Ecotourism in the Pamir Region: Problems and Perspectives

Aknazarov, Ogonazar; Dadabaev, Iskandar; Melnichkov, Dimitry

doi:10.1659/0276-4741(2002)022[0188:eitprp]2.0.co;2

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“…Research or natural resource inventories were not carried out due to a lack of funding and the unavailability of scientists who were willing to venture in the area (Egorov 2002). As a consequence, protected areas still suffer from ecological imbalances due to socio-economic and political crises during the last two decades (Aknazarov, Dadabaev, and Melnichkov 2002;PALM 2011). The Committee for Environmental Protection under the government of the Republic of Tajikistan plans and implements management activities in and around the TNP.…”

Section: Co-management As a Protective Practice For Communities And Parksmentioning

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Community perceptions of co-managing Tajik National Park

Shokirov

Backhaus

Bartmess

2021

Central Asian Survey

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Tajik National Park struggles with overgrazing, illegal hunting and ill-managed tourism. The designation of the park as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013 was meant to ease some of these struggles, but improvements are thus far difficult to identify. We conducted a case study to understand how local people perceive and interact with the park to probe how these struggles could be mitigated. Interviewees and participants proposed solutions that revolved around the concept of co-management, which we consider as a way to alleviate challenges the park faces today, especially in terms of nature conservation and livelihoods for communities affected by the park. We conclude that engaged community members are willing to help the park improve its management by co-producing knowledge and adapting to social-ecological change if certain conditions, such as improving trust and making trade-offs, are met.

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Section: Co-management As a Protective Practice For Communities And Parksmentioning

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Community perceptions of co-managing Tajik National Park

Shokirov

Backhaus

Bartmess

2021

Central Asian Survey

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“…Therefore, tourism within environment carrying capacity must be advocated. Ecotourism development can provide a safeguarding for culture, recreation, and environment in mountain communities [80]. Ecotourism has been proved to be an effective pathway to ameliorate ecosystem degradation and conserve local cultures and traditional lifestyles in mountain communities [81].…”

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Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of China

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Land use and land cover change (LUCC) is an important driver of ecosystem function and services. Thus, LUCC analysis may lay foundation for landscape planning, conservation and management. It is especially true for alpine landscapes, which are more susceptible to climate changes and human activities. However, the information on LUCC in sacred landscape is limited, which will hinder the landscape conservation and development. We chose Kailash Sacred Landscape in China (KSL-China) to investigate the patterns and dynamics of LUCC and the driving forces using remote sensing data and meteorological data from 1990 to 2008. A supervised classification of land use and land cover was established based on field survey. Rangelands presented marked fluctuations due to climatic warming and its induced drought, for example, dramatic decreases were found in high- and medium-cover rangelands over the period 2000–2008. And recession of most glaciers was also observed in the study period. Instead, an increase of anthropogenic activities accelerated intensive alteration of land use, such as conversion of cropland to built-up land. We found that the change of vegetation cover was positively correlated with growing season precipitation (GSP). In addition, vegetation cover was substantially reduced along the pilgrimage routes particularly within 5 km of the routes. The findings of the study suggest that climatic warming and human disturbance are interacted to cause remarkable LUCC. Tourism development was responsible land use change in urban and pilgrimage routes. This study has important implications for landscape conservation and ecosystem management. The reduction of rangeland cover may decrease the rangeland quality and pose pressure for the carrying capacity of rangelands in the KSL-China. With the increasing risk of climate warming, rangeland conservation is imperative. The future development should shift from livestock-focus animal husbandry to service-based ecotourism in the sacred landscape.

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“…Changing forms of management, socio-economic and environmental changes in the post-independence years are prompting the Central Asian countries to seek their own sustainable development paths. In the structures of government bodies and non-governmental organizations in Tajikistan, an understanding is coming that the development of the national economy, as well as efforts aimed at reducing poverty [1] [2], should be linked to the vision of the foundations of the systematic management of natural resources. This is due, among other things, to the fact that the population that is increasing year by year, for the most part poor, has a negative impact on land and water resources.…”

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Attitude of the Population to the Activities of National Parks: Territorial Aspect (on the Example of a Survey of Residents of the Khorug and Murgab Region)

Habibulloev¹,

Han²,

Zulfiyor³

et al. 2022

JEP

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The article describes and interprets the results of a study aimed at studying public opinion about the activities of national parks. The attitude of the local population to the activities of the State Institution "National Park of Tajikistan" was studied. A total of 40 respondents from local residents were surveyed. Fifteen local residents of Khorog, most of them educated people, students of Khorog University and teachers of the Biological Institute of the Pamirs who are familiar with the Tajik National Park in the vicinity have carried out several scientific studies. Twenty-five respondents of the residents of the Murghab district are directly the population who live in the park. They have less education, and they are more prone to a rural lifestyle, and livestock far more knowledgeable about the Tajik National Park than the residents of Khorog. Interviewed residents of the Murgab and Karakuls villages believe that the activities of the Tajik National Park should be more efficient and lay down ways to improve its activities and form a positive image. In their opinion, the employees of the national park should interact more with the local population, take into account their interests, improve information carrying out activities of the national park. Proceeding from the answers of the respondents, we can conclude that the Tajik national park is already widely known to the circle of researchers and scientific applicants as a place or testing ground for research. For the local populations who live in the park, they use it as a place for animal husbandry and natural resources. During the survey, it turned out that the park is currently being used by all means, but not How to cite this paper: Habibulloev, Sh., Fang, H., Bakhtiyorov, Z. and Nyirarwasa, A. (2022) Attitude of the Population to the Activities of National Parks: Territorial Aspect (on the Example of a Survey of Residents of the Khorug and Murgab Region).

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Ecotourism in the Pamir Region: Problems and Perspectives

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Community perceptions of co-managing Tajik National Park

Land Use and Land Cover Change in the Kailash Sacred Landscape of China

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