Abstract:

Funded by the Global Environmental Facility, some nature reserves in our nation conducted co-management activities, which enhanced validities of conservation and management activities. Local government played more important roles on constructions and developments of nature reserves than before. Solutions were to be sought to eliminate new threats, facing nature reserves, from regional aspect. Based on the analysis on a new concept on nature reserve management and threats and multiple stakeholders around the Taibai Mountain National Nature Reserve, significance of the Regional Co-management System was discussed to involve all stakeholders into process of construction and development of nature reserves. The System was designed to consist of the Regional Bio-diversity Management Committee and other three committees, I.e. the Religious Co-management Committee, the Communities Co-management Committee and the Eco-tourism Co-management Committee. Local government and nature reserve authority respectively played their roles to ensure the establishment of the Regional Bio-diversity Management Committee and three Co-management Committees. In order to make sure of the establishment of the Regional Co-management System, some guarantee mechanisms are argued to be established as following. Inductive mechanism is needed to set up to lead local governments participate in nature conservation. Returning mechanism is designed and aimed to award nearby communities for promoting their livelihood and development. Monitoring mechanism is established to regulate local commercial activities. Inspiring mechanism is to encourage those believing in religion and engaging in scientific research joining in nature conservation. For threats caused by rapid development of regional social economy continually increase to development of the Taibai Mountain National Nature Reserve, the Regional Co-Management System is significant and urgent to be established to solve the threats and harmonize the development of regional social economy and nature conservation.

Key words: region co-management, nature reserve, sustainable development, mechanism of guarantee