A Chinese approach to protected areas: A case study comparison with the United States

Miller‐Rushing, Abraham J.; Primack, Richard B.; Ma, Keping; Zhou, Zhiqiang

doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.022

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“…; Miller‐Rushing et al. ). These factors led to the rapid increase in both the number and area of China's NRs.…”

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“…Solutions to the problems in China will also provide examples that will improve NR management globally (Miller‐Rushing et al. ).…”

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“…In the late 1990s, the National Wildlife and Natural Reserve Development Program was established, putting forward the target that NRs should cover 18% of the total land area of China by 2050. The central government also created special funding mechanisms to encourage the establishment and management of NRs Miller-Rushing et al 2017). These factors led to the rapid increase in both the number and area of China's NRs.…”

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“…With an annual economic growth rate averaging 10% over the past few decades, China has become the second largest economy in the world (Miller‐Rushing et al. ). During this period, human activities have increased pressure on NRs in China (Liu et al.…”

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“…Since the late 1970s, China has implemented a policy of reform to promote economic growth. With an annual economic growth rate averaging 10% over the past few decades, China has become the second largest economy in the world (Miller-Rushing et al 2017). During this period, human activities have increased pressure on NRs in China (Liu et al 2001(Liu et al , 2003Chen 2016).…”

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Changes in area and number of nature reserves in China

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Nature reserves (NR) are the cornerstone of biodiversity conservation. Over the past 60 years, the rapid expansion of NRs in China, one of the world's megadiverse countries, has played a critical role in slowing biodiversity loss. We examined the changes in the number and area of China's NRs from 1956 to 2014 and analyzed the effect of economic development on the expansion of China's NRs from 2005 to 2014 with linear models. Despite a continuing increase in the number of NRs, the total area of China's NRs decreased by 3% from 2007 to 2014. This loss resulted from downsizing and degazettement of existing NRs and a slowdown in the establishment of new ones. Nature reserves in regions with rapid economic development exhibited a greater decrease in area, suggesting that downsizing and degazettement of NRs are closely related to the intensifying competition between economic growth and conservation. For example, boundary adjustments to national NRs, the most strictly protected NRs, along the coast of China's Yellow Sea, a global biodiversity hotspot with a fast‐growing economy, resulted in the loss of one‐third of the total area. One of the most important ecosystems in these NRs, tidal wetlands, decreased by 27.8% because of boundary adjustments and by 25.2% because of land reclamation. Our results suggest conservation achievement, in terms of both area and quality, are declining at least in some regions in the Chinese NR estate. Although the designation of protected areas that are primarily managed for sustainable use has increased rapidly in recent years in China, we propose that NRs with biodiversity conservation as their main function should not be replaced or weakened.

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“…; Miller‐Rushing et al. ). These factors led to the rapid increase in both the number and area of China's NRs.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Solutions to the problems in China will also provide examples that will improve NR management globally (Miller‐Rushing et al. ).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Understanding China's political will for sustainability and conservation gains

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1. Political will is a critical determinant of the success or failure of environmental policies and interventions. Harnessing the political will necessary to implement environmental solutions can be challenging because environmental priorities may compete with other societal interests in policymaking.2. Environmental solutions are more politically feasible if fundamentally aligned with the core interests of key policymakers. Understanding the political agendas of decisionmakers enables conservationists to identify where political will already exists, and allows environmental objectives to piggyback on the motivation to deliver results.3. In this paper, we explore the core interests of the Chinese leadership to uncover opportunities to leverage Beijing's political will for sustainability and conservation gains. China's growing influence on ecosystems and natural resource use both within and beyond its borders makes an analysis of its leadership's political will valuable and timely.

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