ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Ecological Degradation Assessment of World Natural Heritage: A Case Study of Bogda Site in Tianshan
Qin Liu 1,2
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Hui Ye 3
 
 
 
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Key Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Xinjiang’s Historical and Cultural Tourism, Xinjiang University, No. 666 Shengli Road, Urumqi, China
 
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College of Tourism, Xinjiang University, No. 666 Shengli Road, Urumqi 830046, China
 
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College of International Business and Economics, Xinjiang University of Finance & Economics, No. 449 Beijin Road , Urumqi, China
 
 
Submission date: 2022-11-18
 
 
Final revision date: 2023-01-04
 
 
Acceptance date: 2023-01-18
 
 
Online publication date: 2023-03-07
 
 
Publication date: 2023-04-14
 
 
Corresponding author
Kaijun Cao   

Key Laboratory for Sustainable Development of Xinjiang’s Historical and Cultural Tourism, Xinjiang University, China
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(3):2211-2220
 
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World Natural Heritage Site (WNHS) is a typical demonstration of global diversity protection. To realize the sustainable development of WNHSs under the contradiction of protection and utilization, an index system based on the framework of exposure- sensitivity- resilience was constructed to diagnose the ecological degradation of WNHSs, and the degree and structure of ecological degradation were evaluated and visualized in Bogda, Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang. The results show that: (1) The criterion layers of threat factors, resilience and changes of heritage value showed different spatial distribution characteristics. (2) The level of ecological degradation in Bogda site was mainly mild degradation, while the degradation was serious around the scenic spots with intensive tourist activities and along the road. The seriously degraded area was the least, accounting for 1.89% of the study area, followed by ecological health area (6.22%), moderately degraded area (13.87%), and mildly degraded area (78.03%). (3) The overall conservation management status in Bogda site remained good. Low -low -low is the main type of ecological degradation, followed by high -high -high, high -high -low, low -high -high and low -high -high. The diagnosis and analysis of ecological degradation would provide scientific basis for the conservation, management and ecological restoration of Bogda site.
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