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Mt. Paektu biosphere reserve

KCNA

    Pyongyang, July 31 (KCNA) -- A survey of the Mt. Paektu biosphere reserve is going on in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. According to the results of the survey made until now, the Mt. Paektu area is boastful of more than 1,260 species of higher plants, 280 species of vertebrates and 1,780 species of invertebrates.
    The plants in the area began to grow after a volcanic eruption.
    Among the variable species adapted for alpine conditions after the glacial period are dasiphora fruticoa. And the species which have remained only in Korea are papaver radicatum rottb. , pulsatilla nivalis nak., etc.
    Son Kyong Nam, director of the biological branch of the Academy of Sciences of the DPRK told KCNA that the forests in the area were vast in acreage, various in plant species and special in natural scene, so they had become one of the main targets of study.
    The Mt. Paektu area was registered as an international biosphere reserve at a meeting of the bureau of the international coordination council of the man and biosphere (mab) under unesco in april juche 78 (1989).
    A publication issued by the mab introduced the geographical position of the Mt. Paektu, the historical background of the establishment of the reserve, features of the area, the animal and plant distribution in the area, cultural inheritance and relics, scientific researches, state investment, etc.
    Lake Chon on Mt. Paektu, the secret camp in the mountain, Mudu peak, Mt. Kanbaek, Lake Samji and Rimyongsu district are the nation's leading tourist resorts.