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Advances in Protected Area Monitoring and Management towards Sustainability

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability, Biodiversity and Conservation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 December 2023) | Viewed by 5027

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi

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School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
Interests: forest hydrology; ecohydrology; biogeochemistry; water resources; protected areas
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Dr. Isabelle Wolf

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School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
Interests: socio-ecological research; environmental management research; urban places for nature and protected area management and monitoring
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Sustainbility aims to gather high-quality original research articles, reviews, and technical notes on “Advances in Protected Area Monitoring and Management towards Sustainability”.

Protected Areas cover 15% of the land worldwide. Protected Areas play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity, maintaining natural landscapes, storing forest carbon, water conservation, and providing other environmental services. Some Protected Areas also hold great socio-cultural value among local communities. Multiple-use Protected Areas explicitly allow for human presence and environmentally sustainable activities. Therefore, Protected Areas may provide economic incentives for conservation where they sustain local livelihoods. Research and education also greatly benefit from the establishment of Protected Areas.

At the same time, human activities in Protected Areas may impact on ecosystem parameters and the residing flora and fauna. It is therefore critical to manage and monitor human use and impacts. Over the past decade, the monitoring of people and use of Protected Areas has seen rapid advancements and increased our capacity to measure the numbers, profiles, perceptions, motivations and expectations of stakeholders, and other critical measurements, for instance on environmental impacts. This Special Issue seeks submissions that answer questions on the monitoring and management of Protected Areas in relation to the following:

  • Marine Protected Areas issues and challenges;
  • Criteria, indicators, and using models for monitoring ecosystem services;
  • Stakeholder and governance conflicts;
  • Adaptive management and co-management;
  • Ecotourism sustainability;
  • Recreation opportunities;
  • Shrinking national budgets allocated for Protected Areas;
  • Spatial planning and connectivity conservation;
  • Applying remote sensing and big data analysis;
  • Climate change;
  • Land use and land cover change;
  • Vegetation and wildlife biodiversity;
  • Water conservation.

The above points, along with many more, comprise the “keyword pad” for this Special Issue. We invite scientists from around the world to submit papers on any of these topics to contribute research on recent trends and to elicit dialogue on their effectiveness as tools for the sustainable use of Protected Areas. Articles addressing case studies, analytical methods, emerging trends, original research, and reviews are welcome.

Dr. Seyed Mohammad Moein Sadeghi
Dr. Isabelle Wolf
Guest Editors

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Effectiveness of Non-Geotagged Social Media Data for Monitoring Visitor Experience in a National Park in Japan
by Yutaka Kubota, Takafumi Miyasaka, Masahiro Kajikawa, Akihiro Oba and Katori Miyasaka
Sustainability 2024, 16(2), 851; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020851 - 19 Jan 2024
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In the pursuit of sustainable national park management, park managers need to understand the interests and activities of their diverse visitors in order to conserve the natural environment and offer a better visitor experience. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of using [...] Read more.
In the pursuit of sustainable national park management, park managers need to understand the interests and activities of their diverse visitors in order to conserve the natural environment and offer a better visitor experience. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of using non-geotagged social media data from posts by park visitors for park management in comparison with geotagged data, which has been studied more extensively. We compared (1) visitors’ sociodemographic characteristics between geotagged and non-geotagged social media users through an onsite survey in Nikko National Park, Japan, and (2) the content of geotagged and non-geotagged photos shared within the study area on X (formerly Twitter). Our results showed that visitors in their 30s and 40s and foreign visitors had a greater tendency to use geotags. Non-geotagged photos more frequently and deeply capture nature-based activities and interests, including activities on trails, such as mountain climbing and hiking, and an interest in diverse animals and plants and landscapes that are less accessible. These findings indicate that non-geotagged social media data may have less age and nationality bias and advantages over the more widely-used geotagged data in capturing various nature-based experiences offered by national parks. Leveraging both geotagged and non-geotagged data can enable park managers to implement sustainable practices catering to a broader range of visitor interests and activities, contributing to the overarching goal of sustaining the natural environment while also enriching the visitor experience within national parks. Full article
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Enhancing Overland Flow Infiltration through Sustainable Well-Managed Thinning: Contour-Aligned Felled Log Placement in a Chamaecyparis obtusa Plantation
by Moein Farahnak, Nobuaki Tanaka, Takanori Sato, Anand Nainar, Mie Gomyo, Koichiro Kuraji, Toko Suzaki, Haruhiko Suzuki and Yoshimasa Nakane
Sustainability 2023, 15(19), 14124; https://doi.org/10.3390/su151914124 - 24 Sep 2023
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Contour felling is a restoration method used to decrease overland flow (OF) and soil erosion in the world. However, the impact of thinning and the placement of felled logs on OF remains inconclusive. Low ground cover and soil permeability promote OF in Chamaecyparis [...] Read more.
Contour felling is a restoration method used to decrease overland flow (OF) and soil erosion in the world. However, the impact of thinning and the placement of felled logs on OF remains inconclusive. Low ground cover and soil permeability promote OF in Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold et Zucc.) Endl plantations, making thinning a method for reducing runoff. We examined the relationship between OF and ground cover in a C. obtusa plantation in Japan. Event-based runoff was monitored in three plots from 2016 to 2021, with 40% thinning conducted in 2019. In plot T1, logs were randomly scattered, and, in T2, logs followed contour lines, while control plots stayed the same. After thinning, both treatment plots showed lower OF than the control plot. The ANCOVA test shows a significant slope reduction in treatment plots compared to the control plot from pre-thinning to post-thinning (T1: 0.67 to 0.26, T2: 0.66 to 0.12, p < 0.001, Tukey HSD test). However, in plot T2, OF remained stable for two years post-thinning, affirming the enduring effectiveness of contour-aligned log placement. This study backs the notion that aligning fallen logs with contour lines boosts long-term OF infiltration, supporting sustainable forest and soil management. Full article
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The Application of D(A)PSI(W)R(M) Framework to Coral Reef Conservation
by Rady Tawfik
Sustainability 2023, 15(11), 9133; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15119133 - 5 Jun 2023
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A total of 379,834 people visited Ras Mohammed National Park in 2020/21, most of whom snorkelled or dived to see the coral reefs. Current management frameworks seem to be insufficient to tackle the increasing visitation, underlining the need for a holistic approach for [...] Read more.
A total of 379,834 people visited Ras Mohammed National Park in 2020/21, most of whom snorkelled or dived to see the coral reefs. Current management frameworks seem to be insufficient to tackle the increasing visitation, underlining the need for a holistic approach for integrated planning. The objective of this article is to analyse the application of the various elements of the most evolved expanded derivative of the DPSIR framework, (D(A)PSI(W)R(M)) (drivers, activities, pressures, state, impacts, welfare, responses, and measures), in relation to reef conservation and to elucidate how the framework might improve reef management in the park. To achieve the abovementioned objective, documentation on Ras Mohammed was reviewed, a selected sample of stakeholders were interviewed, and the park was visited to assess its assets, ecosystems, resources, facilities, regulations, ongoing visitation system, links between social and ecological systems, and the effectiveness of management. The main drivers were analysed and introduced, and a number of actions and responses were recommended depending on the framework analysis. The results of this study can guide the preparation of a management and restoration plan for reef sites and integrated coastal zone management. Full article
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