Perspectives on Zonation in Ramsar Sites, and Other Protected Areas: Making Sense of the Tower of Babel
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50410#.VD4cgVfHRK0 Author(s) Qing Zeng , Peter Bridgewater , Cai Lu , Jinqi Yun , Guangchun Lei Affiliation(s) School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China . ABSTRACT Zonation of land or water areas is a tool frequently used to clarify management objectives, assist with monitoring of the effectiveness of those objectives and reconcile user conflicts. The Ramsar Convention has promoted zonation for wetlands as a management tool, but in a rather unstructured way, in contrast to the highly structured three-zone system of UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves. At the same time, over the last 40 years IUCN has been developing a categori...