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PARK, Mi Sun

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박 미 선 (朴 美 善)

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Mi Sun PARK (Ph. D. in Forest Policy)

Professor, Graduate School of International Agricultual Technology, SNU

Research Interest: Forest and Agricultural Policy, Governance, Communication, Eco-innovation, 
                         International Cooperation

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Education

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- Ph.D. in Forest Policy (July, 2009), Georg-August University Göttingen
  Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
  Institute of Forest Policy and Nature Conservation
  Thesis (Ph.D.) Title: “Media discourse in forest communication: The issue of forest conservation in the
                              Korean and global media” (Supervisor: Prof. Max Krott)


- Master in Environmental Education (February, 2003), Seoul National University
  Interdisciplinary Program in Environmental Education
  Thesis Title: A Comparative Study on Environmental Education Curricula in the Forest Sciences of Korean
                  and German Universities” (Supervisor: Prof. Jong Wook Kim)

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- Bachelor in Forest Science (February 2001), Seoul National University
  Department of Forest Resources

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List of Publications

 

  • Books
     

- Park, M.(2009) Media discourse in forest communication: The issue of forest conservation in the Korean and global media, Cuvillier Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86955-042-8 (Doctorial Thesis).

 

  • Book Chapters
     

- Pülzl, H., Wydra, D., Obeng-Odoom, F., Arts, B., Edwards, P., Kleinschmit, D., Giura, A., Burns, S.L., Mijailoff, J.D., Nurrochmat, D., Park, M.S. (2024) Current Forest-related Discourses (Chapter 4). In. Kleinschmit, D., Wildburger, C., Grima, N., & Fisher, B. International forest governance: A critical review of trends, drawbacks, and new approaches, 83. International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO). https://www.iufro.org/fileadmin/material/publications/iufro-series/ws43.pdf

- Park, M. S., Lee, H., 2022. An operational transition pathway to a forest-based bioeconomy: lessons from the wild-simulated ginseng industry. In Smith-Hall, C., Chamberlain, J. (Eds.), The bioeconomy and non-timber forest products, Routledge, 131-147. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003245001
- Kleinschmit, D., Ekayani, M., Park, M.and Real, A. (2007) Globaler medialer Walddiskurs: Beispiel für eine deliberative Öffentlichkeit? In. Jacob, K., Biermann, F., Busch, P.-O., Feindt, P.H. Politik und Umwelt. Politische Vierteljahresschrift: PVS, Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft, Sonderheft 39: pp.430-451, ISBN 978-3-531-14889-2 (in German).

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  • Journal Special Issue/Guest Editor for Special Journal Issues
     

- Park, M.S., Sunderland, T.C.H. (2025) Forest and Food: Challenges and Opportunities, Trees, Forests and People (Elsevier, ISSN 2666-7193).
- Park, M.S., Baral, H. (2022) Systematic Approach to Agroforestry Policies and Practices in Asia, Journal of Forests (MDPI, ISBN 978-3-0365-5680-2 (Hbk); ISBN 978-3-0365-5679-6 (PDF)
- de Jong, W., Liu, J., Park,M., Camacho, L.D. (2017) Forest Transition in Asia, Journal of Forest Policy and Economics 76 [Special Issue] (Elsevier, ISSN 1389-9341).

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  • Technical Report 
     

- Leach K., Loyola R., Chatwin A., Leenders C., Mukumbuta Guillemin I., Park M.S., Syed Hazari S.M., Yiu E. Prodani K., Rabeschini G., Vera Paz A. (2026). Chapter 6: Creating an enabling environment for business: options for action by governments, the financial sector, Indigenous people and local communities and civil society. In: Methodological Assessment Report of the Impact and Dependency of Business on Biodiversity and Nature’s Contributions to People of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Rueda X., Jones M., Polasky S., (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17074600 
- Vargas-Carpinteroa, R., Chamberlain, J. Darr, D., Diniz, J.D.A.S, Meinhold, K., Park, M.S., Smith-Hall, C. (2026) Non-wood forest product transition pathways to a sustainable forest-based bioeconomy. In: Živojinović, I., Grima, N., Radosavljević, M. Advancing Sustainable Forest Based Bioeconomy Approaches, International Union of Forest Research Oragnizations (IUFRO), pp. 27-33. ISBN: 978-3-903345-39-3
- IPBES (2022). Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Fromentin, J.M., Emery, M.R., Donaldson, J., Danner, M.C., Hallosserie, A., Kieling, D., Balachander, G., Barron, E.S., Chaudhary, R.P., Gasalla, M., Halmy, M., Hicks, C., Park, M.S., Parlee, B., Rice, J., Ticktin, T., and Tittensor, D. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6425599

