Water protection zoning of the Baikal natural territory: Conflicts of laws,landscape-hydrological approach

We examine the complicated situation with demarcation of the boundary of the Lake Baikal water protection zone. It was found that although the principles of ecological zoning, a unique legal instrument regulating the development of a territory with a special nature conservation status and the preservation of the Lake Baikal ecosystem, have been developed and implemented, it was not until 2015 that the boundaries of the water protection zone of Lake Baikal itself were defined. The boundaries of the water protection zone along the boundary of the central ecological zone of Lake Baikal as established by a Decree of the RF Government combined severe restrictions on water use of the two zones across the territory with the area more than 50 thou km2. It is concluded that there is a need to reconsider the decision and develop the project of the water protection zone of Lake Baikal substantiated from the landscape-hydrological perspective. It is demonstrated that the substantiation of the size of the water protection zone must rely on the hydrological runoff-forming and runoffregulating functions of landscapes that determine the formation and transformation of the local runoff between the watershed and the draining water body. The approach to implementing the water protection zoning project on the landscape-hydrological principles is developed to provide maximum protection of Lake Baikal against the input of pollutants with the subsurface and surface runoff from the neighboring coastal territories due to the natural processes of self-purification in landscapes and soil-ground layers. The main criterion is defined for the width of the water protection zone: all pollutants beyond the imposed limits of the zone are drained by the inflows from the lake and do not enter directly Lake Baikal; also, the protection of subsurface waters from the vertical penetration of pollutants is taken into account. For the settlements situation on the shores of Lake Baikal, it is proposed to delineate the boundary of the lake’s water protection zone having regard to the existing and future plans of development and engineering-technological infrastructuring of the territory.     

Landscape-Hydrological Assessment of the Lake Baikal Coast for Recreational Development Purposes

This paper considers the theoretical and methodological aspects of landscape-hydrological analysis in substantiating the possible development of recreational activities within the boundaries of the central ecological zone of the Baikal natural territory (BNT CEZ) in Irkutsk oblast. The hydrological characteristics of the landscapes in terms of their sensitivity and resistance to natural changes and external influences are given. We carried out a landscape-hydrological zoning for the BNT CEZ territory within the boundaries of Irkutsk oblast having regard to the conditions of runoff formation, the characteristic features of its regulation in various landscapes, and to the possibility of preserving the natural water regime and the waterecological state in utilizing the territory. It is determined that the main factors for the landscape differentiation in assessing the advisability of recreational development without damage to the Lake Baikal ecosystem and to the natural waters of BNT CEZ as a whole are the hydrological properties of landscapes and resistance of natural complexes to impacts. It is found that the level of realization of the main hydrological functions of landscapes, i. e. the runoff formation, runoff regulation and water protection functions, characterizes the involvement of the natural complex in the formation of quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the local runoff, in the replenishment processes of dynamical reserves of subsurface waters, the regulation of natural floods and freshets, the preservation of the water-ecological potential of the territory. As a result a landscape-hydrological framework zoning of the territory using the landscape planning tools, three zones have been identified: the zone of the preservation of the existing state, the zone of regulated use, and the zone of territorial development. The proposed zones have general recommendations for the preservation of the hydrological and water-ecological indicators of the natural complexes which imply abandoning any activity in areas of particularly high value and highly sensitive to impacts, and the possibility of developing recreational activities in sustainable areas, subject to environmental protection measures.     

艾比湖湿地生态环境保护意识调查分析

采用调查问卷的方法,试图真实反映艾比湖湿地自然保护区当地居民保护意识的强度,结果表明:①73.97%的当地居民意识到人类活动对艾比湖湿地生态环境的影响;②当地居民参与保护生态环境的积极性较高,96.83%的当地居民愿意出钱保护艾比湖湿地生态环境。说明当地居民对保护艾比湖湿地生态环境有强烈愿望,也说明当地居民的支付意愿与当地的经济紧密相连;③71.45%的当地居民相信艾比湖湿地自然保护区将有一个稳定的、持续的、协调的生态环境生存发展。     

The Baikal natural territory in the economic model of nature conservation

An analysis is made of the development and functioning of territorial nature conservation on the Baikal natural territory in terms of the economic model as an adjunct to the previously suggested institutional model. Based on using three main components of the economic model, it is shown that under environment activity-specific conditions, where the administrative methods of management are dominant, the stage of stabilization and enhancement of budgetary financing of specially protected natural territories leaves room for a compromise between nature conservancy objectives and the enlargement of the kinds of economic activities. Such an approach is capable of providing controlled access to the Baikal natural territory, and to the World Nature Heritage site, Lake Baikal.     

