South Korea

South Korea comprises the southern half of the Korean Peninsula in Eastern Asia. Its terrain is hilly and mountainous with broad coastal plains. Most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture. South Korea has high biodiversity rarity of terrestrial land vertebrates at a global scale. When analysed as single taxons, the rarity of amphibians and reptiles is also high. The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity include air pollution; acid rain; and water pollution.