Culture and parks: incorporating cultural ecosystem services into conservation in the Tibetan region of Southwest China

In China, along with other countries in the Global South, the number of national parks is rapidly increasing. The primary objectives of this increase are to protect global biodiversity and ecosystem services. These national parks are often established in areas rich in biodiversity and abundant in cu...

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Autores principales:	Jun He, Na Guo
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2021
Materias:	ces cultural needs cultural practice ecosystem services nature reserve protected areas sacred sites Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:70c93eb0d31942e89617823a40677d9a2021-11-15T16:40:20ZCulture and parks: incorporating cultural ecosystem services into conservation in the Tibetan region of Southwest China1708-308710.5751/ES-12572-260312https://doaj.org/article/70c93eb0d31942e89617823a40677d9a2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol26/iss3/art12/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087In China, along with other countries in the Global South, the number of national parks is rapidly increasing. The primary objectives of this increase are to protect global biodiversity and ecosystem services. These national parks are often established in areas rich in biodiversity and abundant in cultural diversity. Current conservation policies and practices take some considerations of cultural ecosystem services (CES). Despite these efforts, many policies and practices do not meaningfully incorporate local voices in conservation and development endeavors, but rather merely select conservation as an ambiguous goal, or focus on promoting the recreational or touristic value of a local region. Meaningfully incorporating CES into conservation measures thus presents a global challenge. Using empirically grounded case studies in Pudacuo National Park in the Tibetan region of Southwest China as an example, this research documents the processes by which CES were incorporated into both conservation efforts and the construction of this national park. We argue that examining CES should be contextualized via the exploration of cultural practices within specific locales. Incorporating CES can contribute to the success of conservation efforts, and this incorporation can also meet local spiritual and religious needs. The policy implication emerging from this research is that the current policies that guide the development of national parks in China and beyond must recognize local cultural practices and consider local cultural needs to highlight inclusivity when planning conservation projects.Jun HeNa GuoResilience Alliancearticlecescultural needscultural practiceecosystem servicesnature reserveprotected areassacred sitesBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 26, Iss 3, p 12 (2021)
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description	In China, along with other countries in the Global South, the number of national parks is rapidly increasing. The primary objectives of this increase are to protect global biodiversity and ecosystem services. These national parks are often established in areas rich in biodiversity and abundant in cultural diversity. Current conservation policies and practices take some considerations of cultural ecosystem services (CES). Despite these efforts, many policies and practices do not meaningfully incorporate local voices in conservation and development endeavors, but rather merely select conservation as an ambiguous goal, or focus on promoting the recreational or touristic value of a local region. Meaningfully incorporating CES into conservation measures thus presents a global challenge. Using empirically grounded case studies in Pudacuo National Park in the Tibetan region of Southwest China as an example, this research documents the processes by which CES were incorporated into both conservation efforts and the construction of this national park. We argue that examining CES should be contextualized via the exploration of cultural practices within specific locales. Incorporating CES can contribute to the success of conservation efforts, and this incorporation can also meet local spiritual and religious needs. The policy implication emerging from this research is that the current policies that guide the development of national parks in China and beyond must recognize local cultural practices and consider local cultural needs to highlight inclusivity when planning conservation projects.
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title	Culture and parks: incorporating cultural ecosystem services into conservation in the Tibetan region of Southwest China
title_short	Culture and parks: incorporating cultural ecosystem services into conservation in the Tibetan region of Southwest China
title_full	Culture and parks: incorporating cultural ecosystem services into conservation in the Tibetan region of Southwest China
title_fullStr	Culture and parks: incorporating cultural ecosystem services into conservation in the Tibetan region of Southwest China
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Culture and parks: incorporating cultural ecosystem services into conservation in the Tibetan region of Southwest China

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