Creation and Management of Urban Forest Act. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Land & soil Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Policy/planning Afforestation/reforestation Public participation Public private partnership (PPP) Urban land Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is to contribute to enhancing citizens’ health and recreation activities, promoting their emotional wellbeing, and improving the quality of life for citizens by such means as reducing fine dust, mitigating heat waves and otherwise making better living conditions, by providing for matters concerning the creation and management of urban forests, etc. Full text English Website elaw.klri.re.kr