China has responded to a national land-system sustainability emergency via an integrated
portfolio of large-scale programmes. Here we review 16 sustainability programmes, which …

Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of vegetative cover in relation to climate and land
uses is essential for effective management of ecology and the environment. In this study …

Quantitative evaluation of the relationship between land use/land cover (LULC) change and
ecosystem service values (ESVs) is of great significance for the scientific optimization of land …

Considering that the degradation of ecological systems is an urgent environmental
challenge, promoting multiple ecosystem services (ES) through ecological restoration has …

Starting in 1999, the Grain‐for‐Green Programme has been implemented in the Loess
Plateau to alleviate the severe soil erosion by converting steeply sloping croplands to …

Soil erosion by water is a major threat to land degradation. The United Nations Decade on
Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030 calls for massive ecosystem restoration to address land …

The stability of ecosystems is of great significance to the supply of ecosystem services and
human well-being. Frequently occurring drought events seriously threaten the stability of …

Understanding the change in hydrological response due to urban dynamics is important for
better flood preparedness and future sustainable urban planning. This study investigated the …

Rare earth elements (REEs) are widely used in various industries. The open-pit mining and
chemical extraction of REEs in the weathered crust in southern Jiangxi, China, since the …

Collapsing gullies are among the most severe soil erosion problems in the tropical and
subtropical areas of southern China. However, few studies have examined the relationship …