National Parks and Protected Areas

• Other Authors: Yang, Rui (Editor), Cao, Yue (Editor), Carver, Steve (Editor), Yu, Le (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Geography; Qilian Mountain National Park; community participation; TPB extended model; balloon dessert; structural equation model; national park; social-ecological system; ecosystem services; tea cultivation; protected area management; habitat degradation; LUCC; driving force; GeoDetector model; coastal city; adaptability; residents; perception; Qilian Mountain National Park Pilot; natural parks; regression analysis; ecotourism; Extremadura; knowledge mapping; bibliometrics; VOSviewer; CiteSpace; protected areas; Nepal; management capacity evaluation; management measures; protected area; best practice; indicator system; Three-River-Source National Park; cultural ecosystem service; community resident; function evaluation; landscape; co-management; social equity; fairness perception; empowerment levels; biodiversity conservation; connectivity; dispersal probability; least-cost distance; ecological corridor; Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park (NTLNP); government purchasing of ecological services; payment for ecosystem services (PES); ecological compensation (EC); state-owned forest enterprises (SOFEs); functional zoning; landscape unit; multi-criteria decision analysis; MSPA; MCR; stakeholders; sustainable tourism; Sierra Morena; ecosystem services value; land use intensity; land use change; sensitivity analysis; Qilian Mountain National Park (Gansu Area); wilderness quality; wilderness character; Iceland; Central Highlands
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This reprint focuses on fundamental and applied research on national parks and protected areas. The destruction and degradation of nature undermine biodiversity and human well-being. Protected areas (including national parks) represent one of the best ways to safeguard nature and preserve biodiversity for the benefit of all life on Earth. Protected areas put the focus on nature conservation while providing various types of ecosystem services and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this reprint, special attention is given to wilderness quality, connectivity conservation and ecological networks, ecosystem services, community participation, tourism and other relevant topics.