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Plant & Forest

A study on the development of forest therapy factors and the introduction of a forest therapy system using the afforestation area in the Runsom region of Mongolia
Inkyeong Seong1
,
Won-Sop Shin2*
,
Nyam-Osor Batkhuu34
,
Bum-Jin Park5
1Department of Forest Therapy, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
2Department of Forest Science, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea
3Environment and Green Development Policy Advisor to the President of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 14201, Mongolia
4Forest Environmental Sciences National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 14201, Mongolia
5Department of Environment and Forest Resources, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Korea
*Corresponding Author
1 June 2025. pp. 95-107
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Abstract

Korea has established a comprehensive forest therapy system supported by legal frameworks, research, expert training, and program development, primarily through institutions like the Therapy Forest. In contrast, Mongolia, despite its rich forest therapy resources and reliance on ecotourism, lacks both professional expertise and formal laws related to forest therapy. To address this gap, Mongolia is encouraged to adopt Korea’s forest therapy model as part of its forest welfare strategy. With successful afforestation projects in areas such as Runsom—funded by Korea’s Official Development Assistance (ODA)—there is now an opportunity to protect these forests and develop them for public well-being. This study surveyed Mongolian citizens on forest therapy awareness and analyzed related systems in both countries. Using Korea’s classification of forest therapy resources, the study identified therapy factors in the Runsom area and proposed methods to introduce a forest therapy system in Mongolia. Key recommendations include creating a forest therapy foundation, forming a multidisciplinary cooperative, and institutionalizing expert roles such as forest therapists and forest interpreters under Mongolian forest or tourism law.

Keywords
ecotourism
forest therapy association
forest therapy factor
forest therapy industry
forest therapy system
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  • Publisher :Institute of Agricultural Science, Chungnam National University
  • Publisher(Ko) :충남대학교 농업과학연구소
  • Journal Title :Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
  • Journal Title(Ko) :농업과학연구
  • Volume : 52
  • No :2
  • Pages :95-107
  • Received Date : 2025-04-18
  • Revised Date : 2025-04-21
  • Accepted Date : 2025-04-21
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7744/kjoas.520203
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