Bob Moseley Kawagebo

Slide1 : KAWAGEBO SNOW MOUNTAINS Sacred Natural Sites Case Study Vth World Parks Congress Durban, South Africa Bob Moseley – The Nature Conservancy China Program Sina Norbu – Kawagebo Culture Association Ma Jianzhong – The Nature Conservancy China Program Guo Jing – Yunnan Provincial Museum


Slide2 : Introduce Kawagebo Snow Mountains spiritual physical biological Conservation Area Planning religious culture traditional ecological knowledge Kawagebo in global SNS context comparison with indicators from Kunming SWOT analysis


Slide3 : Introduce Kawagebo Snow Mountains spiritual physical biological Conservation Area Planning religious culture traditional ecological knowledge Kawagebo in global SNS context comparison with indicators from Kunming SWOT analysis


Slide4 : Introduce Kawagebo Snow Mountains spiritual physical biological Conservation Area Planning religious culture traditional ecological knowledge Kawagebo in global SNS context comparison with indicators from Kunming SWOT analysis


Slide5 : Kawagebo


Slide6 : Kawagebo Snow Mountains (Meili Snow Mountains)


Slide7 : Sacred significance recognized throughout the Tibetan world


Slide9 : Kawagebo


Global Biodiversity Hotspot: : Global Biodiversity Hotspot: Conservation International - “Megadiversity” Country  Conservation International - Biodiversity “Hotspot”  BirdLife International - Endemic Bird Areas  University of Bonn – Center of Global Plant Diversity  WWF - Global 200 Ecoregion  WWF/IUCN - Center of Plant Diversity IUCN Species Survival Commission – Center of Conifer Diversity


Slide11 : Design conservation area and conservation programs that sustain biodiversity and Tibetan culture Conservation Area Planning


Slide12 : Design conservation area and conservation programs that sustain biodiversity and Tibetan culture importance of sacred landscapes historical patterns of land use and landscape change Conservation Area Planning Incorporating religious culture and traditional ecological knowledge into conservation area design and management


Slide13 : Design conservation area and conservation programs that sustain biodiversity and Tibetan culture importance of sacred landscapes historical patterns of land use and landscape change Conservation Area Planning Incorporating religious culture and traditional ecological knowledge into conservation area design and management


Slide14 : Design conservation area and conservation programs that sustain biodiversity and Tibetan culture importance of sacred landscapes historical patterns of land use and landscape change Conservation Area Planning Incorporating religious culture and traditional ecological knowledge into conservation area design and management


Slide15 : Yubeng River Valley Sacred Geography Rare plants Ecosystems


Slide16 : Sacred Geography – Buddhist Conservation Zoning System Pure Land Sacred Land No Hunting Open Land


Slide17 : Pure Land Sacred Land No Hunting Open Land Sacred Geography – Buddhist Conservation Zoning System ri-vgag


Slide18 : Mixed Coniferous-Deciduous Forest Pure Land Sacred Land No Hunting Open Land Sacred Geography – Forest Conservation


Slide19 : Larch Forest Pure Land Sacred Land No Hunting Open Land Sacred Geography – Forest Conservation


Slide20 : Sacred Geography – Nonforest Ecosystem Conservation Alpine/Subalpine Shrubland-Meadow Mosaic Pure Land Sacred Land No Hunting Open Land


Slide21 : Historical ecology and traditional ecological knowledge Understand rates and patterns of ecosystem change under historical land uses Generate testable hypotheses about the sustainability of traditional land use practices Set realistic goals for conservation programs Establish reliable measures of conservation impact


Slide22 : Historical ecology and traditional ecological knowledge Understand rates and patterns of ecosystem change under historical land uses Generate testable hypotheses about the sustainability of traditional land use practices Set realistic goals for conservation programs Establish reliable measures of conservation impact


Slide23 : Ninong & Miancimu 1923


Slide24 : Ninong & Miancimu 1923


Slide25 : International Workshop   “The Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation” Yunnan, China – February 2003 Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats


Slide26 : International Workshop   “The Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation” Yunnan, China – February 2003 Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats


Slide27 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide28 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide29 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide30 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide31 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide32 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide33 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide34 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide35 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide36 : Importance of Sacred Natural Sites for Biodiversity Conservation


Slide37 : Sacred Natural Sites SWOT Analysis Kunming, Yunnan, China -- February 2003


Slide38 : Sacred Natural Sites SWOT Analysis Kunming, Yunnan, China -- February 2003


Slide39 : Sacred Natural Sites SWOT Analysis Kunming, Yunnan, China -- February 2003


Slide40 : “Kawagebo is the glorious provider of nature, regarded as the god of the snow mountain and treasure land of biodiversity. Everybody is responsible to protect nature. If the natural balance is destroyed, humans will be punished by nature.”