Damage caused to the environment by reforestation policies in arid and semi-arid areas of China

Ambio

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 279-283

  Cao, Shixiong ^a   Tian, Tao ^b   Chen, Li ^c   Dong, Xiaobin ^d   Yu, Xinxiao ^d   Wang, Guosheng ^b  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION   (China)

^d BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Afforestation policy; Desertification; Environmental degradation; Environmental restoration; Livelihood; Soil moisture; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AFFORESTATION; ARID REGION; CLIMATIC REGION; DAMAGE; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EVAPORATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVESTMENT; LAND DEGRADATION; POLICY MAKING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; STATE ROLE; STEPPE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FORESTRY; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE;

CHINA; DESERT CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FORESTRY; PUBLIC POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION;

CHINA;

EID: 77955661519     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-010-0038-z     Document Type: Article

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