본 연구는 순천만 연안의 환경생태현황 및 세계자연유산 등재기준 적용 가능성을 분석하였다. 순천만 연안의 갯벌형성과정은 세계자연유산 등재기준 Ⅷ에 해당하는 지형발전상의 지질학적 주요과정의 항목에 적용될 수 있다고 판단되었다. 순천만 연안의 경관유형은 갯벌, 논경작지, 밭경작지, 침엽수 자연림, 활엽수 자연림 등 5개의 비오톱 유형을 기반으로 다양한 경관유형이 도출되었다. 순천만 연안의 경관은 산과 강, 들판, 갯벌이 조화롭게 구성되는 경관 특성을 보였다. 순천만 연안의 독특한 경관은 세계자연유산 등재기준 Ⅶ 항목 자연미와 미학적 중요성 기준을 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 국제적으로 이동하는 흑두루미와 멸종위기조류 서식지인 순천만은 세계자연유산 등재기준 Ⅹ의 ‘멸종위기에 처한 종의 자연서식지’로서 기준 적용이 가능할 것으로 분석되었다. 그러나 순천만연안의 세계자연유산 등재를 목표로 한다면 국립공원이나 생물권보전지역 등 보호지역 지정이 선행 되어야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 특히 순천만뿐만 아니라 우리나라 서남해안 갯벌을 포함하는 통합적인 보전 및 관리가 선행되어야만 등재기준 충족여부를 평가할 수 있는 것으로 보였다.

본 연구는 순천만 연안의 환경생태현황 및 세계자연유산 등재기준 적용 가능성을 분석하였다. 순천만 연안의 갯벌 형성과정은 세계자연유산 등재기준 VIII에 해당하는 지형발전상의 지질학적 주요과정의 항목에 적용될 수 있다고 판단되었다. 순천만 연안의 경관유형은 갯벌, 논경작지, 밭경작지, 침엽수 자연림, 활엽수 자연림 등 5개의 비오톱 유형을 기반으로 다양한 경관유형이 도출되었다. 순천만 연안의 경관은 산과 강, 들판, 갯벌이 조화롭게 구성되는 경관 특성을 보였다. 순천만 연안의 독특한 경관은 세계자연유산 등재기준 VII 항목 자연미와 미학적 중요성 기준을 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 또한 국제적으로 이동하는 흑두루미와 멸종위기조류 서식지인 순천만은 세계자연유산 등재기준 X의 '멸종위기에 처한 종의 자연서식지'로서 기준 적용이 가능할 것으로 분석되었다. 그러나 순천만 연안의 세계자연유산 등재를 목표로 한다면 국립공원이나 생물권보전지역 등 보호지역 지정이 선행 되어야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 특히 순천만뿐만 아니라 우리나라 서남해안 갯벌을 포함하는 통합적인 보전 및 관리가 선행되어야만 등재기준 충족여부를 평가할 수 있는 것으로 보였다.

The Haenyeos (Jamnyeo or Jamsu)1, who have harvested shellfish, abalone, and seaweed with their original diving skills offshore, and in the deep sea for over 1700 years, have created and accumulated their achievements and challenges along the way. They were generally disregarded and the Haenyeos worked as alienated groups in small island societies. They have dominated their profession because they are more physically suited for it than men. They can dive as deep as 15 to 20 meters and stay under water for around three minutes without the aid of breathing equipment. Politically, they organized voluntary associations, called Jamsuhoi, that decide local village issues through democratic voting and decision-making. Through their power, they were able to maintain a four-month long uprising (January-April 1932) against Japanese Imperialism’s illegal management of marine products of their sea villages. Economically, they were able to support their households and educate their family members through income gained by selling products to markets. It was evaluated that they greatly contributed to improving the prosperity of villages and the island economy as a whole. Since 1895, the Haenyeos regularly went abroad seasonally, to earn money at sea in such regions as China, Japan and the Korean peninsula. Their migration and settlements, especially on the Korean peninsula and Japan, are highly accepted for their special skills, and the higher economic value of the products they catch in those areas. It is possibly explained by the economic gap between Jeju Island, Korea, and Japan under the influenceof Japanese capitalism. Culturally they also created and developed their folklore, traditional rituals, and festivals that commemorate their hard work and wandering, Gypsy-like life in the deep sea; a little different from the mode of Korean p’ansori music. The Haenyeos also have a gender component that contributed to developing the potentials of Jeju Island family value system as an integrated family model upon the combination of big and nexus family systems in their home. Through these discussions, this paper argues the Jeju Haenyeos serve as an example of equitable gender roles in small island societies, different from or beyond the scope of traditional Korean Confucian stereotypes.

We would like to present three aspects of Jeju global governance of World Heritages in Jeju Island. To accomplish its international designations, including the UNESCO triple crown, intangible cultural heritages, and RAMSAR wetlands sites, the Jeju Government has created a GIS system where 5 types of land-use have been successfully designated and managed for the preservation of the Environment: 1) Absolutely Preserved Zone, 2) Relatively Preserved Zone, 3) City Planning District, 4) Preserved Eco-System District, 5) Preserved Scenery District. Through these 5 land-use categories, we can see how as a whole, the land is managed, protected, and kept pristine.Jeju must embody the three goals of the Jeju Declaration: “Scaling up Conservation,” “Nature-based Solutions,” and “Sustainability in Action.” Jeju has the ability to mobilize communities to work for biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. Jeju also has the ability to halt biodiversity loss and apply nature-based solutions to conserve biodiversity, enhance resilience, and so improve the well-being of the people on the island and in turn to improve the well-being of the people on the planet. To actualize practices of 4 Jeju Motions (M067; Establishment of an Integrated Management System for UNESCO Protected Areas, M 108 : Supporting the Sustainability of Jeju Haenyeos as a Unique Marine Ecology Stewardship, M 162 : The Development of an Evaluation and Certification System for World Environment Hubs and unapproved motion, M 181 : Protection of the People, Nature, Culture and Heritage of Gangjeong Village), Jeju National University opens Peace Island Leadership School. We also need to involve in an initiativeto integrate each component into a framework of a World Environment University grounded in the Island province of Jeju in South Korea. Within that framework the establishment of a Green Growth and Travelism Institute is a priority element. As a torchbearer of the green growth 2050 vision, this is envisaged as the centre of a virtual global network of related organizations and institutions.

This study was conducted to provide scientific information for establishing efficient and systematic measures for nature conservation and management in Manjang-gul lava tube. The number of vascular plants was 204 taxa (82 families, 176 genera, 144 species, 1 subspecies, 26 varieties and 1 forma). Of those, pteridophyte were 5 families, 12 genera, 14 species and 1 variety and gymnosperm were 4 families, 6 genera, 5 species and 1 variety. Seventy three families, 149 genera, 157 species, 1 subspecies, 24 varieties and 1 forma in angiosperm composed of 62 families, 123 genera, 137 species, 1 subspecies, 17 varieties and 1 forma in dicotyledon and 11 families, 26 genera, 20 species and 7 varieties in monocotyledon. The number of naturalized plants was 9 families, 17 genera, 18 species and 3 varieties, totaling 21 taxa.