21st Century Strategies for Protected Areas in East Asia ——Briefs of the 3rd Conference on Conservative Land in East Asia

The author had the opportunity to attend the 3rd Conference on the Conservative L and in EastAsia in Seoul,Korea in September1 999,whose theme was " 2 1 st Century Strategies for ProtectedAreas in East Asia" .As the majority of protected areas in China is located in mountain areas,since the government announced prohibition of any commercial wood cutting,all mountains havebecome sort of protected areas in a certain degree.The following is a brief introduction on themajor issues discussed …