Challenges to Sustainable Development in China: A Review of Six Large-Scale Forest Restoration and Land Conservation Programs

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 435-453

  Xi, Weimin ^a,b   Wang, Fugui ^b   Shi, Peili ^c   Dai, Erfu ^c   Anoruo, Ambrose O ^a   Bi, Huaxing ^d   Rahmlow, Alexander ^b   He, Binghui ^e   Li, Wenhua ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ecological restoration in China; effectiveness; integrated ecosystem management; large scale national programs; sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; PLANNING; RESTORATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION; EFFECTIVENESS; INTEGRATED ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENTS; INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS; NATIONAL PROGRAM; SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY POLICY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

CHINA;

EID: 84901354487     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2014.899503     Document Type: Article

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