Policy-driven China's Grain to Green Program: Implications for ecosystem services

Ecosystem Services

Volumn 27, Issue , 2017, Pages 38-47

  Wang, Bing ^a   Gao, Peng ^b   Niu, Xiang ^a   Sun, Jianni ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecological effect; Ecosystem services; Grain to Green Program (GTGP); Yangtze Basin; Yellow river basin

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026640515     PISSN: 22120416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.07.014     Document Type: Article

References (55)

1. Baccini, S.J., Goetz, W.S., Walker, N.T., Laporte, M., Sun, D., Sulla-Menashe, J., Hackler, P.S.A., Beck, R., Dubayah, M.A., Friedl, S., Houghton, R.A., Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from tropical deforestation improved by carbon-density maps. Nat. Clim. Change 2 (2012), 182–185.
2. Braat, L.C., De Groot, R., The ecosystem services agenda: bridging the worlds of natural science and economics, conservation and development, and public and private policy. Ecosyst. Serv. 1:1 (2012), 4–15.
3. Brown, C., Walpole, M., Simpson, L., Tierney, M., 2011. Introduction to the UK National Ecosystem Assessment. In: The UK National Ecosystem Assessment Technical Report. UK National Ecosystem Assessment, UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, http://uknea.unep-wcmc.org/.
4. Cao, S.X., Chen, L., Liu, Z.D., An investigation of Chinese attitudes towards the environment: case study using the Grain for Green Project. Ambio 38 (2009), 55–64.
5. Chen, X.G., Zhang, X.Q., Zhang, Y.P., Wan, C.B., Carbon sequestration potential of the stands under the Grain for Green Program in Yunnan province, China. Forest Ecol. Manage. 258 (2009), 199–206.
6. Costanza, R., d'Agre, R., de Groot, R., Farber, S., Grasso, M., Hannon, B., Limburg, K., Naeem, S., O'Neill, R., Paruelo, J., Raskin, R., Sutton, P., van den Belt, M., The value of the world's ecosystem services and natural capital. Nature 387 (1997), 253–260.
7. 2, and the history of North American grasses since the Last Glacial Maximum. Sci. Adv., 2, 2016, e1501346.
8. De Groot, R., Brander, L., van der Ploeg, S., Costanza, R., Bernard, F., Braat, L., Christie, M., Crossman, N., Ghermandi, A., Hein, L., Hussain, S., Kumar, P., McVittie, A., Portela, R., Rodriguez, L.C., Brinkm, P., van Beukering, P., Global estimates of the value of ecosystems and their services in monetary units. Ecosyst. Serv. 1 (2012), 50–61.
9. Deng, L., Shangguan, Z.P., Li, R., Effects of the grain-for-green program on soil erosion in China. Int. J. Sediment Res. 27 (2012), 120–127.
10. Deng, L., Liu, G.B., Shangguan, Z.P., Land-use conversion and changing soil carbon stocks in China's Grain-for-Green’ Program: a synthesis. Glob. Change Biol. 20:11 (2014), 3544–3556.
11. Farley, J., Ecosystem services: the economics debate. Ecosyst. Serv. 1 (2012), 40–49.
12. Gao, P., Niu, X., Wang, B., Zheng, Y.L., Land use changes and its driving forces in hilly ecological restoration area based on GIS and RS of northern China. Sci. Rep. 5 (2015), 1–10, 10.1038/srep11038 Article number: 11038.
13. IUFRO (International Union of Forestry Research Organizations), 1994. International guidelines for forest monitoring: 5. IUFRO World Series.
14. Kibria, Abu S.M.G., Behie, A., Costanza, R., Groves, C., Farrell, T., The value of ecosystem services obtained from the protected forest of Cambodia: the case of Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park. Ecosyst. Serv. 26 (2017), 27–36.
15. Knoke, T., Bendix, J., Pohle, P., Hamer, U., Hildebrandt, P., Roos, K., Gerique, A., Afforestation or intense pasturing improve the ecological and economic value of abandoned tropical farmlands. Nat. Commun., 5, 2014, 5612, 10.1038/ncomms6612.