中国自然保护地旅游资源利用的冲突和协调路径分析

协调旅游资源保护与利用冲突是当前自然保护地体系建设亟待解决的关键问题之一。论文利用质性研究方法,在系统总结中国自然保护地旅游资源利用的阶段特征与模式基础上,分析了现阶段旅游资源利用的冲突及其矛盾本质,并从多维视角探讨冲突的形成机制,从生态保护、社区发展、理论逻辑等方面分析现阶段自然保护地旅游资源利用的可行性与合理性;最后从建立利益主体权责明确的一体化资源利用机制、加强对旅游资源利用活动资源环境效应的评估、因地制宜探索自然生态资源保护和利用的动态模式、建立更加精准化的自然保护地分区利用方案、以生态理念为指导创新生态旅游产品类型等方面,提出自然保护地旅游资源利用的合理路径。研究结论有助于各界从系统性视角深入理解现阶段自然保护地旅游资源利用的冲突,同时对合理推动自然生态资源的可持续利用具有借鉴意义。     

The intra-regional resource and ecological factors of development of the mining industry of the Baikal natural territory

The composition of the territorial groups of mineral deposits as revealed to date within the Russian part of the Baikal natural territory is considered. The importance of mineral resources for the development of productive forces of the region under consideration, and for Russia in general, and the degree of ecological danger from mining production systems are characterized.     

The ecologo-geomorphological consequences of conservation of agricultural lands within the Lake Baikal watershed basin

The results derived from analyzing the long-term dynamics of the runoff of sediment loads of the main rivers in the agricultural areas of the Lake Baikal watershed basin are discussed. The analysis revealed a descending trend of the erosion processes caused by an abrupt change of agricultural activity in the region, i.e. a reduction in the area of arable and pasture lands in the late 20th century. It is shown that a decrease in basin erosion intensity promotes stabilization of desertification processes and, in general, an improvement of the ecological situation in the Baikal region.     

生态建设促进经济发展的实践及启示——以新疆乌鲁木齐县为例

在工作实践及实地调研的基础上,总结了乌鲁木齐县为保护生态环境,通过生态建设促进经济发展的成功经验。乌鲁木齐县通过挖掘自然和文化资源,实施“两居”工程为主导的生态移民工程,发展高效生态农业和观光农业,以及开展大规模的退耕还林还草工程,促进了生态产业的发展,改善了乌鲁木齐县的生态环境,加快了全县生态文明建设。对于就生态建设促进经济发展的途径,提出要实现经济与生态环境的协调发展,必须以保护生态环境为前提,以规划控制为引导,发挥政府的主导作用,并充分利用当地的资源优势,将生态价值转化为经济发展的动力,实现经济发展和环境保护的双赢。     

Risk Assessment and Disaster Management for Natural and Anthropogenically Induced Geologic Hazards: Application to the Preolkhon Region,Western Lake Baikal,Siberia, Russia

In the Western Lake Baikal, recent Baikal Rift's tectonics control the topography, seismicity, climate, geomorphology, and economy. Scarps, facets, structural terraces, horsts and grabens, and trapezoid valleys can be clearly observed. They have been generated by the recent tectonic movements along the faults and represent a serious geologic hazard. The specific geological conditions predetermine a unique variety of landscapes. Thus, the main type of the economy is tourism. However, unorganized tourism leads to the degradation of the unique landscapes. It increases risk and requires disaster management. Three criteria has been used for risk assessment: (1) degree of geologic hazard; (2) degree of landscape degradation; and (3) degree of the economy's vitality. The high ecological significance and low stability to antropogeneous pressure are typical for landscapes of the Western Lake Baikal. Thus, some special activities of disaster management should be implemented based on our investigation.     

Ethno-recreational potential of the Baikal region

An overview of ethno-recreational resources is presented, and a preliminary analysis is made of the potential for ethnographic tourism development in the Baikal region. This study is built upon the contemporary views concerning traditional culture and lifestyle of indigenous peoples living on the region’s territory; the focus is on searching for scientifically grounded approaches to conservation of ethno-cultural diversity under formation conditions for the international recreational space.     

