance the utilization of biological materials being managed and preserved.

At the 79th Annual Scientific Conference of the Korean Society for Biological Sciences held at the Jeju International Convention Center, a presentation was given on the mission and role of the National Honam Biological Resources Center.
[Photo by National Honam Biological Resources Center]

Additionally, at the joint promotional booth operated during the conference until the 2nd, each institution introduced their material banks and provided guidance on the distribution of various biological materials such as island and coastal organisms, wildlife, and freshwater organisms, so that these biological materials can be utilized in the bioindustry through industrial and research institutions.

Choi Kyung-min, Head of the Industrialization Support Office at the National Honam Biodiversity Institute, said, “Through this conference, we hope to reaffirm the value of biological materials held by the Ministry of Environment’s affiliated and subordinate biodiversity institutes and create an opportunity to maximize the utilization of these biological materials.”

The three institutions plan to continue their cooperation to enhance the utilization of biological materials and prepare measures to distribute various biological materials to the public in diverse ways.

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