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SPI: 54.37
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: South Korea
South Korea comprises the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in Eastern Asia. Its terrain is hilly and mountainous with broad coastal plains. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
South Korea has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include air pollution; acid rain; and water pollution.
31%
of land currently protected
192
total land vertebrate species
4
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Yellow Throated Marten
18
amphibians / 4 endemic
110
birds / 0 endemic
47
mammals / 0 endemic
17
reptiles / 0 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
