With the global expansion of protected areas(PAs)and increasing involvement of indigenous communities,understanding their impacts on indigenous peoples is crucial.This study evaluates the extent to which China’s nati...With the global expansion of protected areas(PAs)and increasing involvement of indigenous communities,understanding their impacts on indigenous peoples is crucial.This study evaluates the extent to which China’s national cultural ecological protection areas(CEPAs)safeguard indigenous culture,using land-use disturbance as a key metric to assess impacts on cultural keystone species(CKS).We employ a multi-step evaluation framework that reclassifies land use,identifies environment-dependent CKS,and analyzes land-use dynamics by comparing disturbances before and after CEPAs establishment.Our results reveal that,despite overall improvements in land conditions,over 36%of CEPAs are in land disturbance threat or warning status.All of these sites are indigenous CEPAs,indicating a disproportionate disturbance burden on indigenous communities.Notably,traditional medicinal practices are particularly vulnerable.These findings underscore the urgent need for policies aligning ecological diversity with cultural diversity to support the global commitment to expand PAs to over 30%of Earth’s land and oceans by 2030.展开更多
基金supported by the 2023 Key Project of Guizhou Philosophy and Social Science Planning(Grant No.23GZZD22).
文摘With the global expansion of protected areas(PAs)and increasing involvement of indigenous communities,understanding their impacts on indigenous peoples is crucial.This study evaluates the extent to which China’s national cultural ecological protection areas(CEPAs)safeguard indigenous culture,using land-use disturbance as a key metric to assess impacts on cultural keystone species(CKS).We employ a multi-step evaluation framework that reclassifies land use,identifies environment-dependent CKS,and analyzes land-use dynamics by comparing disturbances before and after CEPAs establishment.Our results reveal that,despite overall improvements in land conditions,over 36%of CEPAs are in land disturbance threat or warning status.All of these sites are indigenous CEPAs,indicating a disproportionate disturbance burden on indigenous communities.Notably,traditional medicinal practices are particularly vulnerable.These findings underscore the urgent need for policies aligning ecological diversity with cultural diversity to support the global commitment to expand PAs to over 30%of Earth’s land and oceans by 2030.
