I think the approach is great. If a national park can do this, why cannot local communities?
Canada National Park Shows How to Persevere Even with Pressure from Developers

Canada National Park Shows How to Persevere Even with Pressure from Developers
(via www.jasperjournal.com)
Submitted by ecomtn on Thu, 2007-10-18 21:40. | Tags: nature | canada | ecotravel | jasper national park | travel
Balance.
Sometimes it is necessary to balance the needs of the people and the environment. What use is a park that people can't visit or see? Well, actually it is a great way to keep nature in balance. Sometimes I wish our Yellowstone, Rocky Mountain, etc parks would do a lot more of this-but only if I can get in ;)