Dual-function forests in the returning farmland to forest program and the flexibility of environmental policy in China

Geoforum

Volumn 78, Issue , 2017, Pages 119-132

  Zinda, John Aloysius ^a   Trac, Christine J ^b   Zhai, Deli ^c,d   Harrell, Stevan ^e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Chinese Academy of Science ^*  (United States)

^c KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; China; Ecological restoration; Environmental policy; Forest; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LIVELIHOOD; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

CHINA; HAINAN; SICHUAN; YUNNAN;

EID: 84962854199     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.03.012     Document Type: Article

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