Conservation outcome assessment of Wuyishan protected areas based on InVEST and propensity score matching

• DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02516
• Publication Date: 2023-05-21T13:51:57Z
• Authors: Xue Zhang; Lingyun Liao; Yiyang Huang; Qinhua Fang; Siren Lan; Mengwei Chi
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Ecology; Land-use change; Influencing factors; Conservation outcome; Spillover effect; QH540-549.5

Protected areas (PAs) are crucial for biodiversity conservation, but doubts rising regarding their effectiveness in conserving habitat quality. This study used the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model to analyse changes quality from 1980 2020 Wuyishan PAs, a United Nations Educational, Scientific, Cultural Organization, (UNESCO) Biosphere Reserve World Heritage Site known its rich biodiversity. also evaluated conservation outcome with propensity score matching identified main natural socio-economic factors influencing outcomes using Pearson correlation analyses. The results show that (1) proportion area high-quality PAs was approximately 97.73 % 88.95 2020, decreasing trend. (2) demonstrated considerable between 2000. From 2000–2018, protection measures remained effective, slight decline compared previous period. suggests that, although may have decreased, establishment can still help mitigate degradation. (3) A consistently negative at statistic level observed altitude, slope period 1980–2020. Population density strongly correlated over past forty years. Precipitation nighttime-light exhibited significant 2000, while positive 2000 2018. aims serve as reference construction China's PA system promotion country.