Baekdudaegan in the South Korean side includes seven national parks (Mt. Sorak, Mt. Odae, Mt. Sobaek, Mt. Weolak, Mt. Sokri, Mt. Deokyu, and Mt. Jiri) and two provincial parks (Mt. Taebaek, and Mungyeong Saejae), and there are sites designated as natural forest subject to protection, nature ecosystems preservation region, and region for the protect of natural monument. According to a report by the Green Korea, 1,326 classes of plants from 120 species including many rare plants inhabit the areas near the Baekdudaegan ridgeline. Its mountainous districts and valleys serve as a habitat to mammals such as Asiatic Black Bear, goat, deer, Korean sable, wild cat, otter, badger, racoon, weasel, wild boar, deer, moose, wild rabbit, squirrel, flying squirrel, tree squirrel and others as well as birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and aquatic organisms, insects and all other types of wild animals.

 As of 2000, research shows that there are 72 roads at the Baekdudaegan where cars can journey on(Green Korea). Among these, 47 are paved roads and 25 are non paved. On top of these, mines, all types of dams, ski resort, golf fields, cable cars, hot spring water district, military facilities, power transmission tower, park cemetery, ranch are either under development or in use today. The nature and ecosystem are either already damaged or face damage due to; drink and pumping water dams at the Mt. Jiri , military facility at the Seseokpyoungjun, plan for cable car at the Seongsamjae, Gogiri's dam for pumping water for farmlands, Mt. Deokyu Muju Resort's golf course and ski resort, Yeongdong's chemical weapon processing site, quarry at Chupung Summit, hot spring water resort at the Mt. Sokri's liquefaction district, mining station at the Jangseong Summit, quarry at Mt. Daeya, leisure complex at the Mt. Heeyang, jet bombing training site at the Mt. Taebaek, part cemetery at the Changjukdong, ranch at Daegwan Summit, limestone mine at the Mt. Jabyeong, pumping water generation dam at Mt. Jeombong, power transmission tower on Mt. Gorupogi, wind power generation complex at the Daegwan Summit and other development efforts.

 Baekdudaegan is the treasure house of the Korean ecosystem, which has the highest preservation value. Trees and grass form a stock, and this is the space where small and large animals that inhabit here or use this space as a passageway breathe. Diversity and equality of classes should be recognized at the same time, and all ecosystems should be mutually connected. Just as we human beings pursue after nation's uniformity and unification in our national territory along with our compatriots, all living organisms should be guaranteed their habitat where they depend for their livelihood. Soil, rock and water that they need to survive should be protected. Baekdudaegan is an immense forum for the nature, and it is the only location and passageway that can be renew itself as an ecological axis. Preventing the damage of Baekdudaegan and managing and preserving it ecologically become the first step for preserving the ecosystem of the entire national territory. If Baekdudaegan is damaged, protection and preservation of this nation's natural ecosystems and nature environment cannot be expected. To damage the Baekdudaegan and Jung-Gan?Jung-Mac is to forget that destroying affiliated mountainous district is like destroying the life of this land.