[HTML][HTML] Crop switching can enhance environmental sustainability and farmer incomes in China

W Xie, A Zhu, T Ali, Z Zhang, X Chen, F Wu, J Huang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Achieving food-system sustainability is a multidimensional challenge. In China, a doubling
of crop production since 1990 has compromised other dimensions of sustainability …

The key drivers for the changes in global water scarcity: Water withdrawal versus water availability

Z Huang, X Yuan, X Liu - Journal of Hydrology, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity has become a major issue to sustainable development. It can be estimated by
available fresh water resources and human water withdrawal, which are affected by both …

[HTML][HTML] Importance and vulnerability of lakes and reservoirs supporting drinking water in China

Y Zhang, J Deng, B Qin, G Zhu, Y Zhang… - Fundamental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Drinking water is closely related to human health, disease and mortality, and contaminated
drinking water causes 485,000 deaths from diarrhea each year worldwide. China has been …

Cropland redistribution to marginal lands undermines environmental sustainability

W Kuang, J Liu, H Tian, H Shi, J Dong… - National science …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Cropland redistribution to marginal land has been reported worldwide; however, the
resulting impacts on environmental sustainability have not been investigated sufficiently …

Quantifying global agricultural water appropriation with data derived from earth observations

B Wu, F Tian, M Zhang, S Piao, H Zeng, W Zhu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural water appropriation has undergone rapid changes in recent decades, but
estimates of global water appropriation have not been updated with the latest data and …

Integrating crop redistribution and improved management towards meeting China's food demand with lower environmental costs

Z Wang, Y Yin, Y Wang, X Tian, H Ying, Q Zhang… - Nature food, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract China feeds 19.1% of the world's population with 8.6% of the arable land. Here we
propose an integrated approach combining crop redistribution and improved management …

A high-resolution energy use efficiency assessment of China's staple food crop production and associated improvement potential

J Yan, Z Kong, Y Liu, N Li, X Yang, M Zhuang - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving production efficiency of existing agricultural systems is key to promoting
sustainable agricultural production. Energy use efficiency in crop production is a key and …

Sub-regional groundwater storage recovery in North China Plain after the South-to-North water diversion project

C Zhang, Q Duan, PJF Yeh, Y Pan, H Gong… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The South-to-North water diversion Middle Route Project (MRP) is expected to
alleviate the long-term groundwater storage (GWS) depletion in North China Plain (NCP) …

A review of conservation status of freshwater fish diversity in China

L Cao, WH Shao, WJ Yi, E Zhang - Journal of Fish Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
China harbors a high species diversity of freshwater fishes not shared with any of its
neighboring nations. Freshwater fish diversity in the country has been under severe threat …

[HTML][HTML] Rising agricultural water scarcity in China is driven by expansion of irrigated cropland in water scarce regions

X Qi, K Feng, L Sun, D Zhao, X Huang, D Zhang, Z Liu… - One Earth, 2022 - cell.com
Increasing agricultural water scarcity is threatening food security and ecosystem
sustainability in China. Previous studies showed a deceleration in the growth of irrigation …