Developing co-management for conservation and local development in China’s national parks: findings from focus group discussions in the Sanjiangyuan Region
Environmental protection in China has progressed significantly in the past decades, including introduction of more collaborative approaches in the management of protected areas and the establishment of a new national park system, and many milestones have been achieved. While such developments are dr...
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| author | Ting Ma Brent Swallow J. Marc Foggin J. Marc Foggin Weiguo Sang Linsheng Zhong |
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| description | Environmental protection in China has progressed significantly in the past decades, including introduction of more collaborative approaches in the management of protected areas and the establishment of a new national park system, and many milestones have been achieved. While such developments are driven largely by national and global goals, the people who are most affected are those who reside in the protected landscapes. A range of strategies have been proposed and tried in relation to local development, with many important lessons learned, yet little has been heard to date directly from the community stakeholders themselves. In this study we report on feedback and recommendations received from focus group discussions in vicinity of China’s first national park, Sanjiangyuan, regarding lived experiences of “community co-management” by Tibetan herders and local officials. Overall, the most recent National Park model is deemed successful, albeit with some notable perceived limitations. Focus group discussions' participants recommend more balanced compensation opportunities including for communities living outside but in close proximity to the park, eased restrictions on ecotourism, provision of public services for communities in the park (especially waste management and health care) and establishing a more effective compensation or insurance system to offset economic losses due to wildlife damage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-755bd13dc2ad4053a3a269a498d6a0962023-08-10T22:37:48ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Conservation Science2673-611X2023-08-01410.3389/fcosc.2023.903788903788Developing co-management for conservation and local development in China’s national parks: findings from focus group discussions in the Sanjiangyuan RegionTing Ma0Brent Swallow1J. Marc Foggin2J. Marc Foggin3Weiguo Sang4Linsheng Zhong5Key Lab of Regional Sustainable Development and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CanadaSchool of Geography and the Environment, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomPlateau Perspectives, South Surrey, BC, CanadaCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Minzu University of China, Beijing, ChinaKey Lab of Regional Sustainable Development and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaEnvironmental protection in China has progressed significantly in the past decades, including introduction of more collaborative approaches in the management of protected areas and the establishment of a new national park system, and many milestones have been achieved. While such developments are driven largely by national and global goals, the people who are most affected are those who reside in the protected landscapes. A range of strategies have been proposed and tried in relation to local development, with many important lessons learned, yet little has been heard to date directly from the community stakeholders themselves. In this study we report on feedback and recommendations received from focus group discussions in vicinity of China’s first national park, Sanjiangyuan, regarding lived experiences of “community co-management” by Tibetan herders and local officials. Overall, the most recent National Park model is deemed successful, albeit with some notable perceived limitations. Focus group discussions' participants recommend more balanced compensation opportunities including for communities living outside but in close proximity to the park, eased restrictions on ecotourism, provision of public services for communities in the park (especially waste management and health care) and establishing a more effective compensation or insurance system to offset economic losses due to wildlife damage.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2023.903788/fullSocio-ecological systemsenvironmental conservationenvironmental policyempowermentgender dimensionsTibetan Plateau |
| spellingShingle | Ting Ma Brent Swallow J. Marc Foggin J. Marc Foggin Weiguo Sang Linsheng Zhong Developing co-management for conservation and local development in China’s national parks: findings from focus group discussions in the Sanjiangyuan Region Frontiers in Conservation Science Socio-ecological systems environmental conservation environmental policy empowerment gender dimensions Tibetan Plateau |
| title | Developing co-management for conservation and local development in China’s national parks: findings from focus group discussions in the Sanjiangyuan Region |
| title_full | Developing co-management for conservation and local development in China’s national parks: findings from focus group discussions in the Sanjiangyuan Region |
| title_fullStr | Developing co-management for conservation and local development in China’s national parks: findings from focus group discussions in the Sanjiangyuan Region |
| title_full_unstemmed | Developing co-management for conservation and local development in China’s national parks: findings from focus group discussions in the Sanjiangyuan Region |
| title_short | Developing co-management for conservation and local development in China’s national parks: findings from focus group discussions in the Sanjiangyuan Region |
| title_sort | developing co management for conservation and local development in china s national parks findings from focus group discussions in the sanjiangyuan region |
| topic | Socio-ecological systems environmental conservation environmental policy empowerment gender dimensions Tibetan Plateau |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2023.903788/full |
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