학술논문
산림탄소상쇄제도의 사업참여자 인식 및 현황 분석
Investigation of Korean Forest Carbon Offset Program : Current Status and Cognition of Program Participants
Investigation of Korean Forest Carbon Offset Program : Current Status and Cognition of Program Participants
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Article
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Source
한국산림과학회지(구 한국임학회지) / JOURNAL OF KOREAN FORESTRY SOCIETY. Mar 31, 2022 111(1):165
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Korean
ISSN
2586-6613
Abstract
국제사회가 산림을 이용한 탄소 흡수에 주목함에 따라 국내에서는 2013년부터 산림탄소상쇄제도를 운영하고 있다. 그러나 사업 등록 건수는 꾸준히 증가하는 반면, 인증을 위해 수행되어야 하는 모니터링 실적은 부진한 실정으로, 지속적인 운영에 한계가 있음을 파악하였다. 본 연구에서는 산림탄소상쇄제도 운영체계 파악과 심층면접 및 설문조사를 통해 사업의 장애요인을 파악 및 분석하였으며, 운영 개선을 위한 방향을 제시하였다. 설문조사 문항 및 장애요인을 선정하기 위해 문헌조사, 면담, 심층면접을 수행하였다. 심층면접은 반구조화로 실시하였으며, Irving Seidman 방법을 적용하여 분석하였다. 또한 설문조사를 실시하였으며, 인식 특성을 분석하기 위해 기술통계분석, 빈도분석을 실시하였고, 모니터링 이행 의지에 영향을 미치는 장애요인을 분석하기 위해 로지스틱 회귀분석을 진행하였다. 그 결과, ‘거래시장 시스템 부족으로 인한 거래 가능성 우려’, ‘사업계획서 작성 및 인증 절차의 복잡성’, ‘능력을 갖춘 전문인력(운영기관, 컨설팅업체) 부족’ 등 6가지 장애요인이 확인되었으며, ‘사업자의 전문지식 부족’이 모니터링 이행 의지에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 산림탄소상쇄제도의 운영 개선 방향으로 주기적인 실무담당자 파악을 통한 해당 사업 정보 안내, 통합 거래정보 시스템 마련 등을 제시하였다.
To raise awareness of carbon reduction in climate change, the Korea Forest Service has developed and adopted a forest carbon offset program, which aims to reduce carbon levels based on forest management. However, to maintain the forest carbon offset program, challenges such as the lack of a forest monitoring system to manage and maintain the program, must be faced. In this context, we investigated the limitations of conducting forest carbon offset programs using a number of interview techniques, including in-depth interview and questionnaire survey methods. The questionnaire surveys were developed based on the results of a literature review along with a preinterview and in-depth survey of the people in charge of the forest carbon offset program. The Irving Seidman technique was adopted for the in-depth interviews. Additionally, descriptive and frequency analyses were conducted to identify the characteristics of perception. Lastly, logistic regression was used to identify the limiting factors that affect the willingness to perform forest carbon offset monitoring activity. Results showed that the project managers or people in charge of the forest carbon offset program lacked expertise in forest carbon offset programs, which negatively affected their willingness to perform monitoring activity. Additionally, the study revealed a number of limiting factors that hindered the monitoring of forest carbon offset projects. Improving understanding using the approaches presented in this study may contribute to increasing the benefits associated with the forest carbon offset program in South Korea.
To raise awareness of carbon reduction in climate change, the Korea Forest Service has developed and adopted a forest carbon offset program, which aims to reduce carbon levels based on forest management. However, to maintain the forest carbon offset program, challenges such as the lack of a forest monitoring system to manage and maintain the program, must be faced. In this context, we investigated the limitations of conducting forest carbon offset programs using a number of interview techniques, including in-depth interview and questionnaire survey methods. The questionnaire surveys were developed based on the results of a literature review along with a preinterview and in-depth survey of the people in charge of the forest carbon offset program. The Irving Seidman technique was adopted for the in-depth interviews. Additionally, descriptive and frequency analyses were conducted to identify the characteristics of perception. Lastly, logistic regression was used to identify the limiting factors that affect the willingness to perform forest carbon offset monitoring activity. Results showed that the project managers or people in charge of the forest carbon offset program lacked expertise in forest carbon offset programs, which negatively affected their willingness to perform monitoring activity. Additionally, the study revealed a number of limiting factors that hindered the monitoring of forest carbon offset projects. Improving understanding using the approaches presented in this study may contribute to increasing the benefits associated with the forest carbon offset program in South Korea.