Withdrawal Mechanism of Mining Industry in National Parks and its Management

The mining industry inside national parks poses serious threats to the overall ecosystem; therefore, understanding the types and level of such effects plays a pivotal role in the management of national parks. Through reviewing published research articles of this field at home and abroad, we summarized the main problems associated with the mining industries in the national parks of China. Based on the management objectives of a national park and associated mining problems, we established a set of evaluation standard indicators and method for mining industry withdrawal from the national parks. We also proposed some methods for the national parks land management after the removal of the mining industry. Findings of this study will help the government and non-government organizations in designing the withdrawal policies of mining industries and management of national parks.