AI reshapes conservation efforts for Korea’s ecological backbone

Korea is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to protect its most critical ecological asset from the accelerating threats of the climate crisis. The National Institute of Forest Science (NIFOS), an agency under the Korea Forest Service, announced a major technological initiative to systematically assess and safeguard the Baekdudaegan. This vast mountain system spans the length of the Korean Peninsula and serves as the region's core ecological spine and a critical sanctuary for biodiversity. The initiative leverages decades of comprehensive datasets accumulated by the state, including the National Forest Inventory and the Baekdudaegan Resource Status Change Survey. After aggregating this massive volume of data, researchers applied advanced statistical techniques alongside nine distinct machine-learning models. The result is a highly sophisticated, predictive mapping system detailing the distribution of 989 distinct biological species across the mountain range. This allows conservationists to analyze and categorize biodiversity health levels across the entire Baekdudaegan territory at

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