洞庭湖湿地生态系统服务价值评估与生态恢复对策

为了评估洞庭湖湿地生态服务价值,提出生态恢复对策,运用市场价值法、影子工程法、碳税法、替代费用法等方法评估其生态服务价值,基于评估结果和恢复生态学原理,提出其生态恢复对策系统。研究结果表明,洞庭湖湿地生态服务价值多样且巨大,尤以生产性价值、调蓄洪水的价值、净化水质和维持生物多样性的价值最为显著。因此洞庭湖湿地管理策略,应以洞庭湖湿地生态恢复为首要任务,以发展适应湿地生态环境的产业群和促进经济与生态良性循环为目标,外生态恢复和内生态恢复有机统一,以保障洞庭湖湿地的生态服务功能。     

边缘型地区旅游发展的居民环境认同与旅游支持——以泸沽湖景区为例

边缘型地区旅游开发较晚,因生态环境和经济环境比较脆弱,容易受到来自现代化各种因素的影响,环境认同与边缘型地区旅游发展的支持具有相关性,并且环境认同也会影响居民对旅游影响的态度,进而影响旅游支持度。以泸沽湖为例,采用封闭式问卷调查法与结构式访谈法收集居民环境认同、旅游影响的态度和旅游支持的资料,并对数据进行回归分析。结果发现边缘型地区旅游地居民的环境认同较高,对旅游发展持相对谨慎的态度;边缘型地区居民的旅游支持还取决于居民对旅游积极影响的态度,而不是对消极影响的态度;居民对旅游的文化积极影响关注度略大于旅游经济影响。因此,边缘型地区的旅游发展要避免一些核心地区旅游发展过程中的环境破坏、过度商业化等问题,以环境保护为前提,以旅游利益共享为原则,统筹规划,实现旅游可持续发展。     

西双版纳纳板河流域生物圈保护区建设研究

通过对面积约2.6万公顷的西双版纳纳板河流域的综合考察,运用流域和生物圈保护区有关概念与方法,探讨了在该地区建立小流域生物圈保护区的可行性。以小流域为基本空间单元,采用地理景观的分室对策和开发与保护上的协调对策,对该保护区进行了初步规划。目标是对热带山地自然资源实行保护、开发、科研、科普和生态环境监测等的多功能科学管理,使该区的经济与自然资源能协调发展,以达到经济、生态和社会三大效益的统一。     

Vegetation as a factor in the system of natural environment preservation of Prebaikalia

A central role in the formation of the natural environment of Prebaikalia is played by vegetation having the environment-forming and environment-protective functions. Nowadays, it is experiencing ever increasing anthropogenic impacts which lead to disturbances in its structure and decrease its ecological potential. This creates certain challenges of a local and regional character, because the main territory of the region is within the zone of atmospheric influence and within the western portion of the central ecological zone of the Baikal natural territory focus on preserving the ecosystem of Lake Baikal as the UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. Therefore, the main direction of nature conservation activity aimed at improving the quality of the region’s natural environment remains focused on the preservation and recovery and of its primary vegetation. Some measures are suggested concerning ecologically oriented nature management in Prebaikalia. We have defined the goals for the scientific accompaniment of the measures for the preservation of vegetation as an important factor of the environmental quality. The paper demonstrates the effectiveness of integrated study into the entire florocenotic diversity of modern vegetation, its evolutionary-genetic basis and the ecological and dynamical potentials of plant communities for the purposes of forecasting the ecologically oriented development of the region’s natural environment. The recommendations are formulated in accordance with the State Ecological Program for the period until 2030. The map entitled “Protection of vegetation in Prebaikalia (recommendations for optimization of the ecological policy)” has been developed, which provides information on territories with a different environmental quality having regard to the ecological potential. The legend includes the following parts of the map: special preservation of primary vegetation (full and partial), recovery of disturbed vegetation (active and passive recovery of primary forests), and economic rational (ecologically oriented) use of vegetation.     

