The first Protected Planet National Technical Series report, completed working closely with the Korea National Park Service (KNPS), focuses on the Republic of Korea and was launched at the World Conservation Congress on 2 September.

The Protected Planet National Technical Series is a new concept under the Protected Planet Report initiative which aims to support decisions on protected area expansion at the national scale by assessing progress towards global biodiversity targets, while also aiming to inform implementation of national targets. Therefore, the use of national biodiversity and land use datasets and the direct involvement of national protected area agencies in the inception, development and writing of the report is a fundamental part of the process.