establishment and regulations to guide the implementation of the RNNC. Besides, There is a reasonable legal framework for management of some organic laws, e.g., protected areas but it has a few weaknesses and 2 Environmental Protection Law, protected areas contain some acts Environmental Impact Assessment Law, gaps; relating to management in China. PAs’ There is a strong and clear legal mandate for the 3 establishment and management of protected areas 3. There is an Protected area institutions have no plans or MEP developed Development Plan for National Nature Reserve 0 institution or strategies; managed by environmental protection agencies. MEP issued institutions National Biodiversity Conservation Strategies and Action Plan Protected area institutions do have strategies and responsible for (NBCSAP) (2011-2030) and National Main Functional Zone plans, but these are old and no longer up to date 1 protected areas able and sub-national environmental protection Plan (NMFZ) or were prepared in a totally top-down fashion; to strategize and agencies are requested to develop in-detail main functional zone Protected area institutions have some sort of 2 plan. plan to promote the implementation of NMFZ across the whole mechanism to update their strategies and plans, China. 2 but this is irregular or is done in a largely fashion without proper consultation; Protected area institutions have relevant, participatorially prepared, regularly updated 3 strategies and plans 2. Capacity to 4. There are There is a general lack of planning and Some staff has certain skills but still need to be improved. 0 implement adequate skills for management skills; policies, protected area Some skills exist but in largely insufficient legislation, planning and quantities to guarantee effective planning and 1 strategies and management management; programmes 1 Necessary skills for effective protected area management and planning do exist but are 2 stretched and not easily available; Adequate quantities of the full range of skills necessary for effective protected area planning 3 and management are easily available 5. There are No or very few protected area exist and they According to the assignment of the State Council, MEP is mainly 2 protected area cover only a small portion of the habitats and 0 responsible for guiding, coordinating and supervising ecological systems ecosystems; conservation in China, including conservation-related plan
establishment and management of protected areas regulations to guide the implementation of the RNNC. Besides, some organic laws, e.g., Environmental Protection Law, Environmental Impact Assessment Law, contain some acts relating to PAs’ management in China. There is a reasonable legal framework for protected areas but it has a few weaknesses and gaps; 2 There is a strong and clear legal mandate for the establishment and management of protected areas 3 3. There is an institution or institutions responsible for protected areas able to strategize and plan. Protected area institutions have no plans or strategies; 0 2 MEP developed Development Plan for National Nature Reserve managed by environmental protection agencies. MEP issued National Biodiversity Conservation Strategies and Action Plan (NBCSAP) (2011-2030) and National Main Functional Zone Plan (NMFZ) and sub-national environmental protection agencies are requested to develop in-detail main functional zone plan to promote the implementation of NMFZ across the whole China. Protected area institutions do have strategies and plans, but these are old and no longer up to date or were prepared in a totally top-down fashion; 1 Protected area institutions have some sort of mechanism to update their strategies and plans, but this is irregular or is done in a largely fashion without proper consultation; 2 Protected area institutions have relevant, participatorially prepared, regularly updated strategies and plans 3 2. Capacity to implement policies, legislation, strategies and programmes 4. There are adequate skills for protected area planning and management There is a general lack of planning and management skills; 0 1 Some staff has certain skills but still need to be improved. Some skills exist but in largely insufficient quantities to guarantee effective planning and management; 1 Necessary skills for effective protected area management and planning do exist but are stretched and not easily available; 2 Adequate quantities of the full range of skills necessary for effective protected area planning and management are easily available 3 5. There are protected area systems No or very few protected area exist and they cover only a small portion of the habitats and ecosystems; 0 2 According to the assignment of the State Council, MEP is mainly responsible for guiding, coordinating and supervising ecological conservation in China, including conservation-related plan
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