Table 2 The World Heritage-buffer zone-peripheral area coordinated protection model [93]

From: Natural world heritage conservation and tourism: a review

Regions

The sustainable development models

World Heritage

Biodiversity-based land consolidation model, ethnic minority traditional protection model, green ecological industry model, poverty reduction construction model

Buffer zone

Ecological restoration and returning farmland to forest model, ecological restoration shelter forest project model, ecological restoration timber forest development model, ecological restoration economic fruit forest development model, rural low-carbon energy development model, eco-tourism development model

The peripheral areas

Environmental pollution control model, soil and water conservation management model, rocky desertification comprehensive management model