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Environmental Ecological Status of Suncheon Bay and Its Application to the Criteria of UNESCO World Nature Heritage

순천만 연안의 환경생태현황 및 세계자연유산 등재기준 적용 분석

  • 김경원 (서울시립대학교 대학원 조경학과) ;
  • 이경재 (서울시립대학교 조경학과) ;
  • 한봉호 (서울시립대학교 조경학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.26
  • Accepted : 2013.10.31
  • Published : 2013.10.31

Abstract

This study is analyzed the environmental ecological status of Suncheon Bay and its applicable possibility to the selection criteria of UNESCO World Natural Heritage (hereafter Criteria). The study shows that the formation process of the tidal-flats in Suncheon bay could apply to the Criteria VIII, "to be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history." The landscape pattern of Suncheon Bay is deduced various patterns based on 5 biotope types: tidal-flat, rice-paddy, field area, coniferous natural forest, and broadleaf natural forest. Its landscape characteristic is a harmonized composition of various landscape including mountains, rivers, fields, and tidal-flats. It is judged that the unique landscape of Suncheon Bay falls under the criteria VII, "areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance." In addition, Suncheon Bay, the habitat of the Hooded Crane as internationally endangered species, comes under the criteria X, "the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of threatened species." The study shows, however, that any other designation for protected area including national park or biosphere reserve is a prerequisite for designation of World Nature Heritage. In particular, it could evaluate whether it is qualified of the Criteria after the integrated conservation and management to the Sucheon bay as well as the southwestern tidal-flat is preceded.

본 연구는 순천만 연안의 환경생태현황 및 세계자연유산 등재기준 적용 가능성을 분석하였다. 순천만 연안의 갯벌 형성과정은 세계자연유산 등재기준 VIII에 해당하는 지형발전상의 지질학적 주요과정의 항목에 적용될 수 있다고 판단되었다. 순천만 연안의 경관유형은 갯벌, 논경작지, 밭경작지, 침엽수 자연림, 활엽수 자연림 등 5개의 비오톱 유형을 기반으로 다양한 경관유형이 도출되었다. 순천만 연안의 경관은 산과 강, 들판, 갯벌이 조화롭게 구성되는 경관 특성을 보였다. 순천만 연안의 독특한 경관은 세계자연유산 등재기준 VII 항목 자연미와 미학적 중요성 기준을 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 국제적으로 이동하는 흑두루미와 멸종위기조류 서식지인 순천만은 세계자연유산 등재기준 X의 '멸종위기에 처한 종의 자연서식지'로서 기준 적용이 가능할 것으로 분석되었다. 그러나 순천만 연안의 세계자연유산 등재를 목표로 한다면 국립공원이나 생물권보전지역 등 보호지역 지정이 선행 되어야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 특히 순천만뿐만 아니라 우리나라 서남해안 갯벌을 포함하는 통합적인 보전 및 관리가 선행되어야만 등재기준 충족여부를 평가할 수 있는 것으로 보였다.

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