Action Plan for Implementing Co-Management in the Bawangling Nature Reserve and Adjacent Communities in Qingsong Township
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Action Plan for Implementing Co-management in the Bawangling Nature Reserve and Adjacent Communities in Qingsong Township August 2005 Citation: Fauna & Flora International China Programme (2005) Action Plan for Implementing Co-management in the Bawangling Nature Reserve and Adjacent Communities in Qingsong Township. Fauna & Flora International China Programme Office, Beijing Cover photo: Enyu Jiang, An adult female of Hainan Gibbon with a baby, Bawangling National Nature Reserve, 2003 Authors: Jianfeng Zhang, Shibin Yang, Xiaoya Li Editors: Yingyi Zhang, Lu Yan Consultants: Weijie Deng, William Bleisch Translators: Mark South, Minfang Gan, Na Jin Date: 2005-08 Publisher: Fauna & Flora International China Programme Office, Beijing Index Acknowledgements.........................................................................................................................3 Foreword .........................................................................................................................................4 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................7 Chapter One: Current Management Status of Natural Resources in the Bawangling National Nature Reserve..............................................................................................................11 1.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................11 1.1.1 Geographical location and administrative demarcation...................................11 1.1.2 Area and functional zoning..............................................................................11 1.1.3 Legal status ......................................................................................................12 1.1.4 Conservation targets and objectives.................................................................12 1.1.5 Administrative organization, personnel and finance........................................12 1.2 Natural conditions and natural resources.................................................................13 1.2.1 Natural conditions............................................................................................13 1.2.2 Biological resources.........................................................................................13 1.2.3 Landscape resources ........................................................................................15 1.2.4 Ecological function and value..........................................................................16 1.3 Current status of natural resource management in the reserve ................................17 1.3.1 Protection .........................................................................................................17 1.3.2 Scientific Research...........................................................................................18 1.3.3 Publicity, education and community work.......................................................19 1.3.4 External communication and cooperation........................................................20 Chapter 2:Use of Natural Resources by Adjacent Communities ..........................................21 2.1 Methodology of the community survey...................................................................21 2.2 Geographic location, regionalism and nature status ................................................22 2.3 Ethnicity, population and culture.............................................................................24 2.4 Current status of socio-economic development.......................................................25 2.4.1 General situation of community infrastructure ................................................26 2.4.2 Community service system ..............................................................................28 2.4.3 Status of community livelihoods......................................................................30 2.5 Utilization of natural resources................................................................................35 2.5.1 Hunting ............................................................................................................35 2.5.2 Collecting non-timber forest products .............................................................36 2.5.3 Timber needs for building................................................................................36 2.5.4 Firewood collection..........................................................................................37 2.5.5 Influence of planting ........................................................................................37 2.5.6 Herding in the forest ........................................................................................38 2.6 Conservation and management of natural resources ...............................................38 2.6.1 Relationship between community and natural resources .................................38 2.6.2 Conflicts with nature reserve from the communities’ view .............................41 2.6.3 Recommended solutions ..................................................................................43 Chapter 3: Evaluation and Countermeasures ...........................................................................45 3.1 Key stakeholder analysis .........................................................................................45 3.1.1 Local adjacent communities.............................................................................45 3.1.2 Bawangling Forestry Bureau ...........................................................................47 3.1.3 Local governments of Qingsong Township and Baisha County......................47 1 3.1.4 Other governmental departments at provincial and national levels .................49 3.1.5 Other organizations and institutions.................................................................49 3.1.6 Results of stakeholder analysis ........................................................................49 3.2 Problems analysis ....................................................................................................50 3.2.1 Problem tree .....................................................................................................50 3.2.2 Underlying causes............................................................................................54 3.3 Strategy analysis......................................................................................................54 Chapter 4: Co-management Objectives .....................................................................................57 4.1 Long-term goal ........................................................................................................57 4.2 Objectives for the coming three years .....................................................................57 Chapter 5: Co-management Action Plan ...................................................................................58 5.1 Establish an effective co-management mechanism .................................................58 5.2 Capacity and awareness building for the reserve and neighbouring communities..62 5.3 Definition and acceptance of the new boundary of the reserve...............................65 Chapter 6: Logical Framework of Designed Actions ................................................................67 Chapter 7: Schedule and budget .................................................................................................69 Annexes: ........................................................................................................................................70 Annex 1: Report of Training Needs Assessment (TNA) in the Bawangling National Nature Reserve ...................................................................................................................................70 Annex 2: Seacology Foundation Donation information:........................................................75 Annex 3: Relevant policies and plans concerning the protection and use of forestry resources in Baisha County ....................................................................................................................76 References: ....................................................................................................................................78 2 Acknowledgements Very sincere thanks must be given for the institutional support of Baisha County Forestry Bureau, Baisha County government, Qingsong Township government, Hainan Provincial Forestry Bureau and Bawangling Forestry Bureau. Thanks Hainan Ecological Environmental Ecological Education Center(HEEC) and students volunteers from Hainan Normal University who ensured the socio-economic survey have been carried out successfully. The authors and editors would like to express their gratitude to Weijie Deng who facilitated a series of workshops for making this action plan, to Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden for the input in planning. The job of editing and reviewing this plan was ably supported by reviews from: William V. Bleisch, Weijie Deng, John Fellows, Bosco Chan, Michael Lau, Xianlu Deng. Document translation from Chinese to English was done by Minfang Gan and Na Jin, and polished by Mark South. Thanks to all. Thanks to Enyu Jiang for providing the cover photo free of charge. Funding for the formulation and publication of the action plan was supplied