Korea Forest Service

Korea Forest Service

Infobox Korean name
hangul=산림청
hanja=山林廳
rr=Sallim-cheong
mr=Sallim-ch'ŏng
The Korea Forest Service is charged with maintaining South Korea's forest lands. It is overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The current chief is Ha young-Je. The agency is headquartered at the Daejeon Government Complex.

The Forest Service began in 1948 as the Office of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture. It was raised to its current status in 1967.

ee also

*Ministry of Environment (South Korea)
*Government of South Korea

External links

* [http://www.foa.go.kr/ Official site, in Korean and English]


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