Inje is a county in Gangwon Province, Republic of Korea. The High Moor, Yongneup of Mt. Daeam and other wetlands such as the Yongneup (Keun Yongneup, Jageun Yongneup, Aegi Yongneup), Simjeok Wetland, Gimjangso Wetland (pond), and Backmarshes of Inbuk Stream are located in Inje.

Inje County has established a local management committee as a decision-making body for the planning and implementation of relevant projects. The committee invites the locals to participate in the decision-making process and functions to identify wetland ecosystem services, strengthen local connectivity, involve in wetland restoration and management, provide information on the values of wetlands, provide education on wetlands, and manage the Wetland Information Center. The committee consists of 15 members including the resident representative of the wetland village, local ecology reporters, ecological tourism experts, the director of local education programs (UNRCE), cultural heritage experts, and public officers (from Inje County Office and Wonju Regional Environmental Office).

The High Moor, Yongneup of Mt. Daeam (hereafter Yongneup) was the first wetland in the Republic of Korea to be designated as a Ramsar Site and also to be designated as a national wetland protected area. Conservation of Yongneup is managed by three government organizations (Ministry of Environment, Cultural Heritage Administration, and Korea Forest Service) based on the Wetlands Conservation Act, the Cultural Heritage Protection Act, and the Forest Protection Act. Entry into the wetland therefore requires permission from the three organizations. Yongneup is a mountain wetland and high moor. Except for the military base near the wetland, which moved to another location completely in 2016, there has been no threat to the wetland as development in the area is completely prohibited.

Inje County is the first city in the Republic of Korea to conduct a survey on biological resources, and has built an inventory (7,047 species in total including 641 species unrecorded by Inje, 14 species unrecorded by Korea, and 3 possible new species) and facilitated ecology field trips to Yongneup to promote the value of the wetland. The 13 villages of the county established the Common Regulation on Wetland Conservation, building a larger community that enables effective communication and cooperation for wetland conservation.

‘Daeamsan Yongneup Nature and Ecology School’ was established in the Yongneup village for systematic education, discussion, and promotion of wetlands. The school took an abolished school building and provides a place for wetland exhibition and education and serves as Yongneup Visitor Center. Various education programs on understanding wetlands and meetings of locals and experts take place in this establishment. In April, 2017, 50 locals and experts held an event ‘Imagine Ramsar Village’ where locals discussed how the village is benefited by Yongneup and what how the wetland will change the village in 10 years.

‘Daeamsan Yongneup Nature and Ecology School’ is the only educational exhibition center in Korea that specializes in high moors. The school shows the importance of Ramsar Sites, activities of international wetland conservation networks, and the impacts of climate change on wetlands. Promotional materials on Yongneup have been produced and distributed in the form of leaflets, calendars, and booklets as well as through online channels such as social networking sites (SNS).