Abstract
Yuan, J., L. Dai, and Q. Wang. 2008. State-led ecotourism development and nature conservation: a case study of the Changbai Mountain Biosphere Reserve, China. Ecology and Society 13(2): 55. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-02645-130255
Highlights
China’s first nature reserve was established in 1956
Assessing the actual effects of ecotourism at a nature reserve that has a relatively long history of ecotourism development experience may be instructive for other reserves
We found that the 1-day-sightseeing tour style, the limited tourism period, and the low level of education and extreme poverty of the local residents, together with existing institutions and lagging regulations make it very difficult for ecotourism to engender local residents’ support
Summary
China’s first nature reserve was established in 1956. As of 2006, 2395 nature reserves have been established in the country, accounting for 15.16% of its territory. In this way, 85% of China’s terrestrial ecosystems, 85% of its wild animal populations, and 65% of the country’s wild vegetation communities are represented under the net of protected areas (State Environment Protection Administration (SEPA) 2007). China’s reserves are under increasing pressures from the country’s dense human population. In China in 1997, there were an estimated 30 million poor people living in and around China’s nature reserves (Xu and Melick 2007)
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