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A Study on Method of Citizen Science and Improvement of Performance as a Ecosystem Conservation and Management Tool of Wetland Protected Areas (Inland Wetland) - Focused on the Target of Conservation·Management·Utilization in Wetland Protected Area Conservation Plan -

내륙 습지보호지역의 생태계 보전·관리 도구로서 시민과학연구 방법론 및 성과 제고 방안 - 습지보호지역 보전계획의 보전·관리·이용 목표를 중심으로 -

  • Inae Yeo (Team of Wetland Research, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Changsu Lee (Team of Wetland Research, National Institute of Ecology) ;
  • Ji Hyun Kang (Team of Protected Area, National Institute of Ecology)
  • Received : 2023.10.20
  • Accepted : 2023.12.19
  • Published : 2023.12.31
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Abstract

This study suggested methodology of Citizen Science as a tool of ecosystem conservation and management to achieve Wetland Protected Area (WPA) Conservation Plan and examined whose applicability in 3 WPAs (Jangrok of Gwangju metropolitan city, Madongho of Goseong in South Gyeongsang Province, and Incheongang estuary of Gochang in North Jeolla Province). It consists of a) figuring out main interests and stakeholder or beneficiaries of WPA and their information demand based on conservation, utilization, and management target in the WPA Conservation Plan, b) conducting research activities to gain outcome to address stakeholder's demand, and c) returning the research outcome to citizen scientists and making diffusion to the society. Based on the suggested method and process, citizen scientists conducted ecosystem monitoring (plants including Invasive Alien Plants, terrestrial insects, traces of mammals, discovering unknown wetland). As a result, citizen scientists contributed to collecting species information of 16 plans, 43 species of terrestrial insects, 5 mammals including Lutra lutra (Endangered Species I) and Prionailurus bengalensis (Endangered Species II). The authors constructed and provided distribution map of Invasive Alien Plants, which included information of location and density which citizen scientists registered, for Environment Agencies and local governments who manage 3 WPAs to aid data-based ecosystem policy, In further studies, not only accumulating research data and outcomes acquired from citizen science to suffice the policy demands but also deliberate reviewing policy applicability and social·economic ripple effect should be processed for the suggested Citizen Science in WPA to be settled down as a tool of ecosystem conservation and management.

본 연구에서는 습지보호지역 보전계획을 달성할 수 있도록 습지보호지역의 생태계 보전관리 도구로서 시민과학연구 방법론을 제시하고 2022년부터 주민역량강화 사업이 추진되고 있는 습지보호지역 3개소(광주광역시 장록, 경남 고성 마동호, 고창 인천강하구 습지보호지역)를 대상으로 적용성을 검토하였다. 본 연구에서 제안한 시민과학연구 방법은 습지보호지역 보전계획에서 제시하고 있는 보전·이용·관리 목표에 근거하여 습지보호지역의 이해당사자와 그들의 주요 관심사 및 정보수요 파악 후, 각 주체별 정보 수요를 충족할 수 있는 성과물을 도출할 수 있는 연구 활동을 수행하고 시민과학자를 포함한 이해당사자에게 연구 성과를 환류 및 확산하는 절차이다. 본 연구에서는 해당 방법론을 적용하여 3개 습지보호지역에서 생태계 모니터링(생태계교란 식물 등 식물 모니터링, 육상곤충 및 포유류 흔적 조사, 신규 습지 발굴)을 실시하고 식물 16종, 육상곤충 43종, 멸종위기야생생물 I급 수달, II급 삵을 포함한 포유류 5종의 서식현황 정보를 취득하였다. 시민과학자들이 수집한 모니터링 정보를 활용하여 생태계교란 식물 분포지도 제작 후 소관 환경청 및 지자체에 관리 근거자료로 제공하여 시민과학연구의 정책 활용성을 제고하였다. 향후 본 연구에서 제안한 시민과학연구 방법론이 습지보호지역의 보전관리 도구로 정착하기 위해서는 시민과학연구 자료 축적, 정책수요에 부합하는 연구 성과의 도출과 함께 성과물의 정책 활용성과 사회·경제적 파급효과에 대한 검토가 면밀히 이루어져야 할 것이다.

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Acknowledgement

본 논문은 환경부의 재원으로 국립생태원의 지원을 받아 연구되었습니다(NIE-법정연구-2023-18). 2022년도 시민과학연구에 참여하여 EcoBank에 생태계교란 식물 조사자료를 등록해주신 광주광역시 시민과학자(곽영숙, 김미경, 박소민, 박종민, 서홍수, 오윤덕, 이경애, 이희숙, 임수연, 조성제, 홍기혁), 경남 고성군 시민과학자(곽연주, 구성태, 류현주, 배범규, 윤문유, 이미희, 이현숙, 장명옥, 허수연), 전북 고창군 시민과학자(김동식, 김진, 박래흥, 박인수, 유병회)께 감사드립니다.

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