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An Assessment and Review of IUCN Red List for Vascular Plants in Korean Peninsula

한반도 관속식물 IUCN 적색목록 평가와 문제점

  • Chang, Chin-Sung (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hye Won (Department of Forest Sciences, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hui (Department of Medicinal Plants Resources, Mokpo National University)
  • 장진성 (서울대학교 산림과학부) ;
  • 김혜원 (서울대학교 산림과학부) ;
  • 김휘 (목포대학교 한약자원학과)
  • Received : 2017.01.16
  • Accepted : 2017.04.12
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

The best source of information on the conservation status of species at a global scale is the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Until now, 236 vascular plants from Korean peninsula have been evaluated using the IUCN red list categories and criteria. It indicated that five taxa were considered as critically endangered, 20 as endangered and nine as vulnerable species as a threatened status. On the other hand, the rest (189 taxa) were assessed as a least concern, which did not qualify for threatened species categories. Korea Ministry of Environment published a revised version of 57 species list by re-classifying endangered species with idiosyncratic qualitative criteria for two levels (I and II) followed by status reviews in 2011. However, two thirds species proposed by Ministry of Environment do not qualify as threatened. The major difficulties found in applying IUCN Red List criteria at the global scale was a lack of knowledge on the status of species at broader geographic scales and the perceived difficulty the causes. The lack of consistency between two lists constrains the prioritization of species-based conservation work at the national level. Due to a lack of centralized monitoring data for most species, this status is largely qualitatively and so it carries a high level of uncertainty. This is reflected in the high number of species with an unknown population trend. The current list of endangered species of flora and fauna by the Ministry of Environment should be recognized as the national list (local and population extinction), which is different from the IUCN Red list due to the different geographical contexts. Also, it is necessary to improve the quality of evaluation and conservation management system rather than presenting massive number of endangered species list.

IUCN의 적색목록은 전 세계 규모에서 가장 신뢰받는 멸종, 희귀 동식물종의 평가와 보전 정보를 제공하고 있다. 2016년 7월까지 한반도에 분포하는 식물중 IUCN 적색목록 평가를 받은 종은 236종으로, 5종이 멸종위기종(CR), 20종이 위기종(EN), 9종이 취약종(VU)으로 확인되었다. 나머지 189종은 약관심종(LC)으로 평가되었다. 환경부는 2011년 국가적 색목록 평가라는 명목 하에 IUCN 적색목록과 내용, 형식이 다른 정성적 기준에 따라 평가 결과를 제시하였다. 이와는 별개로 환경부는 멸종위기종 I급과 II급 목록을 57종으로 수정 제시하였다. 이 목록은 IUCN의 적색목록과 비교시 일부 공통종이 있으나 공통종도 보전상의 지위가 일치하지 않는다. 이런 평가 내용의 불일치의 이유는 남한이라는 제한된 지역 수준의 평가로는 전 세계 규모의 평가와는 결과가 일치할 수 없기 때문이다. 평가에 필요한 정보가 부실하게 제시되거나 정보가 없는 상태에서 자의적 평가가 이루어진 경우도 있다. 국가 단위의 종 관리를 위해서는 멸종과 절멸에 대한 엄밀한 용어 적용과 남한에 국한된 제한적 시각의 편향된 결과를 배제하고, 분류학적 실체에 근거한 종 선정, 평가를 위한 개체군의 크기, 분포, 개체수, 개체군 증감에 대한 구체적 자료 제시와 수집이 필요하다. 환경부의 현재 멸종위기동식물 목록은 '국내절멸위기목록'으로 변경하고, 전 세계 단위의 IUCN적색목록 평가종을 '멸종위기목록'으로 이원화해서 관리할 필요가 있다. 현재 국가 기관에서 제시하는 몇 백 종의 과도한 목록 보다는 우선 평가 대상의 종을 순차적으로 늘려가면서, 평가 및 종관리에 내실을 다지는 것이 필요하다.

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