International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks (Mar 2022)
Study on the zoning of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park
Abstract
The Amur tiger and Amur leopard are the flagship species for biodiversity protection, since the eighteenth congress, the Central Committee of the Communist Party and State Council of China attaches great importance to the tiger and leopard conservation. The 12th Meeting of the Central Finance and Economics Leading Group proposed to integrate the main habitat of giant pandas, establish the Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park and solve cross-regional and cross-sectoral institutional problems. The Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park is an important environment where big cats and humans live together. The management and zoning of the park should fully consider not only the habitat environment for tigers and leopards, but also the habitat environment and safety for human beings. Based on the overall consideration of sensitivity, endangerment and distribution characteristics of protected objects, migration and reproduction characteristics of tigers and leopards and other big cats, production and living utilization status of residents and social development needs, Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park proposed to adopt the Zoning-based Management and Control Mode for the first time. Through the factor extraction and analysis of the resources, environment, economic and social background in the region, the park uses GIS technology to extract and analyze the factors. It has been found that, according to the three principles of ecosystem, integrity, authenticity and coordination of protection and development, the park mainly aims to implement differential control over human activities, and the protection mechanism divides the control zones. The Zoning-based Management and Control Mode. The Zoning control enables the park to properly handle the relationship between the protection of the habitat of Amur tigers and Amur leopards and the maintenance of border security and stability, the production and life of indigenous residents. It also can make the park realize the harmonious coexistence and common development between man and nature.