大理洱海旅游环境治理事件中的主体博弈与权益协商

以大理洱海环境治理事件为典型案例,基于半结构式访谈、观察法等质性方法,从环境正义视角切入分析洱海环境治理中的主体博弈与权益协商议题。研究发现,洱海的环境治理是一种以环境名义开展地社会治理与目的地管理过程,逐渐从治理水环境延伸至环境、民生、产业升级等多方面的综合治理;洱海治理隐含权力张力与利益冲突,本地村民、旅游经营者及地方基层政府三方基于合情、合理与合法性原则,围绕“情、理、法”逻辑进行利益博弈与协商;乡村旅游中的环境治理应置于乡村与社会治理框架体系下进行,关照民生与发展。环境正义理论可解释乡村旅游中的环境治理与冲突现象,为揭示环境治理背后的利益冲突与社会问题提供独特视角。     

Flood Hazard on the Rivers of the Baikal Region

A comprehensive characterization of the flood hazard on the rivers of the Baikal region is presented, which was obtained by investigating the streams within the basins of the Angara, Upper Lena (with the Vitim and Olekma), Lower Tunguska (headwaters), Upper Amur and Lake Baikal (including the entire Selenga basin). The main flood indicators for the period 1985–2017 are estimated: the genesis, recurrence, duration, flooded area and the force of impact. The influence of changes in the river runoff characteristics on the flood risk is shown by results of correlation analysis and analysis of integro-differential curves. An assessment is made of the changes in the flood frequency at gauging stations during the period of pronounced climatic changes (from 1981 to 2014), compared with the earlier period. The flood hazard within the spatial context for municipalities in the rank of administrative districts is determined on the basis of the dual (socio-economic and natural) nature of floods. It has been confirmed that the most dangerous in the Baikal region are rainfall floods in the southern areas of Irkutsk oblast, the Republic of Buryatia and Zabaikalskii krai. They have the highest frequency, and the largest flooding areas and force of impact and are characterized by the greatest damage and by the largest number of victims and evacuated people. At the same time, the frequency of floods at gauging stations in recent years has decreased compared to the earlier period against the background of the observed low-water period, which is most pronounced on the rivers of South Baikal and in the Selenga river basin.     

生态脆弱区资源型城市生态环境影响评价与调控

采用主分量分析评估模型法,对西部生态脆弱区的资源型城市鄂尔多斯市在2003-2011年时间序列内的城市生态环境影响进行了评价与分析。结果表明：鄂尔多斯城市生态系统整体处于不稳定的发展状态,其中生态质量子系统的发展水平一直处于稳步上升、逐步改善的趋势;环境质量子系统的发展水平呈现出先下降、再上升、再下降的整体下降趋势;环境治理子系统的发展水平总体处于稳步上升、中间略有波动的趋势;综合来看,鄂尔多斯城市生态环境影响的总发展水平处于整体上升、中间略有波动的状态。     

当地居民对塔里木河下游应急输水响应分析

 通过问卷调查方法了解当地居民对塔里木河下游应急输水的响应。调查结果表明:90%以上的被调查者认为生态输水与自己、当地经济和生态环境息息相关,希望继续输水的人数比例达到82%以上； 90%以上的被调查者赞同生态输水带来了明显的经济利益。至少76%的家庭收入在输水后得到不同程度的增加。当地居民对输水后生态环境变化感知的明显程度与输水的持续时间相吻合；90%以上的当地居民对生态输水的效益给予高度的肯定和期望, 97%左右的被调查者有强烈愿望实现长期输水。问卷调查的民意结果说明塔里木河下游居民的环境意识增强了,体现出塔里木河下游应急输水的明显社会效益。     

石羊河流域农业经济和生态环境协调发展研究

 经济和环境的协调发展是可持续发展的关键。根据石羊河流域各市县区的经济和环境状况,选取了其中的3县1区为研究对象,并根据当地的实际情况及主要特点构建了农业经济发展与生态环境质量的评价指标体系,并且通过实地调研和走访各主管部门搜集整理到相关数据,利用熵权法及协调度、协调发展度模型对2010年石羊河流域3县1区的协调度及协调发展度进行测算,基于协调发展等级标准,对该流域内3县1区的农业经济和生态环境协调发展程度进行了初步判别。结果表明：3县1区协调度都在0.5～0.7之间,基本属于勉强或初级协调状态,协调发展水平较低,对此,提出进一步促进石羊河流域农业经济和生态环境协调发展的对策建议。     

Traditional life support methods of the Evenki in the Baikal region

The strategies and local varieties of life-support systems of the Evenki in the Baikal region in the pre-collectivization period are considered. The specific character and the role of traditional kinds of activity, and the resources of flexibility and sustainability of a traditional lifestyle are revealed. The culturalgeographical reconstruction of the economic adaptation of the Evenki, undertaken in this study having regard to the multivariate character of the natural and social environments, is compared with current problems of ethnic identity conservation.