Effectiveness of a Priority Management Scheme of Living Modified Organism Re-Collection Areas in Natural Environments of South Korea

Since 2009, the Ministry of Environment and National Institute Ecology in South Korea have been conducting a living modified organism (LMO) monitoring post-management project natural environments to prevent unintentional release spread LMOs ecosystems. The surveyed six administrative districts from 2009 2013 collected 1960 LMO suspicious samples 1850 sites. As result, 113 were identified at 65 sites removed for post-management. An analysis five-year results showed that re-collected 38.4% areas where they initially collected. This result led establishment new management system 2014, with priority given had twice or more within last five years. Intensive surveys conducted four times year these areas. confirmed novel effectively prevented continuous collection same In conclusion, establishing safety areas, intensive surveys, efforts are crucial protecting ecosystems putative risks unintentionally released LMOs.