Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems in arid and semi-arid areas of northwest China |
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| Authors: | Li Jun-qing Cui Guo-fa |
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| Institution: | (1) Beijing Forestry University, 100083 Beijing, P.R. China |
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| Abstract: | In “West Development” of China, one of the most important activities is the Natural Forest Protection Program, designed to
swiftly convert the focus of management and utilization of the natural forests from a timber orientation towards forest conservation,
sustainable management and environmental protection. The project covered almost all the arid and semi-arid regions in Northwest
region. Accompanying this great campaign this paper studied the conservation and restoration model of degraded ecosystems
in arid and semi-arid lands in Northwest China. The past practices have resulted in considerably natural forest degradation
and loss through land conversion (primarily for agriculture), over-harvesting, inadequate reforestation and lack of protection.
The consequences have been the loss of soil and water resources, diminished timber production capacity on a sustainable basis,
and environmental losses. This paper applied Aronson’s restoration model and proposed the conservation, restoration, re-allocation
and preservation program for the implementation of environmental improvement and natural forest conservation. |
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| Keywords: | Degraded Ecosystems Conservation Restoration |
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