Land Use Decision-Making and Ecosystem Service Trade-Offs: A Case Study of Anhui Shengjin Lake National Nature Reserve, China

Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(4), P. 3903 - 3916

Published: April 3, 2024

The transformative period of reshaping China's Protected Area System (CPAs) requires nature reserves (NRs) to pay greater attention policy-driven changes in land use as well ecosystem.We take Anhui Shengjin Lake National Nature Reserve (SJLNNR) a case study examine ecosystem services and their trade-offs.We find that (1) policy implementation significantly increased the area wetlands forests while decreasing cropland impervious land.Ideally, could be by ~10200 hm 2 .(2) Habitat quality (HQ) water conservation (WC) are enhanced, with highest enhancement 13.09% 28.18%, respectively.Carbon storage (CS) food production (FP) showed opposite trends across scenarios.(3) CS demonstrates trade-offs other ESs, remaining ESs displayed varying degrees synergistic relationships.Nonetheless, it should noted transforming extensive farmland into diverse land-use types might not improve synergies relationship ESs.Additionally, full protection scenario (FPS) demonstrated advantages terms HQ, WC, CS.

Language: Английский

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Comment on egusphere-2024-1125

Published: May 23, 2024

Abstract. Gully erosion can be combatted in severely affected regions like sub-Saharan Africa by a range of low-cost interventions that are accessible to farmers. However, for successful implementation, biophysical evidence the effectiveness needs combined with buy-in and input from local communities. Working farmers watershed Southern Ethiopia, we investigated (a) gully rehabilitation measures reduce soil loss upward expansion heads, (b) how communities view interventions, (c) whether demonstrating in-context changes farmers’ knowledge perceptions their capacity act. On-farm field experiments, key informant interviews, focus group discussions household surveys were used collect analyze data. Three treatments explored, all riprap, one also grass planting, planting check-dam integration. Over period 26 months these practices ceased measurable head expansion, whereas untreated gullies had mean 671 cm resulting calculated 11.0 tonnes. Farmers viewed positively, apart high cost materials technical requirements gabion check-dams. Ongoing activities on-farm trials influenced understanding similar among survey respondents. experiments day demonstrations empowered act, addressing pessimism some respondents about do so.

Language: Английский

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Reply on RC1

Published: May 24, 2024

Abstract. Gully erosion can be combatted in severely affected regions like sub-Saharan Africa by a range of low-cost interventions that are accessible to farmers. However, for successful implementation, biophysical evidence the effectiveness needs combined with buy-in and input from local communities. Working farmers watershed Southern Ethiopia, we investigated (a) gully rehabilitation measures reduce soil loss upward expansion heads, (b) how communities view interventions, (c) whether demonstrating in-context changes farmers’ knowledge perceptions their capacity act. On-farm field experiments, key informant interviews, focus group discussions household surveys were used collect analyze data. Three treatments explored, all riprap, one also grass planting, planting check-dam integration. Over period 26 months these practices ceased measurable head expansion, whereas untreated gullies had mean 671 cm resulting calculated 11.0 tonnes. Farmers viewed positively, apart high cost materials technical requirements gabion check-dams. Ongoing activities on-farm trials influenced understanding similar among survey respondents. experiments day demonstrations empowered act, addressing pessimism some respondents about do so.

Language: Английский

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Comment on egusphere-2024-1125

Published: May 29, 2024

Abstract. Gully erosion can be combatted in severely affected regions like sub-Saharan Africa by a range of low-cost interventions that are accessible to farmers. However, for successful implementation, biophysical evidence the effectiveness needs combined with buy-in and input from local communities. Working farmers watershed Southern Ethiopia, we investigated (a) gully rehabilitation measures reduce soil loss upward expansion heads, (b) how communities view interventions, (c) whether demonstrating in-context changes farmers’ knowledge perceptions their capacity act. On-farm field experiments, key informant interviews, focus group discussions household surveys were used collect analyze data. Three treatments explored, all riprap, one also grass planting, planting check-dam integration. Over period 26 months these practices ceased measurable head expansion, whereas untreated gullies had mean 671 cm resulting calculated 11.0 tonnes. Farmers viewed positively, apart high cost materials technical requirements gabion check-dams. Ongoing activities on-farm trials influenced understanding similar among survey respondents. experiments day demonstrations empowered act, addressing pessimism some respondents about do so.

