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Our ancestors inherited the beautiful country with history of 5,000 years
to us. But many old or weak trees have died because the our environment
has been destroyed by industrial and living pollutants due to industrial development
and overpopulation of cities.
So we have designated and protected 11,573 trees among many beautiful trees
our ancestors inherited throughout the whole country. They deserve to
be specially protected and preserved because they are over 100 years old, big,
or rare. And some of them are folk trees that have legends since time
immemorial.
These protected trees (nurse-trees) are not only the national heritage from
our ancestors but also our treasure we have to inherit to our descendants as
the national spirit. Whenever we look at nurse trees around us, we think
of and praise the strong spirit of trees. We should protect them with
much more care and devotion to foster them as a valuable heritage of our country.
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 Purpose of designation :
Preservation and maintenance of genes and species
of plants or natural ecosystem
Person in charge of designation :
Mayor, provincial governor, or director
of the local office of Forestry
Basis :
Articles 67 to 70 inclusive of the Forestry Law
Standard of designation
(Item 1, Article 51 of the Forestry Law Enforcement
Regulations)
Trees which deserve to be preserved or propagated as old, big,
or rare trees;
e.i. Old trees of historical interest, preservative trees, trees
of guardian deity, trees
serving as a shady resting place in a village, trees
for shore protection, fantastic
trees, and ornamental trees
Maintenance of Protected Trees (Article 68 of the Forestry Law)
The person in charge of designation can appoint a supervisor,
if need be, and order
owners or supervisors for matters about preservation,
maintenance and inauguration.
Standard of Revocation of Nurse Trees (Article 69 of the Forestry Law)
In case that there is no reason for retention due to attaining
the purpose of designation
In case that a purpose of designation is forfeited by natural
calamities
In case that the designated site has to be used for lots for
military facilities, railroads,
meteorological observation, irrigation canals,
express highways, general roads,
harbors, or aerial facilities
In case that revocation of designation is inevitable to build
power plants or
communication or broadcasting facilities
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