China s River Chiefs and Other Protected River Systems in the World 中国河长制与世界河流保护地体系 Dr. Li Peng 李鹏 Yunnan University, China Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, U.S.A
content 1. China s River Chiefs 2. Protected River Systems of the world 3. Protected River System of China
1. China s River Chiefs River leader; River chief; River keeper
1. China s River Chiefs Hydraulic Hydraulic Hydraulic Total project society state power Science 31 Mar 2017:Vol. 355, Issue 6332, pp. 1382DOI: 10.1126/science.aal1278
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1. China s River Chiefs 洪水威胁 : 水多 water is too much 水资源短缺 : 水少 water is too little 水体污染 : 水脏 water is too dirty 水土流失 : 水浑 water is too mixed
1. China s River Chiefs 大理 无锡长兴
1China s River Chief Chien, Shiuh-Shen, and Dong-Li Hong. "River leaders in China: party-state hierarchy and transboundary governance." Political Geography 62 (2018): 58-67.
1. China s River Chiefs River chief: Domination Power + Pollution control Ecological restoration
content 1. China s River Chiefs 2. Protected River Systems of the world 3. Protected River System of China
2. Protected River System of the world Water quality improvement alone, in the absence of a systematic attempt to recreate a fluvial system s diverse and abundant wildlife and plant communities, is not necessarily equivalent to, or sufficient for, restoration.
2. Protected River Systems of the world 保护地类型 管理机构 黄石国家公园 NFS 1872 1891 1905 1916 1933 1946 USFS USFWS USNPS BLM NWPS WSRS NWRS 1964 1966 1968 年度
2. Protected River Systems of the world
2. Protected River Systems of the world 1968, United States, WSRS, The Wild and Scenic Rivers System 1984, Canada, CHRS, The Canadian Heritage Rivers System 1984, New Zealand, Wild and Scenic Rivers System 1993, Australia, Wild Rivers System
2. Protected River Systems of the world United States Yellowstone national park New world Australia, Canada, New Zealand... Old world England, Germany, France... Developing world Asia, Africa Other world
2. Protected River Systems of the world River protected system: Governance Law + Conservation + Public participation Governance without interfering with the natural rules. 无为而治
2. Protected River Systems of the world Protected river system: of the people, by the people, for the people
content 1. China s River Chiefs 2. Protected River Systems of the world 3. Protected River System of China
3. Protected River System of China In the field of nature reserves, the U.S. has many good ideas, not just national parks system. There are also, National Forests, MUSY, Land ethics, Community of life, Wilderness, WSRS,
3. Protected River System of China The relationship between people and water in China is too long, too magical, too complicated. The dragon is the rule of the river. Dragon shows people and water relations. The dragon(long) 龙 is the totem of the Chinese nation. 文化 龙的传人 (Culture -- the descendant of the dragon) 政治 (political) 龙袍加身 权力 (power) 九龙治水 信仰 (religion) 龙王爷
3. Protected River System of China There are many national parks in China, including deserts, wetlands, mines, but no rivers; These national parks are not approved by the Congress, but they are approved by different department.
3. Protected River System of China In 2014, we first proposed the idea of "China's first national river" in Sichuan; In 2016, we compiled the Sichuan River Lake Park Plan; In 2015, 2016 Sichuan province has submitted a proposal about National river to People s Congress. In 2018; we participated in the River & Lake Park local standards in Sichuan;
3. Protected River System of China We hope to have our own national protected river system in China.
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