• Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2013

Malaysia possesses about 1.56 million ha of Peat Swamp Forest (PSF). The PSF safeguard enormous biological diversity, while providing crucial benefits for the sustainable development of human communities. Numbers of threatened plant species are associated with the PSF, including the commercially important Gonystylus bancanus timber. To prevent significant losses of biodiversity, it is important to manage the PSF for both biological conservation and sustainable use. Equally important is to restore all degraded PSF in an attempt to ensure the PSF ecosystem is suitable for the vegetation to grow and rehabilitate back to the normal condition. Prior to plan any forest restoration program, there is a need to properly map the degraded PSF in order to estimate the forest conditions and determine the vegetations status. Most of the time this need to be done at a landscape level and requires a technology that can provide accurate, timely and reliable information for the planner to make decision. This paper describes a study using geospatial technology in combination with ground survey to classify the degraded PSF in South East Pahang Peat Swamp Forest (SEPPSF), Malaysia, into different degree of vegetation classes. With map accuracy of about 83%, the technique proved to be useful in delineating the different degree of PSF degradation from which the information can be used to properly plan forest restoration program in the area. The final output which is in the form of map can be used in developing a Restoration Master Plan for the degraded PSF areas.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2006

The thermal properties of wood flour, Hwangto, and maleated polyethylene (MAPE) reinforced HDPE composites were investigated in this study. The thermal behavior of reinforced wood polymer composites was characterized by means of thermogravimetric (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) analyses. Hwangto and MAPE were used as an inorganic filler and a coupling agent, respectively. According to TGA analysis, the increase of wood flour level increased the thermal degradation of composites in the early stage, but decreased in the late stage. On the other hand, Hwangto reinforced composites showed the higher thermal stability than virgin HDPE, from the determination of differential peak temperature ($DT_p$). Decomposition temperature of wood flour and/or Hwangto reinforced composites increased with increase of heating rate. From DSC analysis, melting temperature of reinforced composites little bit increased with the addition of wood flour or Hwangto. As the loading of wood flour or Hwangto to HDPE increased, overall enthalpy decreased. It showed that wood flour and Hwangto absorbed more heat energy for melting the reinforced composites. Hwangto reinforced composites required more heat energy than wood flour reinforced composites and virgin HDPE. Coupling agent gave no significant effect on the thermal properties of composites. Thermal analyses indicate that composites with Hwangto are more thermally stable than those without Hwangto.

• 한국환경생태학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생태학회 2009년 학술대회 논문집 2호
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• pp.1-16
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• 2009

Japan is one of the major forest-rich countries in the world with two thirds of its national territory covered with forests. The various functions of forests, including the prevention of global warming, conservation of national land, recharging of water resources, and maintenance of biotic diversity, play an important role in our safe, secure, and comfortable living. With the increasing national expectations on the role of forests to contribute to the prevention of global warming and "Accelerating forest carbon-sink measures to achieve Kyoto Protocol Commitment", it is necessary to make efforts toward a large-scale forest regeneration in order to secure an absorption of 13 million carbon tons through forest carbon sink for the achievement of the target of six percent reduction under the Kyoto Protocol. Most importantly, however, is to accelerate the measures for forests as absorption sources, including thinning and other forestry management activities. However, there is a situation, among others, where thinning is not implemented properly due to the decreased willingness of forest owners to manage forests, because of the long-term low demand for domestic lumber and lumber prices. In addition, forestry workers are aging and decreasing in number. Thus, the circumstances surrounding forestry are severe. It is necessary for the protection of our precious forests to make efforts to create and maintain forests with activities that involve citizens such as the "National Movement for Utsukushii Mori Zukuri(Fostering Beautiful Forests)".

