Diagram

National Parks

Description

It is a human creation, a political institution that we apply to the landscape. Nature doesn’t define a National park, it gives us the pieces we work for.

Differences

National Parks in the UK:

- The purpose of British natural parks is that people might continue to enjoy the natural beauty

- They have stablished national park, the national park authority has the duty to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage and promote opportunities for the understandings and enjoyment of their special qualities.

- Required to seek the fuster the economics and social wellbeing of local communities within the national park

- Promote the sustainable use of natural resources and the sustainable economics and social development of local communities

- Uk national park individually attract more visitors than the US counter parks

National Parks in the US

- US national parks aren’t very peaceful, as they have jetskies, boats

- US national parks are described as being preserved as a pleasuring ground for people who want to visit world places, its for wilderness and people.

- In the US You can walk without restraint except in selected area, 95% don’t leave the car

- They are real working landscapes

The ICUN

Has established a classification for protected areas to:

Because the wildlife does need conserving as part of the remit, they are meant to aid the comparison on a global basis of different types of protected areas as they have different purposes. Moreover, they want to achieve the long term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values.

Categories and features described

There are 6 categories described:

- Categories 1 and 2 : nature conservation (yellow stone national park)

- Categories 4,5 and 6 : They have a degree of resource use and management involved

Category 5: Landscape approach

Uk national parks fall into this categories : they don have protected areas above ICUN level 5

YELLOW STONE NATIONAL PARK

UK national park

Problems and solutions mentioned on this podcast about management of protected areas

PROBLEMS

- The population is increasing, and that’s why the pressure on the protected areas is increasing a lot.

- It’s being difficult to maintain the National parks because of the pressure on the resources but in the other hand the investment on these parks is going worldwide .

- There isn’t an independent body who can speak out for the whole wildlife (but there are weapons that wildlife bodies can use such as law, new medias like blogs, websites)

- National are failing to conserve wildlife, biodiversity is falling, a town shouldn’t happen in a national park

SOLUTIONS

- Deliver landscape skills, rearrange projects like tree line, woodland

- The management of national parks in Scotland is an example that they would encourage others to follow.

- Conduct the proposal for the relaxation of planning rules in national parks

- Nature should come first and human being second to nationalize them.