Act on the Establishment and Management of National Institute of Nakdong River Biological Resources. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Sustainable use Inland waters Institution Biodiversity Sustainable development Research Subsidy/incentive Management/conservation Education Biotechnology Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Basin Nakdong River Basin Abstract The purpose of the present Act is to establish the National Institute of Nakdong River Biological Resources and to contribute to securing sovereignty over biological resources in their early stages, to conserving biodiversity, and to using biological resources in a sustainable manner by prescribing matters related to the establishment, management of the afore-mentioned Institute. The Institute shall implement the following projects: 1) Examinations and discovery of freshwater biological resources, and research on the classification and nomenclature and possession thereof; 2) Projects for developing technologies for the culture, extraction, conservation, and use of freshwater biological resources, and for supporting the commercialization and industrialization thereof; 3) Management of exhibition halls, development and dissemination of technologies for managing exhibition halls, and development and management of educational programs on biological resources; 4) Projects that can be performed by the Institute of Nakdong River Biological Resources pursuant to other Acts and subordinate statutes. The text consists f 27 articles. Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr