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http://dx.doi.org/10.14578/jkfs.2017.106.4.487

A Study on Strategy of Forest Rehabilitation Support Corresponding to the Spread of Marketization in North Korea  

Song, Minkyung (Division of Global Forestry, National Institute of Forest Science)
Yi, Jong-Min (Division of Global Forestry, National Institute of Forest Science)
Park, Kyung-Seok (Division of Global Forestry, National Institute of Forest Science)
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Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science / v.106, no.4, 2017 , pp. 487-496 More about this Journal
Abstract
The marketization in North Korea is spreading rapidly. This study proposes forest rehabilitation strategy for North Korea in light of their major shift toward market economy. This current trend of marketization in North Korea is now affecting the forest sector, especially the way the residents utilize small forest land. For analyzing the influence of marketization on forest management in North Korea, we reviewed the official documents issued by North Korea and related materials of North Korean marketization. The government of Kim Jong Eun has set up policies and systems regarding the spread of marketization, such as guaranteeing individuals a right to dispose certain products on their own and establishing a special economic zone to attract foreign investments. In the forestry sector, the North Korean government has been trying to fully implement its forest restoration plan by carrying out measures like re-claiming of sloping lands that had been previously used by residents. However, as marketization progresses, it is expected that there lies much difficulty in government-led massive mobilization for forest restoration due to the increase of illegal logging to meet high demand for timber, illegal firewood harvesting, collecting non-timber products for livelihoods and illegal crop cultivation to sell in the market. Therefore, South Korea's support for forest restoration should also consider the recent marketization phenomenon in North Korea. It is necessary to formulate strategic measures such as conducting joint commercialization project on agroforestry management using cooperative farming unit, helping to improve income source from small forest lands, and to activate a comprehensive mountain village special economic zone by utilizing forest business. We do hope that our proposed forest rehabilitation strategy in this paper regarding the changes in North Korea's marketization and forest policy can give a meaningful suggestion on supporting forest restoration in North Korea in an effective way.
Keywords
North Korea; marketization; forest rehabilitation; forest policy;
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