TY - JOUR

T1 - The inclusion of forest hydrological services in the sustainable development strategy of South Korea

AU - Payeur-Poirier, Jean Lionel

AU - Nguyen, Trung Thanh

N1 - Funding information: Acknowledgments: We acknowledge support from the International Research Training Group TERRECO, which was funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, and the Korea Research Foundation (KRF) at Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea. We also acknowledge support by DFG and Open Access Publishing Fund of Leibniz University Hannover. We thank two anonymous reviewers and the editors for their useful comments.

PY - 2017/8/19

Y1 - 2017/8/19

N2 - In the last decade, the South Korean government has implemented an unprecedented series of plans and policy actions to promote sustainable development, including the National Strategy for Green Growth. Some of these initiatives were direct responses to the evolving challenges in the water sector, and put forest hydrological services into perspective. To a certain extent, water was managed within a wider environmental context through the combination of forest and water management. However, the efforts to enhance forest hydrological services did not correspond to the immense potential of forests for the achievement of sustainable water management. We present a comprehensive and current view of the major challenges and opportunities related to forest hydrological services in South Korea. We identify key forest hydrological services in view of the major biophysical, environmental, and economic challenges in the water sector. We propose guidelines for the enhancement of forest hydrological services and for a better inclusion of these services in South Korea's sustainable development strategy. An increased contribution of forests to the provision of high-quality water in sufficient, regulated amounts, and to the preservation of a safe environment in regards to natural hazards is imperative for the long-term development of South Korea.

AB - In the last decade, the South Korean government has implemented an unprecedented series of plans and policy actions to promote sustainable development, including the National Strategy for Green Growth. Some of these initiatives were direct responses to the evolving challenges in the water sector, and put forest hydrological services into perspective. To a certain extent, water was managed within a wider environmental context through the combination of forest and water management. However, the efforts to enhance forest hydrological services did not correspond to the immense potential of forests for the achievement of sustainable water management. We present a comprehensive and current view of the major challenges and opportunities related to forest hydrological services in South Korea. We identify key forest hydrological services in view of the major biophysical, environmental, and economic challenges in the water sector. We propose guidelines for the enhancement of forest hydrological services and for a better inclusion of these services in South Korea's sustainable development strategy. An increased contribution of forests to the provision of high-quality water in sufficient, regulated amounts, and to the preservation of a safe environment in regards to natural hazards is imperative for the long-term development of South Korea.

KW - Ecosystem services

KW - Forest and water management

KW - FOUR major rivers restoration project

KW - Green growth

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U2 - 10.3390/su9081470

DO - 10.3390/su9081470

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:85027706535

VL - 9

JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)

JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)

SN - 2071-1050

IS - 8

M1 - 1470

ER -