• 환경영향평가
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.137-151
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• 2004

Many of today's environmental problems are regional in scope and their effects overlap and interact. The purpose of this paper is to developed a simple method for an integrated assessment of environmental conditions across the Mid-Nakdong River Region, by combining data on land use, impervious cover, roads, streams, riparian areas, forest patches, population, pollutant loadings, soil erosion and topography. A cluster analysis was used to identify groups of sub-watersheds with similar environmental characteristics. The mean value for each group was used to find watershed that may be more vulnerable to future environmental degradation. Watersheds in cluster I and II had high amount of forest, but the amount of riparian vegetation was low. Watersheds in cluster III, which located in the middle Geumho River and the main course of Nakdong River, had a greater proportion of their agriculture, a greater proportion of agriculture on steep slopes, and less forest adjacent to streams. Watersheds in cluster IV and V were in the most urbanized areas of the region. The principal adverse impacts for watersheds in this group were high scores for urban area, impervious cover, pollutant loadings, population density, forest fragmentation, and low amounts of forest and riparian forest cover. Notwithstanding the exploratory nature of cluster analysis, it appears to be a useful tool for grouping watersheds with similar environmental characteristics.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2015

Paper records were generally degraded by some factors from atmospheric environments, like temperature, relative humidity or air pollutants. In this study, the degradation behavior of paper records by single or mixed gases of $NO_2$, $SO_2$, HCHO and TVOC was evaluated. The mechanical, optical and chemical properties of 4 kinds of paper (acid and neutral-based printing paper, traditional Hanji, and filter paper) were directly and indirectly affected by gaseous harmful materials. The brightness and $L^*$ value in all papers were slightly increased by accelerated aging under gaseous HCHO and TVOCs, but highly decreased by conditions under gases $NO_2$ and $SO_2$. The optical properties of paper records were most vulnerable in acid-based paper and high stable in filter paper and traditional Hanji by air pollutant degradation. The aging treatments under mixed gas pollutants including $NO_2$ resulted in decrease of physical, mechanical and optical properties of paper, so it was supposed that the concentration of $NO_2$ gas would be strictly controlled for optimum indoor air quality management in domestic storage centers for paper records.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2016

Development activities in forest areas are analysed based on degree of slope, altitude, land cover, and prefectures in order to improve the capacity of existing regulations of 'feasibility of forest land conversion' and 'assessment of forest land characteristics' in this research. 959 land based developments between year 2007 and 2013 have been analysed. A development site includes over 50% of forest is categorized as a forest type, degree of slope is steeper than $8.5^{\circ}$ as mountain type, and a development included in the both categories as combined type. Distribution characteristics of the above three types are analysed by development categories and regions adopting Relative Mountain Development Index(RMDI). In results, 44.94% of total development activities have been carried out in Gyeongsang Do in order of urban development, industrial complex, sports facilities, and soil and stone collection quarrying. Developments less than $0.3km^2$ which are exempt from the feasibility of forest land conversion regulation consist 86 cases of forest type, 78 cases in mountain type, and 78 cases in combined type. SAI by slope range showed the highest value of 1.55 in less than $5^{\circ}$ and the lowest value of 0.69 between $20^{\circ}-25^{\circ}$. RMDI value in Gyeongsang Do where mountain ratio is 67.05% appeared 1.17, which is 5 times more than Gangwon Do where mountain area ratio is 81.30%, and 2 times more than Chungchung Do where mountain area ratio is 51.24%. Development activities in forestland in Korea showed unequal distributions and 26% of those developments were not subjected to the feasibility of forest land conversion regulation.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제100권4호
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• pp.548-557
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• 2011

현재 국제사회에서 가장 비용효과적인 온실가스 감축방안으로 제시되고 있는 REDD를 UNFCCC 체제 내에 도입하기 위한 논의가 두 가지 측면에서 진행되고 있다. 첫째, 산림전용과 산림황폐화의 방지를 통한 탄소배출감축량의 산정방법과 그에 대한 측정방법개발, 둘째, REDD 사업 수혜대상국인 개발도상국에 대한 인센티브 체제 결정이 그것이다. 우리나라의 REDD 사업이 추진된다면 적절한 수준의 상쇄배출권 확보를 통해 포스트 교토체제에서 한국에게 온실가스 감축을 위한 폭넓은 기회를 제공해 줄 수 있을 것이다. 그를 위해 REDD를 국내에 도입하기 위해서는 무엇보다 법제도적 확실성 보장과 더불어 적절한 투자대상국들과의 거버넌스 구축이 필요하다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제102권2호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2013

