Korea Forest Service
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| Korea Forest Service | |
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| Hangul: |
산림청
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| Hanja: |
山林廳
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| Revised Romanization: | Sallim-cheong |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Sallim-ch'ŏng |
The Korea Forest Service is charged with maintaining South Korea's forest lands. It is overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The current chief is Suh Seung-jin. The agency is headquartered at the government complex in Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon.
The Forest Service began in 1948 as the Office of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture. It was raised to its current status in 1967.
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