환경영향평가서에서의 법정보호종 출현 현황 및 특성

In environmental impact assessments, the presence or absence of legally protectedspecies is one of the important considerations when evaluating site feasibility. Inorder to use it as basic data for site selection and environmental impact assessmentdecision-making for development projects, data on legally protected specieswere constructed using the results of the survey of plants and animals fromenvironmental impact assessment reports completed from 2000 to 2023, and statusand characteristics were analyzed. A total of 132 endangered wild species wereidentified, and their occurrence records were examined across 19,504 cases. Amongthese taxa, birds were the most frequently identified, comprising 59 species. Thespecies with the highest number of recorded cases among all endangered wildspecies was otter (Lutra lutra), which had a total of 4,270 occurrences. Among the 17types of environmental impact assessment projects, the project type that identifiedthe most endangered wild species was construction of a road, with 3,966 casesreported. In contrast, the project type with the highest number of endangered wildspecies discovered per project was energy development, with an average of 22.0cases per project. This study will assist policymakers in making informed decisions andcontribute to establishing a foundation for harmonious environmental protectionand development in the future.