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DMZ 일원 생태ㆍ평화적 관리를 위한 국제컨퍼런스
local development. Obviously, the local development issues concerning DMZ must be
brought into broader national context for discussion.
There are already well established knowledge bases worldwide concerning local
participation in biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. Among these are numerous
interesting cases and lessons learnt from UNESCO’s practices on how to reconcile
conservation and local development interest, which may in one way or another benefit the
discussions concerning DMZ. Examples include those sites involved trans-boundary
conservation, tourism development programmes, ecosystem rehabilitation and restoration,
private sector engagement in conservation, serial nominations and developing-testing new
management zonation schemes. The guiding principles from UNESCO instruments, such as
Seville Strategy and Madrid Action Plan, are of particular relevance.
It is worth noting the following overall lessons learned from UNESCO practices in
in-situ conservation and development over the last decades a) biodiversity protection,
conservation and rehabilitation are shown as the integral components of socio-economic
development of the region containing protected areas, thus changing the notion of economic
development and biodiversity conservation are separately shown on the two sides of one
‘coin’ – they are on both sides of the ‘coin’ b) conservation and development effort can
not be sustainable and will miss its human meaning if without genuine local participation;
c) Such local participation cannot be fulfilled without understanding social and cultural
contexts and values of the communities concerned.
As DMZ is concerned, more effort will be needed to look at the historical, political,
social and cultural aspects of the area, in addition to the continued scientific work on
biological diversity and protection. For conservation and peaceful use of the DMZ area, it
is critical to understand, articulate and recognize the diverse values of the area, being
tangibles and intangible. In this regards, IUCNmaterials on conservation values and
UNESCO discussions on the intangible values of conservation properties need particular
attention.
It is still expected that Biosphere Reserve can one day become the platform for
conservation and peaceful use of DMZ, as Biosphere Reserves are used globally as learning
sites for sustainable development. Such application of Biosphere Reserve can start from the
side of ROK first and eventually for both sides of DMZ. As is known, Biosphere Reserves
are ecosystems internationally recognized under MAB to explore how human societies can
reconcile the conservation of biodiversity, the quest for economic and social development
and the maintenance of associated cultural values and meanings. Biosphere Reserves are
thus to protect and promote both natural and cultural diversity, both are representative at
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