Act on Promotion and Management of Forestry Technology.

The purpose of this Act is to enhance forestry technology and ensure the quality and safety of forest projects by prescribing matters necessary for promoting and managing forestry technology for the purpose of facilitating research and development of forestry technology and systematically managing forest engineers, thereby contributing to the development of the national economy.
The Minister of the Korea Forest Service shall formulate and implement a forestry technology promotion plan every five years to facilitate the research and development of forestry technology. The Minister may designate a specialized institution for forestry technology development and have such institution conduct duties related to such projects as prescribed by Presidential Decree where necessary to efficiently implement forestry technology research and development projects. The Minister also may formulate and implement policies for fostering and supporting forestry technology service business where necessary to promote the improvement, sound development and advancement of the technological capability of the forestry technology service business and to promote overseas expansion. The Act further makes provisions for: establishment of forestry technology information system, duties and qualification requirements of forest engineers, etc.