Language: Английский

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An Analysis of Policy Transmission Flow in the Chengdu Plain Urban Agglomeration in Southwest China: Towards Building an Ecological Protection Network

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(13), P. 5398 - 5398

Published: June 25, 2024

Regional ecological protection is an urgent task in today’s social development, and constructing network important way to achieve regional coordination. However, previous studies have lacked a systematic review analysis of policy document transmission paths, failing consider the spatial structure its complex characteristics policies, resulting deficiencies coordinated governance environment. To address this gap, study constructs lineage for Chengdu Plain urban agglomeration (CDPUA) based on 400 environmental documents issued by cities CDPUA from 2015 2022, focusing perspective documents. Social methods, GIS analysis, other methods were employed construct analyze network. It was found that integrated exhibits multi-core triangular pattern with density east sparsity west. The has 60.71%, indicating strong intercity linkage, Suining as central nucleus transmitting policies surrounding cities, forming Suining–Chengdu–Mianyang triangle. formed dominated multiple offering diverse distinct types ecosystem services. This provides insights enhance collaborative protection, promoting sustainable development region.

Language: Английский

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Gully rehabilitation in southern Ethiopia – value and impacts for farmers

SOIL, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 637 - 654

Published: Sept. 10, 2024

Abstract. Gully erosion can be combatted in severely affected regions like sub-Saharan Africa using various low-cost interventions that are accessible to farmers. For successful implementation, however, biophysical evidence of intervention effectiveness needs validated against the interests and priorities local communities. Working with farmers a watershed southern Ethiopia, we investigated (a) gully rehabilitation measures reduce soil loss upward expansion heads; (b) how communities view interventions; (c) whether involving on-farm field trials demonstrate improves uptake, knowledge, perceptions their capacity act. On-farm experiments, key-informant interviews, focus group discussions, household surveys were used collect analyse data. Three treatments explored, all riprap, one grass planting, planting check-dam integration. Over period 26 months, these practices ceased measurable head expansion, whereas untreated gullies had mean 671 cm, resulting calculated 11.0 t. Farmers positive explored. Ongoing activities influenced knowledge understanding similar among survey respondents. experiments day demonstrations empowered act, addressing pessimism from some respondents about do so.

Language: Английский

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Investigating the impacts of multi-dimensional urbanization processes on ecosystem services in mega-urban agglomerations at the grid scale

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 7, 2024

Language: Английский

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Research progress on eco-product value realization and rural revitalization and its inspiration for karst desertification control: a systematic literature review between 1997 and 2023

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8

Published: Nov. 28, 2024

Ecological product value realization (EPVR) and rural revitalization (RR) are essential guarantees for ensuring human well-being a better life. They also crucial components of promising vision the future world play significant role in promoting sustainable management ecological restoration. The chain-driven mechanism EPVR—ecological industry (EI)—RR karst desertification control (KDC) area has already become key scientific issue that urgently needs to be solved during process industrial green transformation consolidating results poverty alleviation region, however, there is currently no clear synthesis this issue. To address shortfall, we have adopted systematic literature review (SLR) framework. Based on Web Science (WOS) China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases, conducted comprehensive search rigorous evaluation, obtaining 321 documents published between 1997 2023. These were systematically integrated analyzed depth through process, aiming provide holistic perspective. indicate (1) an overall fluctuating upward trend number literatures issued time series, study categorized into accumulation, development, expansion periods; (2) research mainly concentrated China’s EPVR RR pilot areas. There overlap hotspot institutions, their areas specialization, foundations, geographical locations. content includes EPVR, EI, relationship EI RR, models pathways; (3) main progress landmark summarized based content. A series related issues technical needs, such as eco-product (EP) accounting, mechanisms, formation, them, explored research. While summarizing general laws, it provides targeted insights revelations subsequent KDC ecosystem.

Language: Английский

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