Towards the progress of ecological restoration and economic development in China's Loess Plateau and strategy for more sustainable development

L Yurui, Z Xuanchang, C Zhi, L Zhengjia, L Zhi… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract China's Loess Plateau (LP) is one of the most typical regions with serious soil
erosion. Its ecological restoration, economic development, and social progress are directly …

Assessing the effects of China's three-north shelter forest program over 40 years

J Zhai, L Wang, Y Liu, C Wang, X Mao - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Forests provide vital ecosystem services such as soil and water conservation, climate
regulation, and carbon storage. Large-scale afforestation programs are being attempted in …

Spatiotemporal evolution of land cover changes and landscape ecological risk assessment in the Yellow River Basin, 2015–2020

L Du, C Dong, X Kang, X Qian, L Gu - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yellow River Basin (YRB), which has faced severe ecological issues since
ancient times, is one of the largest and most difficult-to-govern basins in the world. Recently …

What do we know about water scarcity in semi-arid zones? A global analysis and research trends

F Morante-Carballo, N Montalván-Burbano… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water supply is strategic for the development of society. The water distribution in nature
follows patterns linked to geographic and territorial issues. Climate fluctuations aggravate …

Do adaptive policy adjustments deliver ecosystem-agriculture-economy co-benefits in land degradation neutrality efforts? Evidence from southeast coast of China

C Jiang, Y Wang, Z Yang, Y Zhao - Environmental Monitoring and …, 2023 - Springer
Ecosystem restoration projects (ERPs) facilitate land degradation neutrality (LDN). However,
the response dynamics and interactions of sectors within ecosystem-agriculture-economy …

Climate change versus land-use change—What affects the ecosystem services more in the forest-steppe ecotone?

F Cui, B Wang, Q Zhang, H Tang, P De Maeyer… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Ecosystem services (ESs), which play an important role in the balance of the
natural ecosystem and social-economic development, are suffering from degradation …

Exploring an integrated framework for “dynamic-mechanism-clustering” of multiple cultivated land functions in the Yangtze River Delta region

Y Fan, X Jin, L Gan, Q Yang, L Wang, L Lyu, Y Li - Applied Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Coordinating multiple cultivated land functions (CLFs) has become a key challenge for land
system science. Identifying the dynamic evolution and mechanisms of multiple CLFs will …

Mapping ecosystem services bundles for analyzing spatial trade-offs in inner Mongolia, China

H Dou, X Li, S Li, D Dang, X Li, X Lyu, M Li… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Managing multiple ecosystem services (ESs) to facilitate synergy benefits is a crucial but
challenging task for sustainable development, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. In …

Dynamics of spatial associations among multiple land use functions and their driving mechanisms: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta region, China

Y Fan, X Jin, L Gan, LH Jessup, BC Pijanowski… - Environmental Impact …, 2022 - Elsevier
Land use functions and their interaction analysis has been a hot topic in the field of land
change science for better advancing the regional sustainable development. Previous …

Identifying the spatial disparities and determinants of ecosystem service balance and their implications on land use optimization

C Jiang, Z Yang, M Wen, L Huang, H Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services (ESs) are increasingly affected by human interventions, and the ES
balance between supply and demand plays a vital role in guaranteeing the expected …