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Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve

Although designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in October 2000, and a National Nature Reserve by the State Council of China, the spectacular environment of the Gaoligong range continues to suffer intense pressure. In June and July, 2002 a team led by the Field Museum in Chicago conducted a Rapid Biological Inventory and social asset mapping of three regions and eight hamlets around the perimeter of the Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve. This was a Yunnan Initiative Demonstration Project of the Center for United States-China Arts Exchange.
Outcomes: 
The Field Museum Report made principle recommendations in three areas—Protection and Management, Ecotourism, and Long-term Conservation Benefits.
Contact Info: 
The Center for U.S.-China Arts Exchange 423 West 118th Street, #1E New York, NY 10025 Tel: 212.280.4648 Email: us_china_arts(at)yahoo.com
Source: 

United States-China Arts Exchange 

http://uschinaarts.org/yunnan-province/gaoligongshan-national-nature-reserve-

Government?: 
Yes
Type of Exchange: 
culture
Partners: 
Field Museum
Southwest Forestry College
Gaolingongshan National Nature Reserve Baoshan Management Bureau
Openlands
Yunnan Provincial Association for Cultural Exchanges with Foreign Countries
Skidmore
Owings & Merrill
Sponsor(s): 
United States-China Arts Exchange
Participants (Types): 
Social asset mappers, conceptual designers, environmentalists
Exchange Date: 
Saturday, June 1, 2002 to Monday, July 1, 2002
Continuing: 
No
Image: 
Level of Government: 
state/provincial
Location: 
Gaoligongshan region
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