A tentative sustainable management plan for Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) based on evaluations of existing optimal management schemes in mountainous national parks and methodological analysis

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10.2991/978-94-6463-344-3_51How to use a DOI?

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Nepal; management plan; mountain; tracking trails; national parks

Abstract

Synthesizing a sustainable management scheme for a mountainous national park or alpine conservation zone involves analyzing existing and optimal strategies and proposing newborn methods adaptive to the given region. While present methods can be extracted from a variety of reserves located in different terrestrial biomes, merging innovative schemes with the status quo of the targeted alpine area proves salient. Offering one of the most extraordinary scenery and adventure experiences out there, Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) in northwest Nepal hosts paramount numbers of tourists annually. However, due to the harshness of the local environment, deficiency in social productivity, and absence of a well-managed tourism industry, the ACA suffers from turbulence in economic growth, degradation of natural resources, and destruction of regional ecosystems. Here we present a tentative management plan for the Annapurna Conservation Area, created by combining existing schemes and specialized alternative methods suited for the ACA, enhancing its revenue while decreasing the rate of resource exploitation.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Qiao Jiang
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/01/10
TI  - A tentative sustainable management plan for Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA) based on evaluations of existing optimal management schemes in mountainous national parks and methodological analysis
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 2nd International Conference on Public Service, Economic Management and Sustainable Development (PESD 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 439
EP  - 461
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-344-3_51
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-344-3_51
ID  - Jiang2024
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