Strategic insights for developing protected areas system with national parks as mainstay in new era: Marking 20 years of “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”

Authors

Baorong HUANG, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; National Parks and Protected Areas Research Center, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaFollow
Xuetian HU, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; National Parks and Protected Areas Research Center, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Huizhi ZHANG, Institute of Data Science and Agricultural Economics, Beijing Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
Ling TANG, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; National Parks and Protected Areas Research Center, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Zhi WANG, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; National Parks and Protected Areas Research Center, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
Zhi ZHANG, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; National Parks and Protected Areas Research Center, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China

Keywords

new era；strategic insights；Chinese path to modernization；national park；protected areas system

Document Type

Review and Outlook on Concept "Lucid Waters and Lush Mountains Are Invaluable Assets" at Its 20th Anniversary: Scientific Connotation, Strategic Value, and Case Study-Strategic Value

Abstract

In the new era, the advancement of Chinese path to modernization places new demands on the development of a protected areas system with national parks as the mainstay. At the same time, as reform deepens, the system faces emerging challenges, including outdated conservation concepts, insufficient systemic integration, proliferation of management exclusions, and weak social functions, hindering the effective transformation of lucid waters and lush mountains into invaluable assets. This study recommends that, guided by the two mountains concept and aligned with the strategic goals of national modernization, China must comprehensively advance the construction and reform of the protected areas system with national parks as the mainstay. Key priorities include establishing a conservation paradigm and governance system based on harmonious coexistence between human beings and nature, enhancing the systemic coherence of protected areas, strengthening the natural education and ecological recreation systems, improving the protection and transmission of cultural diversity, broadening the transformation pathways from ecological value to economic value, and deepening international exchange and cooperation. These efforts are essential for supporting the realization of ecological civilization and modernization in which humanity and nature thrive together.

First page

1235

Last Page

1247

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

HUANG, Baorong; HU, Xuetian; ZHANG, Huizhi; TANG, Ling; WANG, Zhi; and ZHANG, Zhi (2024) "Strategic insights for developing protected areas system with national parks as mainstay in new era: Marking 20 years of “lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 40 : Iss. 7 , Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3724/j.issn.1000-3045.20250524002
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss7/10