Education

BS from Seoul National University

MLA from Seoul National University

MFS from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Ph.D from Texas A&M University

Professional Activities

2017-present Board Member, Korea Climate Change Center (non-profit organization)

2014-present Member, Korean Academy of Environment Science

2010-present President, Korea Ecotourism Society (non-profit organization)

2013-2015 Vice-chair, Korea Carbon Sink Promotion Committee

2009-2013 Commissioner, Korea Presidential Committee on Green Growth

2009-2012 Member, Korea National Cultural Heritage Committee

2009-2012 Councillor, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

2012-2013 Regional Advisor, VCS (Verified Carbon Standard)

2008-2012 Regional Vice Chair for Asia, WCPA (World Commission on Protected Areas)

         Major Publications

Author. 2017. Parks and Recreation. 280pp. Seoul National University Press. (in Korean)

Author. 2016. Beijing Smogeddon. 192pp. Seoul National University Press. (in Korean)

Author. 2014. Deforestation in North Korea will cause desertification of Korean Peninsula. 237pp. StoryYoon. Seoul, Korea. (in Korean)

Main author. 2013. Ecotourism in ASEAN countries. Jungmin Publication Co. Seoul, Korea.

Co-author. 2012. North Korea Reforestation: international regimes and domestic opportunities. Jungmin Pub. Co. Seoul, Korea.

Author. 2011. Solution Green. Medicia. Seoul, Korea. (in Korean)

Co-author. 2018. Ecotourism Visitors' Motivation/Attitude-Based Market Segmentation. J of Korea Institute of Landscape Architecture (in Korean)

Co-author. 2017. Characteristics of Forest Carbon Credit Transactions in the Voluntary Carbon Market. Climate Policy.

Co-author. 2015. Characteristics of South Korean Newspaper Reports on Deforestation in North Korea and their Policy Implications. J. Environmental Policy and Administration. (in Korean)

Co-author. 2015. Does Baekdu Mountain System has enough values for World Heritage Inscription? J. Korean Forest Society. (in Korean)