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    Greening China naturally

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    Cao_Greening China Naturally_MS_Final.pdf (40.63Kb)
    Date
    2011-04
    Author
    Cao, Shixiong  Concept link
    Sun, Ge  Concept link
    Zhang, Zhiqiang  Concept link
    Chen, Liding  Concept link
    Feng, Qi  Concept link
    Fu, Bojie  Concept link
    McNulty, Steve  Concept link
    Shankman, David  Concept link
    Tang, Jianwu  Concept link
    Wang, Yanhui  Concept link
    Wei, Xiaohua  Concept link
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    Citable URI
    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5004
    As published
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0150-8
    Keyword
     Afforestation policy; Environmental degradation; Evironmental restoration; Reforestation; Sustainable development 
    Abstract
    China leads the world in afforestation, and is one of the few countries whose forested area is increasing. However, this massive ‘‘greening’’ effort has been less effective than expected; afforestation has sometimes produced unintended environmental, ecological, and socioeconomic consequences, and has failed to achieve the desired ecological benefits. Where afforestation has succeeded, the approach was tailored to local environmental conditions. Using the right plant species or species composition for the site and considering alternatives such as grassland restoration have been important success factors. To expand this success, government policy should shift from a forest-based approach to a results-based approach. In addition, long-term monitoring must be implemented to provide the data needed to develop a cost-effective, scientifically informed restoration policy.
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    Author Posting. © The Author(s), 2011. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here by permission of Springer for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment 40 (2011): 828-831, doi:10.1007/s13280-011-0150-8.
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    Preprint: Cao, Shixiong, Sun, Ge, Zhang, Zhiqiang, Chen, Liding, Feng, Qi, Fu, Bojie, McNulty, Steve, Shankman, David, Tang, Jianwu, Wang, Yanhui, Wei, Xiaohua, "Greening China naturally", 2011-04, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0150-8, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5004
     
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