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Community-based conservation and development for nature reserves in Sichuan Province

Simon Dowell Chester Zoo

Galliforme Action Plans

Sichuan Hill-partridge Arborophila rufipectus (IUCN red list status at the time: CR)

China

Range of the Sichuan Hill-partridge in the Liang Shan region of Sichuan Province

Beijing Shanghai Hong Kong

Liang Shan

Mountains of Southwest China Liang Shan

Biodiversity Hotspots

Photo: Lin Zhi Photo: Lin Zhi Photo: Lin Zhi

Giant panda in the Liang Shan

Liang Shan

Source: assets.panda.org

1998 – Yangtze Floods and Logging Ban

QINGCAIPING

Liang Shan – new protected area network

Sichuan Forest Biodiversity Project

Goal: Sustainable populations of endemic species in an effectively protected forest network.

Threats

Capacity Building

Liv ivelihood ihoods

Bio iogas gas St Stove

• ves

s - Laoj aojuns unshan han

• 31 biogas stoves installed
• Targeted in NE edge of

reserve where disturbance is greatest

• Reduce firewood

collection by up to 85%

• Recipients sign a ‘no

forest disturbance’ agreement

• Link with education work –

summer school

• Effectiveness now

reduced as villages modernise

Community Support - Mamize

Bee Keeping - Heizhugou

• Initially village leaders

targeted – influence on rest of community

• Match funds from local

Government allows whole village approach

• Yield and income from

honey builds with time

• Families switch from

collecting forest products to full-time bee-keeping

• Reduces insecticide

use on local crops

Schools Project

How do we know it is working?

Wildlife Monitoring - Transects

Galliformes Monitoring

Population density estimates of territorial males for five Galliforme species, Laojunshan National Nature Reserve, 2008 - 2016 Calling males per km2

Research on the Sichuan Hill-partridge

Camera Tra rappi ping ng

Camera trap grid

Working rking with th di diff fferent erent au autho horities rities

QING CAI PING

Annual Nature Reserves Conference

• Delegates from all

five supported reserves

• Detailed

presentations and discussion of monitoring and management work

• Agreements on

standard methodology for monitoring work

Wha hat ha have ve we we le learnt arnt?

• Species approach can provide effective focus for wider

habitat protection

• Capacity building of nature reserve teams important

element of reserve development

• Emphasis on community development but improved

project design needed to ensure their sustainability

• Effective mechanisms for monitoring & evaluation can

be hard to achieve on the ground Conservation Impact

• Some evidence of wildlife population recovery

from Galliformes monitoring, camera trapping and species research

• National Nature Reserve status achieved for

Laojunshan (2010) and Heizhugou (2011)

Ac Acknowle nowledgeme dgement nts

Sichua huan n Forest t Departm artment ent Local cal Forestry try Bureaus us (Pingsha gshan, , Leibo bo, , E’bian, , Ganluo luo, , Meigu) Laojunshan junshan, , Mamiz ize, , Heizhug hugou, , Ma’Anshan & & Qingcai gcaiping ping Nature ture Reserves ves Acade demia mia Sinica ica, , Institute titute of Zoology gy – Prof He Fen-qi qi Sichua huan n Unive versity rsity Lesha han Unive versity rsity – Dai i Bo, Fu Yiqiang ang Beijing ng Normal al Univer versity sity – Prof Zhang ang Zheng-wang wang Chengd gdu Base of Gian ant t Panda da Breedin ing, g, Educa cation tion Depar artm tment ent World d Pheasant sant Associat ciatio ion ZGAP, , Germany any British ish Ecolog

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ical Society ety Critic ical al Ecosy system stem Partne tnership rship Fund Phil McGowan

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Roger r Wilkinso kinson Dave ve Lee Sarah ah Bexell

Thank you for your attention Any Questions?