Regions of Karst landscape cover an estimated 12 percent of the world’s land space. South China Karst has been successful in its application to enter the World Heritage List as a natural heritage approved by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in 2007. The heritage site includes the Shilin Karst of Yunnan, Libo Karst of Guizhou and Wulong Karst of Chongqing, covering a total area of 146,016 ha. The present paper offers an analytical comparison as seen from global perspectives, and reveals the outstanding universal value of the South China site while highlighting its heritage resources properties. In addition, the paper also points to some of the major problems, even possible geological disasters devastating the site, including overdue exploitation and rocky desertification. Then the analysis proceeds to put forth relevant conservation strategies, which includes establishment and implementation of scientific management mechanism as well as a disaster monitoring system so as to promote the sustainable development of this natural heritage site.
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