기후변화협약 제16차 당사국총회에서 결정된 칸쿤합의문은 선진국의 지원을 받는 REDD+ 활동의 이행 조건으로 개발도상국에게 REDD+ 국가 전략 또는 실행 계획의 수립을 요구하였다. 또한 개발도상국이 REDD+ 국가전략을 수립할 때 산림전용 및 산림황폐화의 원인 구명, 국가 산림자원조사로 대표되는 MRV 체계 구축 및 형평성보장, 공동편익, 천연림 및 생물다양성의 보전 등과 같은 안전장치를 포함할 것을 요구하였다. 인도네시아는 2010년 5월 노르웨이와 'EDD+ 협력에 관한 양국 간 의향서'를 체결하고 REDD+ 국가 전략의 수립을 약속하였다. 노르웨이는 인도네시아의 천연림과 이탄지에 대한 신규 산림허가권의 2년간 유예와 REDD+ 국가 전략 수립 등을 이행 조건으로 인도네시아에 최대 10억불의 지원을 약속하였다. 2012년 6월에 수립된 인도네시아의 REDD+ 국가 전략은 양국 간 의향서에 포함된 노르웨이의 요구사항을 반영하였다. 반면 기후변화협약에서 요구하는 산림전용 및 산림황폐화의 원인 구명 및 실질적인 온실가스 감축 보장에 대한 요구사항은 반영되지 않았다. 인도네시아는 법적 구속력이 약한 이상적인 기후변화협약의 요구사항보다 명확한 재정 기여가 예상되는 노르웨이의 현실적인 요구사항을 보다 중시하였다.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.317-323
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• 2007

Almost all the people, particularly the rural people are directly dependent on the continued productivity of natural resources, like water, soils, forests and fisheries. But the overuse by the extremely high population pressures has degraded the natural resources into severe widespread deforestation. The degradation of natural resources, particularly the plant resources has been a great concern for socio-economic and sustainable development of the country. The Forests in Bangladesh have been depleted and degraded in volume, area, and quantity, thus requiring urgent forest protection by identifying the causes of forest loss. There are so many causes of deforestation and loss of genetic resources such as; the timber industry, which, legal or not, are cutting too many trees; indigenous forest dwellers, having their own types of problems; migrants, who, because of problems in their places of origin, have decided to move to the forests and the government through its Forest Department which is not able or willing to implement suitable policies to regulate the cutting trees and to prevent illegal cutting. Because it is a time consuming task to mitigate the first and second sets of factors, we recommend involving forest dwellers in forestry practices as much as possible and taking necessary steps to alleviate the third and fourth sets and thereby reduce the rate of forest depletion. Accordingly, a number of strategies that should be adopted to halt the loss of remaining forest cover are discussed.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2023

본 연구는 '북한 산림 황폐화 실태와 복구를 위한 남·북한 협력방안 연구'이다. 즉, 북한지역의 심각한 산림 황폐화 현상에 '산림복구'를 위한 정책적 시사점을 도출할 수 있도록 목표로 한다. 이러한 이유는 북한의 산림 황폐화는 한반도의 국토 이질화 현상과 더불어 홍수·가뭄·토양 유실을 유발하여 식량난을 가중시키며 미래 남북한 통일 이후를 상정하였을 때 북한의 산림복구 비용은 시간이 지날수록 환경·경제적인 문제가 크기 때문이다. 따라서 본 연구의 구성은 북한지역의 산림 황폐화 원인과 실태를 고찰하며 북한지역의 산림 정책전략에 대한 분석을 통해 남·북한의 산림정책에 대한 차이점과 공통점을 비교함으로써 본 연구의 정책적 함의를 도출하는 것이다.