The Korea Forest Service is charged with maintaining South Korea's forest lands. It is an independent agency structured its speciality in Forestry, and overseen by the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The current minister is Dr. LEE Don Koo. The headquarters of the agency is located at the Daejeon Government Complex.
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