The Korea Forest Service is charged with maintaining South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

's forest lands. It is overseen by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry may mean the following ministries in several countries:*Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry *Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry *Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry...

. The current chief is Ha young-Je. The agency is headquartered at the Daejeon Government Complex.

The Forest Service began in 1948 as the Office of Forestry under the Ministry of Agriculture. It was raised to its current status in 1967.