Wildlife Protection and Management Act. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 2011 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Biodiversity Management/conservation Ecosystem preservation Endangered species Hunting/capture Wild fauna Wild flora International trade Registration Hunting authorization/permit Protection of habitats Protection of species Cultural heritage Trade in species 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 prevent the extinction of wildlife by systematically protecting and managing wildlife and the habitats thereof, to maintain the equilibrium of the ecosystem by promoting biodiversity, and at the same time to ensure a healthy natural environment in which wildlife coexists with human beings. The text consists of 73 articles divided into 6 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Protection of wildlife (II); Conservation of biological resources (III); Management of hunting (IV); Supplementary provisions (V); Penal provisions (VI). Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr References - Legislation Implemented by Enforcement Decree of the Wildlife Protection and Management Act. Legislation | Korea, Republic of | 2005 (2016) Keyword: Biodiversity, Management/conservation, Ecosystem preservation, Endangered species, Policy/planning, Wild flora, International trade, Authorization/permit, Protection of habitats, Protection of species, Wild fauna Source: FAO, FAOLEX