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Biological diversity is important for the needs of human being. International community endeavors to protect biological resources. In 2007, Korea enacted “the Protection of Law on the Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture” (hereinafter “the Law”). This article aims to review the main contents of the Law: historical background; objectives; use of terms; general obligations of the government; scope of the Law; conservation, management and use, access and use, establishment of information system, facilitation for diversity and use, measures to threats; consultatory committee, central and sub-institutions. This article also noted that the Law has some problems, so I suggest that such problems shall improve by the amending of the Law.

(This study was supported by 2007 Post Doctoral Course Program of National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.)