Ecotourism planning as a catalyst for national nature reserve in China

Abstract

National nature reserve is the important ecological baseline of the ecosystem security of the country. However, it is under the pressure of massive tourism, low participation of local community, and improper management. It is a matter of great urgency to determine strategies and tools in support of the balance between conservation and development of national nature reserve. This paper aims to find out the way to identify, preserve, manage and revitalize nature reserves with all of its tangible and intangible qualities, by developing sustainable ecotourism as catalyst. Based on the problems mentioned above, five sustainable development strategies have been put forward which involves keeping to ecological capacity, promoting community participation method, offering natural education opportunities, developing green economic mode and introducing smart tourism techniques. Seeing the resources inside the reserve areas as a natural, cultural, social and economic asset, ecotourism planning is holistic by integrating the goals of natural resources conservation and those of social and economic improvement in revitalizing and managing national nature reserve.