- Park, M.S., Hicks, C.C., Wynberg R., Mosig Reidl, P., Dhyani S., Islas, C.A., Raab, K., Avila-Foucat, V.S., Parma, A., Kolding, J., Shkaruba, A., Skandrani, Z., and Danner, M.C. (2022). Chapter 6: Policy options for governing sustainable use of wild species. In: Thematic Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Fromentin, J.M., Emery, M.R., Donaldson, J., Danner, M.C., Hallosserie, A., and Kieling, D. (eds.). IPBES Secretariat, Bonn, Germany. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6452037

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  • Referred Journal Articles
     

  1. ​Min, S., Kim, E., Yu, H., Lee, Y., Park, M.S. (2026) Power dynamics in community-led landscape restoration: a social network analysis of the Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration project in Humbo, Ethiopia. Forest Policy and Economics 22, 103908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2026.103908

  2. Shin, S., Nam, Y., Wolf, S., Park, M. S., Okello, O., Mabaya, E., Liao, C. (2026). Adding value to the voluntary carbon market through small-scale agroforestry. Climate and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2025.2574074

  3. Maryudi, A., Sofiyulloh, M., Sadono, R., Park, M.S. (2026). Social Forestry, Future Livelihood Options, and Its Own Trajectory: An Intergenerational View from Indonesia. Small-scale Forestry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-026-09647-4

  4. Son, J., Min, S., Park, M.S. (2026). International aid for agroforestry development: accountability-driven pathways and sector-focused approaches in agroforestry for advancing green aid. Forest Science and Technology, 22(1), 278-298. https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2025.2609600

  5.  Dayandante, P.B., Min, S., Tinio, C.E., Park, M.S. (2025). International Forestry Aid Architecture in the Philippines (1990–2022). International Forestry Review, 27(3), 317-336. https://doi.org/10.1505/146554825840319555

  6. Park, M.S., Sunderland, T.C.H. (2025). Forest and Food: Challenges and Opportunities. Trees, Forests and People, 100799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2025.100799

  7. Min, S., Kim, E., Dayandante, P., Park, M.S. (2024). Diagnosing the status and trend of research on traditional knowledge related to non-timber forest products as food. Trees, Forests and People, 100646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2024.100646

  8. Min, S., Lee, H., Son, J., Park, M.S. (2024). Structural policy coordination for forest ecosystem services management in the legal accountability system. Forest Policy and Economics, 166, 103282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2024.10328

  9. Lee, S., Shin, S., Lee, H., Park, M.S. (2023) Which urban agriculture conditions enable or constrain sustainable food production? International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 21(1), 2227799. https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2023.2227799

  10. Kim, T. H., Lee, H., Lee, H., Park, M.S. (2023). Centralized governance for food safety of non-timber forest products: Wild-simulated ginseng in the Republic of Korea. Forest Policy and Economics, 154, 103021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103021

  11. Lee, H., Park, M.S. (2023). Transformation of the global governance in the cocoa sector with three characteristics: Diversification, flexibilization, and coordination. Forest Policy and Economics, 153, 102977. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2023.102977

  12. Fromentin, J. M., Emery, M. R., Donaldson, J., Balachander, G., Barron, E. S., Chaudhary, R. P., Danner, M.C., Gasalla, M.A, Hallosserie, A., Halmy, M., Hicks, C., Kieling, D., Park, M.S., Parlee, B., Rice, J., Ticktin, T., Tittensor, D. (2023). Status, challenges and pathways to the sustainable use of wild species. Global Environmental Change, 81, 102692. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102692

  13. Park, M.S., Lee, H., Shin, S., Lee, S. (2023). Identification of long-standing and emerging agendas in international forest policy discourse. Trees, Forests and People, 100385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2023.100385 

  14. Lee, H., Son, J., Min, S., Lee, H., Park, M.S. (2023). Natural Resources Conflicts on Borderlands by the Five Spheres of Earth System. Land, 12(2), 389. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020389

  15. Rahmani, T. A., Nurrochmat, D. R., Park, M.S., Boer, R., Ekayani, M., Satria, A. (2022). Reconciling Conflict of Interest in the Management of Forest Restoration Ecosystem: A Strategy to Incorporate Different Interests of Stakeholders in the Utilization of the Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia. Sustainability, 14(21), 13924.

