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The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (KBR) is one of the latest additions to the protected areas network in the Indian Himalayan Region. Located in the picturesque state of Sikkim in the eastern Indian Himalayan Region with snow-clad mountain peaks, numerous glaciers, a snow- and glacier-fed stream network and high-altitude lakes, this biosphere reserve (BR) is named after the world’s...
Fulufjället, with an area of 385 km2, was recently designated Sweden’s 28th national park. This article describes how the park establishment process turned negative local opinion positive. The basis for success was a shift of focus from restrictions inside the boundaries of the national park to opportunities outside. This “inside-out process implies a new approach to area...
One of the activities that occurred for the IYM included an overview prepared by Jim Thorwell and Larry Hamilton on the current coverage of mountain areas on the World Heritage (WH) List.
The 5th World Parks Congress of IUCN was held in Durban, South Africa, 8–17 September 2003. The theme of “Benefits Beyond Boundaries” attracted around 3000 participants from all over the world who are concerned with Protected Areas issues. It was announced at the gathering that, on paper at least, 12 percent of the terrestrial surface of the earth is now under some kind of...
Two outstanding Australian conservation corridors have been established on public lands in southeastern Australia during 60 years of conservation land-use decisions. The Australian Alps conservation corridor straddles the Great Dividing Range and extends along natural protected area lands from central Victoria through southeastern New South Wales (NSW) to the Australian Capital Territory....
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Programme on Protected Areas is the focal point within the IUCN Secretariat for Protected Areas and serves as the Secretariat for the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). WCPA is the world’s leading global network of protected area specialists. It has designated Task Forces to deal with particular themes. The following is an extract from the...
This article examines the judgments of staff from protected area agencies responsible for managing tourism and its environmental impacts in the largest area of snow country in Australia. In surveys, staff identified as having major responsibility for tourism management in the Australian Alps protected areas consider that tourism has important negative environmental impacts; the impacts of ski...
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Programme on Protected Areas is the focal point within the IUCN Secretariat for Protected Areas and serves as the Secretariat for the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). WCPA is the world’s leading global network of protected area specialists. It has designated Task Forces to deal with particular themes. The following is an extract from the...
Articles in this journal include:
- UNDP: What do you mean by Sustainable Development?
- Forum: The conservation debate - Thaweesilp Srireuang, Pati Jorni Odecho - "It is only we village people who are conserving the forest"; Sathitya Sawinthorn - "We do not want people living in protected areas as they...
The paradigm shift in park management from a fortress mentality to the participatory concept is represented as a major transformation in the conservation discourse in Nepal. The involvement of local people in the management of resources in national parks has been significantly effective in attaining the conservation goals of conserving wildlife without compromising the basic forest resource...
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