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Local people have supported a proposal of internal zoning of the newly established Protected
Most of the locals were positive and in favour of the proposal expressed their desires to have it approved by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. The proposal for internal zoning was prepared with a participatory approach based on the specific criteria, where needs of environmental conservation and interests of local communities were equally considered pursuant to the legal provisions on NP and its internal zones’ specifics and regimes.
To date, Administration of Onon Balj National Park (OBNP) is responsible for Gutai Davaa, the newly established PA. As legally stated, a National Park has three internal zones: special, tourism and travel, and limited use that have their specific conservation regimes. A proposal for internal zoning of the newly established PA was prepared based on nine specific criteria related to forest resource, wildlife habitat, historical and cultural heritages, upper areas or sources of rivers and streams, sustainable natural resource use by local residents, tourism development, and former seasonal campsites of local herders prior to the established PA. The proposal for internal zoning drafted by the Administration of OBNP was presented to the Governor’s Offices, local residents (herder households) residing inside and adjacent areas of the NP’s boundaries in territories of Binder and Batshireet sub-provinces of Khentii aimag for their comments. A total of 110 local residents (63 male and 47 female) provided their comments to the draft proposal. Most of the locals were positive and in favour of the proposal expressed their desires to have it approved by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. The proposal for internal zoning was prepared with a participatory approach based on the specific criteria, where needs of environmental conservation and interests of local communities were equally considered pursuant to the legal provisions on NP and its internal zones’ specifics and regimes. In this meaning, the proposal seems to be a model for internal zoning of NP in the current practice.
Most of the locals were positive and in favour of the proposal expressed their desires to have it approved by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism.