Study on Monitoring Problems and Solutions of South China Karst

摘要

As a natural World Heritage site, South China Karst is located in one of the major karst areas in China. Due to the impacts of natural factors and human socio-economic activities, its ecosystem is fragile and deteriorating. It is important to study whether the impacts are affecting the outstanding universal value and sustainable development of the heritage site. From a scientific and systematic study on the current situation, questions and a sector monitoring plan of South China Karst, a field trip of seven sites of South China Karst, seminars, research, expert advice, etc., we identify the main problems of monitoring in South China Karst World Natural Heritage. Those problems include the lack of a unified monitoring system, unsound monitoring indicators, non-targeted monitoring indicators, the absence of professionals and equipment, aging equipment, among other things. To solve these problems, we recommend establishing a collaborative monitoring system, providing a full set of monitoring indicators, developing monitoring plans, supplementing facilities and equipment, improving monitoring network surveillance and establishing a feedback mechanism of monitoring results to ensure that the outstanding universal value of South China Karst World Natural heritage is sustainably preserved.