China has responded to a national land-system sustainability emergency via an integrated
portfolio of large-scale programmes. Here we review 16 sustainability programmes, which …

Forests provide vital ecosystem services such as soil and water conservation, climate
regulation, and carbon storage. Large-scale afforestation programs are being attempted in …

The land-use and cover change (LUCC) is a major factor in the terrestrial carbon cycle.
However, the changes of vegetation biomass and soil carbon sequestration caused by land …

It is necessary to improve the ecological environment and keep ecological balance of nature
reserves that have particularly important function on precious and endangered wildlife …

Abstract The Yellow River Basin (YRB), which has faced severe ecological issues since
ancient times, is one of the largest and most difficult-to-govern basins in the world. Recently …

Many ecological restoration programs have been implemented in China during the last two
decades. At the same time, the vegetation has turned green significantly in China. However …

Ecosystem services are increasingly affected by land use and land cover change (LULCC)
in China. However, the spatial association between LULCC and ecosystem services …

To alleviate the severe rocky desertification and improve the ecological degradation
conditions in Southwest China, the national and local Chinese governments have …

One of the main manifestations of the Grain-for-Green Programme (GFGP) is land use
change, which will affect the trade-off of ecosystem services. Since the implementation of the …

As an important part of the strategy of Western development, the Grain-for-Green Program
(GFGP) was initiated to protect the environment and mitigate disasters. Ecosystem services …