Final Report - Asian Development Bank

Qinling Comments Next steps
Qinling
Score
Issue Criteria
progress towards achievement of
objectives.
The protected area has agreed objectives and is
managed to meet these objectives 3
Improve PA network by gazett
proposed reserves and co
and consolidating these in
existing reserves where fe
to avoid duplication of per
and infrastructure.
Extend the PA network down
to lower elevations to inclu
winter habitat for elevation
Current design of nature reserve
network is well suited to
conservation (large, contiguous
protected areas with corridors
joining them).
Design and efficiency could be
enhanced by consolidation of some
proposed reserves and corridors
into existing reserves
Inadequacies in design mean achieving the major
management objectives of the protected area is 0
impossible
Inadequacies in design mean that achievement of
1
major objectives are constrained to some extent
Design is not significantly constraining achievement of
major objectives, but could be improved
2
Reserve design features are particularly aiding
achievement of major objectives of the protected area 3
5. Protected area
design
Does the protected
area need enlarging,
corridors etc to meet
its objectives?
migrants (e.g. takin, panda
Planning
Assess the potential impacts
boundary demarcation;
Assess the potential impacts
demarcating internal PA zo
Undertake demarcation only i
areas where public awaren
will be enhanced and ecolo
impacts minimized.
Additional demarcation might be
needed to inform local residents
but the habitat impacts of this must
be carefully weighed against
potential benefits: It might not be
advisable to demarcate if it requires
excessive removal of vegetation or
fragmentation of habitats.
0
The boundary of the protected area is not known by the
management authority or local residents/neighbouring
1
2
land users
The boundary of the protected area is known by the
management authority but is not known by local
residents/neighbouring land users
The boundary of the protected area is known by both
the management authority and local residents but is not
appropriately demarcated
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