16. Lakerveld, Roan P., Lele, S., Crane, T.A., Fortuin, K.P.J., Springate-Baginski, O., The social distribution of provisioning forest ecosystem services: Evidence and insights from Odisha, India. Ecosyst. Serv. 14 (2015), 56–66.
17. Li, Y.C., Research of Benefit Evaluation of Conversion of Cropland to Forest Project in Northern China. 2009, Blue Sky Press of China, Beijing.
18. Liu, P., Jiang, S.W., Zhao, L.J., Li, Y.X., Zhang, P.P., Zhang, L., What are the benefits of strictly protected nature reserves? Rapid assessment of ecosystem service values in Wanglang Nature Reserve, China. Ecosyst. Serv. 26 (2017), 70–78.
19. Long, H.L., Heilig, G.K., Wang, J., Li, X.B., Luo, M., Wu, X.Q., Zhang, M., Land use and soil erosion in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River: some socio-economic considerations on China's Grain-for-Green programme. Land Degrad. Dev. 17 (2006), 589–603.
20. Meng, G.C., Ma, D.G., Wang, S.G., Xie, H., Zhang, G.X., Land eco-environment problems and its driving forces in the upper reaches of the Minjiang River. Arid Lang Geography 30:5 (2007), 759–765.
21. MWRPRC (Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China), 2014. Bulletin of soil and water conservation in China.
22. NBSPRC (National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China), China Statistical Yearbook. 2014, Statistics Press of China, Beijing.
23. NBSPRC (National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China), China Statistical Yearbook. 2013, Statistics Press of China, Beijing.
24. Niu, X., Wang, B., Wei, W.J., Chinese forest ecosystem research network: a plat form for observing and studying sustainable forestry. J. Food Agric. Environ. 11:2 (2013), 1008–1016.
25. Ouyang, Z.Y., Ecological Construction and Sustainable Development in China. 2007, Science of China, Beijing.
26. Persson, M., Moberg, J., Ostwald, M., Xu, J., The Chinese Grain for Green programme: assessing the carbon sequestered vialand reform. J. Environ. Manage. 126 (2013), 142–146.
27. PGAFESC (Project Group of Assessment of Forest Ecological Services in China), Assessment of Forest Ecological Services in China. 2010, China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 10–25.
28. Schirpke, U., Kohler, M., Leitinger, G., Fontana, V., Tasser, E., Tappeiner, U., Future impacts of changing land-use and climate on ecosystem services of mountain grassland and their resilience. Ecosyst. Serv. 26 (2017), 79–94.
29. SFAPRC (State Forestry Administration of the People's Republic of China), China National Forest Inventory Technical Regulations. 2004, State Forestry Administration of the People's Republic of China, Beijing.
30. SFAPRC (State Forestry Administration of the People's Republic of China), Construction Standard for Long-Term Research of Forest Ecosystem (LY/T 1626–2005). 2005, Standards Press of China, Beijing.
31. SFAPRC (State Forestry Administration of the People's Republic of China), China National Report on Monitoring Ecological Benefits for the Conversion of Cropland to Forest Project in 2013. 2014, China Forestry Publishing House, Beijing, 70–92.
32. Song, X.Z., Peng, C.Q., Zhou, G.M., Jiang, H., Wang, W.F., Chinese grain for green program led to highly increased soil organic carbon levels: a meta-analysis. Sci. Rep., 2014, 10.1038/srep 04460.
33. Uchida, E., Xu, J.T., Rozelle, S., Grain for Green: cost-effectiveness and sustainability of China's conservation Set-Aside Program. Land Econ. 81:2 (2005), 247–264.
34. Uthes, S., Matzdorf, B., Budgeting for government-financed PES: does ecosystem service demand equal ecosystem service supply?. Ecosyst. Serv. 17 (2016), 255–264.
35. Wang, B., Construction and utilization of continuous inventory system for forest ecology. J. Beijing Forestry Univ. 37:1 (2015), 1–8.
