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  • Environmental Management
  • Ecosystem Protection

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  • Previous protected area (PA) effectiveness assessments overlooked varying human pressure baselines.
  • This omission potentially led to inaccurate over- or underestimations of PA performance.
  • A novel framework is needed to account for both baseline human pressure and its changes over time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and apply a framework assessing PA effectiveness considering human-pressure baselines.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of 338 PAs in China from 2010 to 2020.
  • To identify management strategies that enhance PA resistance to human pressure.

Main Methods:

  • Established a framework incorporating human-pressure baselines and changes over time.
  • Utilized human pressure index (HPI) analysis across different baseline scenarios.
  • Employed random forest models to determine effective management measures for PAs.
  • Analyzed the correlation between HPI changes and natural ecosystem changes within PAs.

Main Results:

  • 76.92% of PAs with low HPI baselines showed positive effects in resisting human pressure.
  • Only 11.11% of PAs with medium HPI baselines and 22.86% with high HPI baselines demonstrated positive effects.
  • Ignoring baselines underestimated PA effectiveness, particularly for PAs with initially low human pressure.

Conclusions:

  • PA effectiveness assessment must incorporate human-pressure baselines for accuracy.
  • Tailored management strategies are crucial for PAs with varying initial human pressures.
  • The developed framework offers a valuable tool for global PA effectiveness evaluation and policy recommendations.