Using an ecological economics approach to support the restoration of collapsing gullies in southern China | Land Portal

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Date of publication: 
décembre 2013
Resource Language: 
ISBN / Resource ID: 
AGRIS:US201500217484
Pages: 
119-124

Land degradation and poverty are problems that must be tackled together for environmental conservation to succeed. However, it is rarely possible to move a population from degraded land to another area where the people can be more easily sustained. To find a new strategy that achieves both conservation and economic gains without the need to relocate a population, we examined/investigated a sustainable combination of ecological and economic development suitable for the restoration of areas of China with collapsing gullies, where the frequent steep slopes make restoration difficult. The results showed that the degraded land may contain significant benefits that were previously unappreciated, thereby transforming a problem into an opportunity. Our results suggest that the new approach can both improve the livelihoods of local citizens and promote environmental conservation, leading to successful ecological restoration.

Auteurs et éditeurs

Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Zhong, Binglin
Peng, Shaoyun
Zhang, Qiao
Ma, Hua
Cao, Shixiong

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