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UN Ramsar Convention → Korea Wetlands Conservation Act

BProbable echo
Evidence tier

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Evidence Scorecard

A single score cannot prove an echo. This card triangulates semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence.

Probable echo
Semantic
Strong semantic alignment
Temporal
Global precedent precedes Korea
Linkage
Official Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)
Tier B Probable echo — agency/committee linkage + global-first timing + semantic signal
Multilingual semantic similarity
cosine similarity (method detail)0.805

Computed with intfloat/multilingual-e5-small multilingual embeddings. Display score is a calibrated mapping of the raw cross-lingual cosine (0.805); higher means closer meaning. Reflects semantic similarity, not proof of causation.

Could also be…

  • Parallel domestic policy development is possible.
  • Industry or market pressure may have driven similar language.
  • A common external shock (e.g., financial crisis, pandemic) could explain parallel adoption.

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Bprobable echo · 78%

  • SemanticStrong semantic alignment
  • TemporalGlobal precedent precedes Korea
  • LinkageOfficial Korean agency source + concept alignment (no explicit citation recorded)

Matched concepts: Ramsar Convention 습지; wetlands 습지보전; international importance 국제협약

Cross-lingual similarity 47/100 (multilingual e5 embedding) — a computed signal, not proof.

Similarity type: treaty ratification → statutory transposition

Matched Concepts

3 pairs
Ramsar Convention
습지
wetlands
습지보전
international importance
국제협약
Original (Global)

The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (the Ramsar Convention) was adopted in Ramsar, Iran, in February 1971 and entered into force globally on 21 December 1975. It is the oldest intergovernmental environmental treaty and obliges Contracting Parties to designate wetlands for the List of Wetlands of International Importance, promote their wise use, and establish wetland nature reserves. The Convention entered into force for the Republic of Korea on 28 July 1997, when Korea became the 101st Contracting Party. Korea now maintains multiple Ramsar Sites (including Upo Wetland, Suncheon Bay, and tidal-flat sites).

Echo (Korea)

대한민국은 1997년 7월 28일 람사르협약 발효(세계 101번째 가입국)에 이어, 1999년 2월 8일 「습지보전법」(법률 제5866호)을 제정하였습니다. 동법 제1조(목적)는 습지와 그 생물다양성의 보전을 도모하고 습지에 관한 국제협약의 취지를 반영함으로써 국제협력의 증진에 이바지함을 명시하여 람사르협약 이행을 명문화하였습니다. 동법은 환경부장관 또는 해양수산부장관이 습지보호지역·습지주변관리지역·습지개선지역을 지정할 수 있도록 하며(내륙습지는 환경부, 연안습지는 해양수산부 소관으로 이원화), 습지보전기초조사 및 습지보전기본계획 수립의 근거를 둡니다. 현행법은 2021년 1월 5일 일부개정(법률 제17844호, 2021년 7월 6일 시행)되었습니다.

Echo Strength

sourceVerified
hasKoreanSource
hasGlobalSource
hasDate
keywordDiversity
agendaTags
Origin
UNUNESCOCBDFAO
Timeline

1971 Ramsar Convention adopted (in force 1975) → 1997 Korea accession (in force 28 Jul 1997) → 1999 습지보전법 enacted (Law No. 5866, 8 Feb 1999) → 2021 amended (Law No. 17844)

treaty ratification → statutory transposition

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Semantically Related

Closest patterns by multilingual embedding (e5) — conceptual similarity beyond shared keywords. A computed signal, not a sourced claim.

Keywords
Ramsar ConventionConvention on Wetlands람사르협약습지보전법Wetlands Conservation ActWetland Protection Area습지보호지역wise use of wetlands현명한 이용Ramsar Site람사르 습지연안습지tidal flat 갯벌환경부 Ministry of Environment해양수산부 Ministry of Oceans and FisheriesUpo wetland 우포늪Suncheon Bay 순천만biodiversity 생물다양성List of Wetlands of International Importance습지보전기본계획
Score Guide
ConfidenceEditorial judgment, now shown as a confidence tier (A–D) based on semantic, temporal, and linkage evidence. Not proof of causation.
Echo StrengthMetadata completeness score. Rewards verified sources, paired links, explicit dates, keyword diversity, and origin tags.
Vocabulary OverlapHeuristic score measuring shared tokens between global and Korean texts. Reflects loanwords and repeated terms, not meaning across languages.
PATTERN #ramsar-wetlands-1