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Yongneup of Mt. Daeam — Korea's Only Alpine Peat Moor Ramsar Site (Republic of Korea)

Designated in 1997 as Korea's first Ramsar site, Yongneup on Mt. Daeam is the country's only true alpine peat moor, with 1.5 …

Inje, South Korea

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South Korea Forest Carbon Offset Scheme (FCOS)

Korea Forest Service's statutory carbon scheme, linked to the national ETS since 2013, lets forest landowners earn verified credits through six methodologies …

Daejeon, South Korea

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Nutria Eradication Project (Nakdong River Basin, South Korea)

South Korea's Ministry of Environment ran a nationwide Nutria Eradication Project (2014-2022) using GPS-tracked field teams and capture incentives; recorded nutria habitat …

Changwon, South Korea

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Han River Water Use Charge & Watershed Management Fund (South Korea)

Since 1999, South Korea's Han River Law has charged downstream Seoul-area water users a use fee (KRW80 to KRW170/m3) to compensate 11 …

Seoul, South Korea

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Ecosystem Conservation Cooperation Charge — Compensatory Restoration Fund (South Korea)

Since 2001 South Korea has charged developers a per-square-metre fee for ecosystem damage, funding 277 restoration projects by 2022 — though a …

Seoul, South Korea

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Han River Water Use Charge — Statutory Upstream-Downstream Watershed PES (South Korea)

Since 1999 South Korea's Han River Act has charged Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi-do water users KRW 170 per m3 to fund upstream …

Seoul, South Korea