Desertification Control in China

This research paper reviews 60 years of desertification control efforts in China, examining the roles of government policy, eco-industrialization, and ecological interventions in managing arid and semi-arid ecosystems.

• Over the last 60 years, China has integrated government policies, forestry and desertification control programmes, and eco-industrialization development to combat desertification, specifically in the northern part of the country.
• Specific interventions such as water conservation, afforestation, and the rehabilitation of mobile sandy lands have helped return semi-arid and arid ecosystems to a more balanced state.
• The article analyzes how anthropogenic activities and climate change have impacted China's desertified areas, as well as the resulting outcomes and lessons from the actions taken.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). Desertification Control in China. https://www.sei.org/publications/desertification-control-china/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Desertification Control in China. 2020. https://www.sei.org/publications/desertification-control-china/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020desertification, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Desertification Control in China}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/desertification-control-china/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }