The final zoning design for the MSMNP met user expectations,
and the different stakeholders and participants were satisfied with
the outcome. The use of five management zones provided more
clarity and flexibility than if we had used the more conventional
three-zone delineation scheme (core, buffer and transition (or
experimental) zone) as mandated by the Chinese government that
conforms to the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve model
which emphasises conservation and sustainable development as
their overall goals. Working out the relationship between UNESCO
and IUCN protected areas is complicated. In general, a biosphere
reserve would have: (a) a highly protected core zone (usually
IUCN category I–IV: Strict nature reserve/Wilderness area, National
park, Natural monument or feature, Habitat/species management
area); (b) a buffer zone which might be category V (Protected
landscape/seascape) or VI (Protected area with sustainable use
of natural resources) or, alternatively, managed land/water that
would not correspond to an IUCN category; and (c) a transition zone
that would not correspond to an IUCN category (see Dudley 2008).
The zones in this study do not match the IUCN Protected Area categories
and UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve, but show a similar
gradation in the level of protection. Zone 1 (Strict Protected Zone)
similar to Primitive Natural Zone and equates with IUCN Category I
(strict nature reserve), Zone 2 (Ecosystem Conservation Zone) similar
to the Natural Zone, is intermediate between IUCN Category Ib
(wilderness area) and II (national park). Zone 1 is highly restrictive
The final zoning design for the MSMNP met user expectations,
and the different stakeholders and participants were satisfied with
the outcome. The use of five management zones provided more
clarity and flexibility than if we had used the more conventional
three-zone delineation scheme (core, buffer and transition (or
experimental) zone) as mandated by the Chinese government that
conforms to the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Reserve model
which emphasises conservation and sustainable development as
their overall goals. Working out the relationship between UNESCO
and IUCN protected areas is complicated. In general, a biosphere
reserve would have: (a) a highly protected core zone (usually
IUCN category I–IV: Strict nature reserve/Wilderness area, National
park, Natural monument or feature, Habitat/species management
area); (b) a buffer zone which might be category V (Protected
landscape/seascape) or VI (Protected area with sustainable use
of natural resources) or, alternatively, managed land/water that
would not correspond to an IUCN category; and (c) a transition zone
that would not correspond to an IUCN category (see Dudley 2008).
The zones in this study do not match the IUCN Protected Area categories
and UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve, but show a similar
gradation in the level of protection. Zone 1 (Strict Protected Zone)
similar to Primitive Natural Zone and equates with IUCN Category I
(strict nature reserve), Zone 2 (Ecosystem Conservation Zone) similar
to the Natural Zone, is intermediate between IUCN Category Ib
(wilderness area) and II (national park). Zone 1 is highly restrictive
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