Socioeconomic and environmental effects of China's Conversion of Cropland to Forest Program after 15 years: A systematic review protocol

Environmental Evidence

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Gutiérrez Rodríguez, Lucas ^a   Hogarth, Nick ^a   Zhou, Wen ^a   Putzel, Louis ^a   Xie, Chen ^b   Zhang, Kun ^b  

^a CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY RESEARCH   (Indonesia)

^b State Forestry Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Conversion of Cropland to Forest Program; Flooding; Grain for Green; Land use change; Payment for ecosystem services; Poverty alleviation and Social equity; Sloping Land Conversion Program; Soil erosion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950256321     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20472382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13750-015-0033-8     Document Type: Review

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