Exploring local challenges and adaptation strategies in the establishment of National Parks in giant panda habitats

Shen, Jinyu; Song, Zhenjiang; Duan, Wei; Zhang, Yijing

doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01764

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“…The transition of the tea industry must be rationalized in the direction of nature conservation objectives in achieving sustainable development. China's national parks spatially integrated multiple types of protected areas, and the development and transformation of local industries under the influence of management objectives in PAs was not an uncommon problem as a variety of traditional agricultural industries have developed in rural China to support a large population and contribute to the regional economy (Wei et al, 2019;He et al, 2020;Shen et al, 2021). In fact, all the current national parks and pilots in China have management plans to optimize traditional agricultural industries, which is essential to protect the basic rights of local residents and stabilize the regional economy.…”

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Conflict or coexistence? Synergies between nature conservation and traditional tea industry development in Wuyishan National Park, China

Wang

HE²,

Min³

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Traditional agricultural industries in protected areas (PAs) provide opportunities for both nature conservation and the wellbeing of local residents. However, knowledge about the synergies between nature conservation and traditional agricultural industries is still limited. This research takes the traditional tea industry in Wuyishan National Park as a case to identify and examine the synergistic mechanism between forest conservation and industrial development, why traditional agricultural industries are necessary to the regional economy, and how they secure local livelihoods as well as achieve conservation goals. We conducted literature research and semi-structured interviews with Wuyishan National Park Authority, local government administrations, enterprises and small-scale farmers. The results were obtained through a two-stage mixed method of grounded theory and system dynamics. The findings revealed that: (1) Traditional agricultural industries in PAs were resilient and adaptable in the face of external changes, in which traditional culture and ecological awareness played an important role. (2) Small-scale agri-industries were vulnerable to external shocks, but they also have advantages in terms of moderate agglomeration and standardization, risk perception and response, and market-based diversification of production. (3) The synergetic process of traditional agricultural industries and conservation is mainstreaming biodiversity by cooperation among the government, the park agency, and local people. Thus, we suggested that the local government should work together with the PA management agencies to re-evaluate the existence of traditional agricultural industries for their necessity in the regional economy and the feasibility of improving local livelihoods.

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Conflict or coexistence? Synergies between nature conservation and traditional tea industry development in Wuyishan National Park, China

Wang

HE²,

Min³

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…Many studies (13 papers) also highlight the park's role in protecting other vulnerable species within its boundaries, such as the red panda and the golden snub-nosed monkey [85][86][87]. Willingness of locals to pay for conservation 5 [87,88,93,94,116] Policy recommendations Restrict grazing, planting, and construction in/around park 19 [86,91,92,95,98,[100][101][102][103][104][106][107][108][109]112,115,117,119,120] Invest in ecotourism and increase tourism regulation 9 [84,85,[88][89][90]92,95,96,113,116] Improve ecological compensation and migration schemes 8 [84,85,[88][89][90]94,96,97,121] Streamline local input in park management 6…”

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Challenges and Opportunities in Aligning Conservation with Development in China’s National Parks: A Narrative Literature Review

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Dill

Sun

et al. 2022

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As part of its effort to balance economic development with environmental objectives, China has established a new national park system, with the first five locations formally established in 2021. However, as the new parks all host or are proximate to human populations, aligning the socioeconomic needs and aspirations of local communities with conservation aims is critical for the long-term success of the parks. In this narrative review, the authors identify the ecological priorities and socioeconomic stakeholders of each of the five national parks; explore the tensions and synergies between these priorities and stakeholders; and synthesize the policy recommendations most frequently cited in the literature. A total of 119 studies were reviewed. Aligning traditional livelihoods with conservation, limiting road construction, promoting education and environmental awareness, and supporting the development of a sustainable tourism industry are identified as important steps to balance conservation with economic development in the new national parks.

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“…Agricultural laborers are now predominantly middle-aged and elderly people [ 9 , 10 ]. However, the aging problem is more significant when combined with livelihood stress and institutional constraints in villages around Chinese nature reserves, which are located in high mountain valleys and cold alpine region [ 10 , 11 ]. Therefore, the trade-off between conservation and development has been transformed into a trade-off between small-scale family farming and the expansion of giant panda habitats.…”

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“…Therefore, this paper took these two resource utilization behaviors as typical representatives. Regarding the change in household resource utilization behavior, cultivated land in the edge of the forest has experienced frequent geological disasters (such as debris flow and landslides) [ 10 , 11 , 13 ], serious soil erosion [ 14 , 15 ] and cultivated land fragmentation [ 16 ]. These disasters have intensified the abandonment of cultivated land utilization.…”

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“…Fuelwood is cut from brushwood in high mountain valleys. However, as the labor capacity of the aging population is restricted [ 10 , 21 ], hydropower stations provide free electricity for households in the villages around the nature reserves and have replaced fuelwood [ 11 , 22 ]. Meanwhile, fuelwood utilization has been decreasing with the aging of the agricultural labor force [ 23 , 24 ].…”

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Effects of Household Resource Utilization Behaviors on Giant Panda Habitat under the Background of Aging: Evidence from Sichuan Province

Song

Huang

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The Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a flagship species for endangered wildlife conservation and is a specific relic species in China. Its habitat conservation has received widespread attention around the world. Since 2010, the phenomenon of an aging labor force gradually appeared within the Giant Panda Nature Reserve and its surrounding communities. Under the new labor force structure, households’ resource utilization behavior has had different characteristics, which has led an evolution in giant panda habitats. This study is based on a questionnaire and geographic data. It reveals the internal mechanisms of households’ resource utilization behavior impacting giant panda habitat patterns under the ongoing trend of labor force aging. The study shows that labor force aging has promoted rising ecological niche widths and falling ecological niche overlaps. These could drive a growth in giant panda habitat globally. From a spatial perspective, nature reserves with lower comprehensive ecological niche widths and higher ecological niche overlaps face greater conflict between conservation and development. However, the phenomenon of labor force aging mitigates these ecological conflicts to a certain extent.

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Exploring local challenges and adaptation strategies in the establishment of National Parks in giant panda habitats

Cited by 12 publications

References 40 publications

Conflict or coexistence? Synergies between nature conservation and traditional tea industry development in Wuyishan National Park, China

Conflict or coexistence? Synergies between nature conservation and traditional tea industry development in Wuyishan National Park, China

Challenges and Opportunities in Aligning Conservation with Development in China’s National Parks: A Narrative Literature Review

Effects of Household Resource Utilization Behaviors on Giant Panda Habitat under the Background of Aging: Evidence from Sichuan Province

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