• Biological Resources Coordination Division
• Plant Resources Division
• Animal Resources Division
• Microorganism Resources Division
• Wildlife Genetic Resources Center

Biological Resources Coordination Division

Major research interests

• coordinates projects of survey and research of indigenous and endemic species
• helps designation and withdrawal of wildlife protected under law
• supports proliferation, restoration, and conservation of endangered wildlife
• establishes an effective system to investigate, collect, analyze, and manage foreign biological resources
• coordinates preparation and policy recommendation for the ABS protocol
• sets up and adjusts a national database for biological resources
• collects, organizes, and publishes research and statistics of biological resources at home and abroad

• Biological Resources Coordination Division organizes projects of preservation and management of biological resources; plans surveys and researches of acquisition and utilization of biological resources; publishes ‘Inventory of Endemic Species of Korea’ to verify the existence of endemic species, and secure the sovereignty over national species; exchanges human resources and conducts joint research to survey foreign biological resources; forms a system to designate and manage endangered wildlife based on scientific investigation of habitats and geographical distribution of wildlife; and builds a network to share information with related institutes