South Korea: Environmental Preservation Act

Replacing the Pollution Prevention Act, this legislation aims to prevent environmental damage. With the increasingly rapid environmental degradation in the country throughout the 70s and 80s, however, the Act was later divided into six separate laws.

Date Implemented: 1977

Status: Ended

References: http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN009445...