Yeoju Hwanghaksan Arboretum Designated as National Rare and Endemic Plant Conservation Institution

Poster for Designation of National Rare and Specialty Plant Conservation Institution. Provided by Yeoju City

On the 4th, it was announced that Hwanghaksan Arboretum in Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi Province, has been designated as a national rare and endemic plant conservation institution by the Korea Forest Service under designation number 2024-14.

The national rare and endemic plant conservation institution system is established under the 「Act on the Creation and Promotion of Arboretums and Gardens」 to designate institutions that specialize in the conservation of rare and endemic plants. Each designated institution receives budget support through activities such as ex situ conservation of rare and endemic plants in their possession, propagation work to preserve genetic diversity, record management, and applications for conservation projects.

Hwanghaksan Arboretum in Yeoju-si has been continuously conducting reintroduction projects, distribution surveys, and genetic resource exchanges of rare and endemic plants in cooperation with the Korea National Arboretum under the Korea Forest Service. As of 2024, it manages and conserves approximately 228 species of rare and endemic plants.

Kang Jong-hee, Director of the Forest Park Division, stated, “We will promote education and publicity activities to preserve the genetic resources of rare and endemic plants disappearing due to climate change and habitat destruction, and to raise awareness of biodiversity.”

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