36. Wang, B., Ding, F.J., Construction of standard system for long-term located observation of forest ecosystems. J. Beijing Forestry Univ. 32:6 (2010), 141–145.
37. Wang, B., Li, S.N., Construction and techniques of the digital forest long-term ecological research station. Scientia Silvae Sinicae 42:1 (2006), 116–121.
38. Wang, B., Guo, Q.S., Yang, F.W., Jiang, Y.X., Liu, S.R., Cui, X.H., Indicators System for Long-Term Observation of Forest Ecosystem (LY/T 1606–2003). 2003, Standards Press of China, Beijing.
39. Wang, B., Cui, X.H., Yang, F.W., Chinese Forest Ecosystem Research Network (CFERN) and Its Development. 2004, Ecological Press of China 4: 84-91.
40. Wang, B., De, Y.J., Yang, F.W., Gao, R.H., Liu, D.G., Li, S.N., Zheng, Q.H., Zhang, H.D., Indicator System for Long-Term Observation of Forest Ecosystem in Warm Temperate Zone (LY/T 1689–2007). 2007, Standards Press of China, Beijing.
41. Wang, B., Yu, X.X., Rao, L.Y., Li, S.N., Zheng, Q.H., Cui, X.H., Indicator System for Long-Term Observation of Forest Ecosystem in Arid and Semi-Arid Zone (LY/T 1688–2007). 2007, Standards Press of China, Beijing.
42. Wang, B., Guo, Q.X., Guo, H., SFAPRC (State Forestry Administration of the People's Republic of China). Specifications for Data Management of Forest Ecosystem Long-Term Research Station (LY/T 1872-2010). 2010, Standards Press of China, Beijing.
43. Wang, B., Lu, S.W., Li, H.J., Yu, C.Q., Xue, P.P., Wang, D., Song, Q.F., Observation Methodology for Long-Term Forest Ecosystem Research (LY/T 1952–2011). 2011, Standards Press of China, Beijing.
44. Wang, B., Wang, D., Niu, X., Past present and future forest resources in China and the implications for carbon sequestration dynamics. J. Food Agric. Environ. 11:1 (2013), 801–806.
45. Wei, H.J., Fan, W.G., Wang, X.C., Lu, N.C., Dong, X.B., Zhao, Y.A., Ya, X.J., Zhao, Y.F., Integrating supply and social demand in ecosystem services assessment: a review. Ecosyst. Serv. 25 (2017), 15–27.
46. Woodall, C.W., Amacher, M.C., Bechtold, W.A., Coulston, J.W., Perry, C.H., Randolh, K.C., Jovan, S., Schulz, B.K., Status and future of the forest health indicators program of the USA. Environ. Monit. Assess. 177:1–4 (2011), 419–436.
47. Woodbury, P.B., Smith, J.E., Heath, L.S., Carbon sequestration in the U.S. forest sector from 1990 to 2010. Forest Ecol. Manage. 241 (2007), 14–27.
48. Wu, M.Q., Chen, Q.G., Changes in arable land area in Qinzhou city and its driving force based on the principle component analysis. Scientia Geographica Sinica 34:1 (2014), 54–58.
49. Xie, G.D., Zhang, C.X., Zhen, L., Zhang, L.M., Dynamic changes in the value of China's ecosystem services. Ecosyst. Serv. 26 (2017), 146–154.
50. Xu, J., Cao, Y., Study on sustainability of converting farmland to forests/grasslands. Int. Econ. Rev. 22 (2002), 56–60.
51. Xu, K.J., Xie, J.S., Zeng, H.D., Lv, M.K., Driving factors and spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon storage of a Pinus massoniana plantation in reddish soil erosion region with ecological restoration. Sci. Soil Water Conservation 14:1 (2016), 89–96.
52. Zhang, H., Guidance and Practice of Converting Cropland to Forest. 2003, Chinese Press of Agricultural Science and Technology, Beijing, 3–120.
53. Zhang, K., Dang, H., Tan, S., Cheng, X., Zhang, Q., Change in soil organic carbon following the Grain-for-Green programme in China. Land Degrad. Dev. 21 (2010), 16–28.
54. Zhou, Z.C., Gan, Z.T., Shangguan, Z.P., Dong, Z.B., China's Grain for Green program has reduced soil erosion in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the middle reaches of the Yellow River. Int. J. Sustain. Dev. World Ecol. 16 (2009), 234–239.
55. Zhu, H.C., Zhang, Y.S., Economic benefit value and analysis of biologic rescue in the North Shaanxi sloping plantation of the Loess Plateau. Res. Soil Water Conservation 10:2 (2003), 41–43.