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A total of 22 national parks have been designated in Korea including the Jiri-san National Park. There are 18 mountainous national parks and 4 marine and coastal national parks, which have complex geographical features respectively. In recent times, localized landslides have occurred mainly in national parks due to heavy rainfall and climate changes. Such landslides are a risk that causes not only the degradation of forests and natural resources, but also the damage to visitor’s activities, casualties and properties, it is necessary to approach from various perspectives for prevention. In other words, landslide is a very important factor in the conservation of natural resources and park management in national parks. Therefore, the Korea National Park Research Institute is studying about detailed status of landslides and monitoring to manage landslides. The purpose of research is aimed to 1) analyze status of landslides in 22 national parks, 2) formulate specific goals and 3) prepare application of results and follow-up management plan. Finally, we intend to establish systematic management plan for landslides in the national parks and to prepare ways for conserving natural resources.