Korean Mountaineering League
Encyclopedia
The Korean Mountain Preservation League, formerly the Korean Mountaineering League, is a non-profit non-governmental organization that focuses on the conservation
of Korea
's mountain environments. It was founded in 2005 by Shawn James Morrissey, a mountaineer
and author
, who currently acts as the KMPL's president. The group is made up of Koreans and expatriots.
The KMPL's work includes: cleaning of littered trails and campsites; trail assessment; education of environmentally-safe mountaineering practices; and campaigns against government legistration that will affect the mountain environments of Korea.
Conservation ethic
Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection. Its primary focus is upon maintaining the health of the natural world: its, fisheries, habitats, and biological diversity. Secondary focus is on materials conservation and energy conservation, which are seen as important to...
of Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
's mountain environments. It was founded in 2005 by Shawn James Morrissey, a mountaineer
Mountaineer
-Sports:*Mountaineering, the sport, hobby or profession of walking, hiking, trekking and climbing up mountains, also known as alpinism-University athletic teams and mascots:*Appalachian State Mountaineers, the athletic teams of Appalachian State University...
and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, who currently acts as the KMPL's president. The group is made up of Koreans and expatriots.
The KMPL's work includes: cleaning of littered trails and campsites; trail assessment; education of environmentally-safe mountaineering practices; and campaigns against government legistration that will affect the mountain environments of Korea.