  16. Park, M.S., Baral, H., Shin, S. (2022). Systematic Approach to Agroforestry Policies and Practices in Asia. Forests, 13(5), 635. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13050635

  17. Kim, O. S., Václavík, T., Park, M.S., Neubert, M. (2022). Understanding the Intensity of Land-Use and Land-Cover Changes in the Context of Postcolonial and Socialist Transformation in Kaesong, North Korea. Land, 11(3), 357. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030357

  18. Shin, S., Park, M.S., Lee, H., Baral, H. (2022) The Structure and Pattern of Global Partnerships in the REDD+ Mechanism. Forest Policy and Economics, 135, 102640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102640 

  19. Rahmani, T. A., Nurrochmat, D. R., Hero, Y., Park, M.S., Boer, R., Satria, A. (2021). Evaluating the feasibility of oil palm agroforestry in Harapan Rainforest, Jambi, Indonesia. Forest and Society, 458-477. https://doi.org/10.24259/fs.v5i2.10375

  20. Nurrochmat, D.R., Pribadi, R., Siregar, H., Justianto, A., Park, M.S. (2021). Transformation of Agro-Forest Management Policy under the Dynamic Circumstances of a Two-Decade Regional Autonomy in Indonesia. Forests, 12(4), 419. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12040419

  21. Shin, S., Park, M.S., Lee, H., Baral, H. (2022) The Structure and Pattern of Global Partnerships in the REDD+ Mechanism. Forest Policy and Economics, 135, 102640. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102640 

  22. Shin, S., Park, M.S., Lee, H., Lee, S., Lee, H., Kim, T.H., Kim, H.J. (2021). Global Trends in Research on Wild-Simulated Ginseng: Quo Vadis? Forests, 12(6), 664. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12060664

  23. Park, M.S., Shin, S., Lee, H. (2021) Media frames on urban greening in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Forest Policy and Economics 124, 102394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2020.102394

  24. Valenzuela, R.B., Youn, Y., Park, M., Chun, J.-N. (2020) Local People’s Participation in Mangrove Restoration Projects and Impacts on Social Capital and Livelihood: A Case Study in the Philippines. Forests 2020, 11(5), 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11050580

  25. Shin, S., Soe, K.T., Lee, H., Kim, T.H., Lee, S., Park, M. (2020) A Systematic Map of Agroforestry Research Focusing on Ecosystem Services in the Asia-Pacific Region. Forests 2020, 11(4), 368. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11040368

  26. Park, M. (2019). Research Trends of Forest Policy and Economics in the Republic of Korea. Korean Journal of Forest Economics 26(1), 1-10.

  27. Park, M., Youn, S., Youn, Y., Donsavanh, B., Phetlumphan, B. (2019). Needs assessment of forestry education in Laos: the case of Souphanouvong University. Journal of Forest Research 24(4), 201-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2019.1622627

  28. Park, M, Lee, H. (2019) Accountability and reciprocal interests of bilateral forest cooperation under the global forest regime. Forest Policy and Economics, 101, 32-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.01.015

  29. Park, M.(2018). Forest Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development Goals. Journal of Environmental Policy and Administration, 26 (special issue), 67-90.

  30. Park, M.(2018). Interest based-participation requiring accountability in greening.Forest science and technology,14(4), 169-180.https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2018.1512532

  31. Park, M., Bleischwitz, R., Han, K., Jang, E., Joo, J. (2017). Eco-Innovation Indices as Tools for Measuring Eco-Innovation.Sustainability,9(12), 2206.https://doi.org/10.3390/su9122206

  32. Lee, Y., Rianti, I. P., Park, M.(2017). Measuring social capital in Indonesian community forest management.Forest Science and Technology,13(3), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2017.1355335

  33. Kohsaka, R., Park, M., Uchiyama, Y. (2017). Beekeeping and honey production in Japan and South Korea: past and present. Journal of Ethnic Foods 4(2): 72-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jef.2017.05.002

  34. de Jong, W., Liu, J. Park, M., Camacho, L. (2017) Forest Transition in Asia: Trends and some theoretical implications.Forest Policy and Economics76: 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2016.11.007

  35. Park, M., Youn, Y. (2017) Reforestation policy integration by the multiple sectors toward forest transition in the Republic of Korea. Forest Policy and Economics76: 45-55.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2016.05.019

  36. Youn, Y.C., Choi, J., de Jong, W., Liu, J.,Park, M., Camacho, L.D., Damayanti, E.D., Huu-dung, N., Tachibana, S., Bhojvaid, P.P., Wanneng, P., Mohd Shawahid, O. (2017)Conditions of Forest Transition in Asian Countries: A QualitativeComparative Analysis. Forest Policy and Economics76: 14-24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2016.07.005

  37. Park, M., Kleinschmit, D.(2016) Framing forest conservation in the global media: an interest-based approach. Forest Policy and Economics68: 7-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2016.03.010.

