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Community Engagement in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and Geoparks: Case Studies from Mount Hakusan in Japan and Altai in Russia

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  • Aida Mammadova

    (Organization of Global Affairs, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 921-1192, Japan)

  • Aleksandr Redkin

    (Department of Recreational Geography, Tourism and Regional Marketing, Altay State University, Barnaul 656049, Russia)

  • Tatiana Beketova

    (Territory Development and Educational Tourism, Altaisky Biosphere Reserve, Gorno-Altaysk 649000, Russia)

  • Christopher D. Smith

    (Smith Custom Editing, Kanazawa 920-1156, Japan)

Abstract

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) and the International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme (IGGP) are two themes in UNESCO’s Natural Science Sector. Biosphere Reserves of the MAB Programme are more focused on building international, regional, sub-regional, and ecosystem-specific cooperation as “learning places’’ for sustainable development with a focus on biodiversity. The IGGP supports research and capacity development in Earth Sciences and comprises two sub-programmes: the International Geoscience Programme (IGCP) and the UNESCO Global Geoparks Programme (UGGP). UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGps) use a bottom-up approach to engage local communities in capacity building, via tourism development, with the common goal of promoting and protecting the area’s geological and cultural heritage. Here, we present the results of comparing local involvement from two case studies from Japan, the Mount Hakusan Biosphere Reserve and the National Mount Hakusan Tedori-river Geopark, along with two case studies from Russia, the Altaisky Biosphere Reserve and the regional Geopark Altai. In this study, we found more involvement by local community members in the Geopark than in the Biosphere Reserve in Japan. The Russian case studies show a complete opposite result with more involvement of local communities in the BRs, and less participation in Geopark management. The purpose of this project was to provide information to improve local involvement in both Japanese and Russian Biosphere Reserves and Geoparks through changes in education and management styles.

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  • Aida Mammadova & Aleksandr Redkin & Tatiana Beketova & Christopher D. Smith, 2022. "Community Engagement in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves and Geoparks: Case Studies from Mount Hakusan in Japan and Altai in Russia," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-16, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:11:y:2022:i:2:p:227-:d:741426
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    1. Esteban Pérez-Calderón & Jorge Manuel Prieto-Ballester & Vanessa Miguel-Barrado, 2022. "Perceived Rural Development in UNESCO Global Geoparks in Spain," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-14, July.
    2. Igor Trišić & Donatella Privitera & Snežana Štetić & Marko D. Petrović & Milan M. Radovanović & Marija Maksin & Dario Šimičević & Sara Stanić Jovanović & Dobrila Lukić, 2022. "Sustainable Tourism to the Part of Transboundary UNESCO Biosphere Reserve “Mura-Drava-Danube”. A Case of Serbia, Croatia and Hungary," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(10), pages 1-13, May.
    3. Miriam Edith Pérez-Romero & José Álvarez-García & Martha Beatriz Flores-Romero & Donaji Jiménez-Islas, 2023. "UNESCO Global Geoparks 22 Years after Their Creation: Analysis of Scientific Production," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-18, March.

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