Korea Forest Service was one of the first governmental bodies that gained an interest in the Baekdudaegan. It published the ¡ºCollection of Bibliography related to Baekdudaegan¡»in March 1996, and published reports such as¡¸Research on the Realities and Definition of Definition of Baekdudaegan Concept¡¹(1997. 2.), ¡¸Research on the Realities and Measure for Rational Preservation of Baekdudaegan¡¹(1997. 12.) and others by outsourcing to the The Korean Geographical Society. Moreover, it published the ¡¸Research on the Realities of Baekdudaegan Forest¡¹ in December 1999 along with Green Korea.

The Ministry of Environment is unfolding ecosystem related initiatives such as installing passageway for the wild animals at the Guryeong Summit in 1998, which connects the Siamjae of Mt. Jiri, located at the South of Seongsamjae with the Yangyang and Hongcheon of the Gangwon Province.

In April 1999, the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements organized the <Symposium for the Restoration of Baekdudaegan Concept and Pursuit of Direction for Management>, jointly with Green Korea. In 2000, it began the ¡¸Research on the Effective Management of Baekdudaegan¡¹ as a project consigned by the Ministry of Environment. It selected and executed initiatives,¡¸Set-up of Management Scope¡¹, ¡¸Set-up of Management Measures¡¹ and ¡¸Improvement of Management System¡¹during the first (2000), second and third year, respectively.

The main point of ¡¸Measures for the Effective Management of Baekdudaegan¡¹ entails dividing the management scope of Baekdudaegan into core buffer district for management. Right and left 300m, centered on the Baekdudaegan¡®s main ridgeline, and the national park region are expected to be designated as core regions. The principle is not allowing any form of development in this region and the preservation of ecosystems. Regions that are already destroyed are subject to restoration. This region is located near the core region, which maintains relatively well kept buffer region. Even at this region, management focuses on the preservation of ecosystems. However, limited development is permitted with the precondition of developing impeccable measures. Development of transfer district is permitted after considering the influence on the core and buffer districts since the said district is one characterized by significant pressure for development with high development potential. However, the plan entailed minimizing the size of development.

In 2002, Korea Forest Service prepared for the enactment of ¡¸Law for the Management of Mountainous District¡¹. As for the ridgeline of key mountain range, development was strictly restricted in the regions that are needed for the preservation of ecosystems in the woodlands and in the regions that could be potentially affected by natural calamity such as landslide. These regions were designated as, ¡®regions restricted as exclusively mountainous district¡¯, which are subject to strict development curtailment. Moreover, lighting and quarrying permits, currently owned by mayors or county chiefs, were to be delegated to the head of Korea Forest Service, and the permit conditions were to be strengthened as well.

However, current status of Baekdudaegan's vegetation mentioned above and the current status of damage incurred by the development is limited to identification, centered on ridgeline. Moreover, preservation measures cannot drift away from a ridgeline centered thinking method. Understanding the realities of the entire Baekdudaegan's geographical scope and preservation measures need to be developed urgently. There was an article published, saying that the number of people who traversed the Baekdudaegan mountain range surpassed 10,000. To ensure protection and preservation of Baekdudaegan, there is a need to restrict the mountain range traversing somewhat. Unlike general mountain hiking path, there is only one route for traversing the mountain range of Baekdudaegan. There is a need to diversify the meaning and mountain-climbing methods of mountain range and to develop measures for diversifying mountain climbing methods. Other measures such as restricting entry into the mountain by region, by district and by season need to be developed.

The following are the groups and regional groups that have nationwide organizations, and representative personal homepages that make an effort to preserve and protect the Baekdudaegan.