Journal
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 738, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140206
Keywords
Vegetation restoration; Land degradation; Ecosystem services; Grain for Green Program; Loess Plateau
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41501091, 41991232]
- Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by the China Association for Science and Technology
- LithuanianNational Ecosystem Services Assessment and Mapping (LINESAM) - European Social Fund [A09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0104]
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United Nations established 2021-2030 as the decade for ecosystem restoration and prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. Ecosystem and land degradation are a global phenomenon. As a consequence of land degradation, in the late 1990s, the Grain for Green Program (GEGP) was established in Loess Plateau (China). It converted slope farmlands to forest or grassland over the, resulting in a visible greening trend. Other effects of GEGP on soil properties, land production, hydrological conditions, ecosystem services, and policy implications are the topics of this Special Issue. This Special Issue includes 17 contributions that cover recent research carried out in Loess Plateau in the mentioned topics at different spatial and temporal scales. The collection of papers presented in this Special Issue discusses critical issues in vegetation restoration and sustainable land management in the region. This Special Issue will contribute to United Nations strategy for ecosystems restoration. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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