Final Report - Asian Development Bank

Tracking Tool for GEF Biodiversity Focal Area Strategic Priority Two:
Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Production Landscapes/Seascapes and Sectors
TA 4721–PRC: Preparing the ShaanxiI–Qinling Mountains Integrated Ecosystem Management Project
Qinling
Issue Criteria
Qinling Comments Next steps
Score
Visitor facilities and services are excellent for current
tourism developments.
Outputs
levels of visitation
3
25. Commercial There is little or no contact between managers and
0
tourism
tourism operators using the protected area
There is contact between managers and tourism
Carefully balance developmen
Do commercial tour operators but this is largely confined to administrative 1 There is a wide range of interaction tourism with conservation
operators contribute or regulatory matters
between protected area managers of habitats, ecosystems, a
to protected area There is limited co-operation between managers and
and tourism operators. In some species.
management? tourism operators to enhance visitor experiences and
reserves, it is good. In others, not
2
Follow the Zhouzhi NNR Houz
maintain protected area values
yet developed.
model where tourism facili
Process There is excellent co-operation between managers and
are good and concentrated
tourism operators to enhance visitor experiences, 3
protect values and resolve conflicts
26. Fees
Although fees are theoretically applied, they are not
0
If fees (tourism, fines) collected
Investigate potential for levies
are applied, do they The fee is collected, but it goes straight to central
Entry fees are levied at some reserves, ecological services such a
help protected area government and is not returned to the protected area or 1 but not all.
water purification and sup
management? its environs
Revenues are used to cover operating especially with respect to t
The fee is collected, but is disbursed to the local
Outputs
authority rather than the protected area
2 expenses.
South-North water transfer
scheme.
There is a fee for visiting the protected area that helps
to support this and/or other protected areas
3
Important biodiversity, ecological and cultural values
The Qinling as a whole is reasonably Protect areas at lower elevatio
0
are being severely degraded
well covered by protected areas at Recover degraded resources,
Some biodiversity, ecological and cultural values are
higher elevations.
1
particulary forest and wetl
being severely degraded
Lower elevations are not protected. habitats and wildlife popul
Some biodiversity, ecological and cultural values are
The intensifying focus on transport Remove exotic Japanese Larc
being partially degraded but the most important values 2 development and tourism results in encourage natural habitat
have not been significantly impacted
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