  38. Park, M., Lee, H. (2016) Legal opportunities for public participation in forest managementin the Republic of Korea. Sustainability8(4): 369. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su8040369

  39. Jo, J., Roh, T., Kim, S., Youn, Y., Park, M., Han, K., Jang, E. (2015) Eco-innovation for sustainability: Evidence from 49 countries in Asiaand Europe. Sustainability7(12): 16820-16835. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su71215849

  40. Jang, E., Park, M., Roh, T., Han, K. (2015) Policy Instruments for Eco-Innovation in Asian Countries. Sustainability7(9): 12586-12614. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su70912586

  41. Park, M. (2015)Inter-Korean Forest Cooperation 1998-2012: A Policy Arrangement Approach. Sustainability7(5): 5241-5259.http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su7055241

  42. Park, M., Lee, H.(2014).Forest Policy and Law for Sustainability within the Korean Peninsula, Sustainability6(8): 5162-5168.http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su6085162

  43. Park, M., Koo, J., Jang, E., Choi, J. and Han, K. (2014) Incentives for vitalizing Korean forest carbon offset projects. Journal of Environmental Policy and Administration22(2): 1-26 (in Korean, abstract in English).

  44. Park, M., Youn, Y. and Lee, H. (2013) Frames on climate change in Rhodong Shinmun and Minju Chosun as Two Major Print Media in the North Korea. Journal of Environmental Policy and Administration21(4): 151-172 (in Korean, abstract in English)

  45. Park, M., Choi, E.S. and Youn, Y. (2013)REDD+ as an international cooperation strategy under the global climate change regime. Forest Science and Technology 9(4): 213-224. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2013.846875

  46. Park, M.(2013) The dual role of media in environmental communication as a public sphere and political actors. Forest Science and Technology9(1): 33-38; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2012.759162

  47. Koo, J., Park, M.and Youn, Y. (2013) Preferences of urban dwellers on urban forest recreational services in South Korea. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 12(2): 200-210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2013.02.005

  48. Park, M. and Youn, Y. (2013)Legal institutions for enhancing and protecting forests as a carbon sink in Japan and the Republic of Korea. Forest Science and Technology9(2): 72-80.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21580103.2013.801171

  49. Park, M. and Youn, Y. (2013)Development of urban forest policy-making toward governance in the Republic of Korea. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 12(3): 273-281.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2013.04.004

  50. Park, M. and Youn, Y. (2012) Traditional knowledge of Korean native beekeeping and sustainable forest management. Forest Policy and Economics 15: 37-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2011.12.003

  51. Park, M. and Youn, Y. (2012) Development of South Korean REDD+ strategies for forest carbon credits, Journal of Environmental Policy and Administration20(2): 19-48 (in Korean, abstract in English).

  52. Song, M., Park, M. and Youn, Y. (2012) Forest policy of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea represented in Rodong Shinmun. Journal of Environmental Policy11(3): 123-148 (in Korean, abstract in English).

  53. Hong, S., Park, M., Kim, J. and Lee, S. (2007) A new approach to communication method in forest science and media type effects: an application of Elaboration Likelihood Model, Journal ofKorean Forestry Society96(4): 377-386 (in Korean, abstract in English).

  54. Kim, J., Park, M. and Tae, Y. (2006) Collaborative and participatory model for urban forest management: A case study of Daejisan in Korea, Journal of Korean Forestry Society95(2): 149-154 (in English).

  55. Park, M. and Kim, J. (2002) A comparative study on environmental education curricula in the forest sciences of Korean and German universities, The Environmental Education 15(2): 49-60 (in Korean, abstract in English).

  56. Park, M., Ji, E. and Kim, J. (2001) Research into the evaluation framework of environmental education programs through lived experience: A case of ‘2001 Green Camp’, The Environmental Education 14(2): 51-67 (in Korean, abstract in English).

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