China's conversion of cropland to forest program: a systematic review of the environmental and socioeconomic effects

Farming on sloping lands has historically led to forest loss and degradation in China, which coupled with unsustainable timber extraction activities, was deemed responsible for catastrophic flooding events in the late 1990s. These events led to the introduction of forest policies targeting ecologica...

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Autores principales: Gutiérrez Rodríguez, L., Hogarth, N.J., Zhou, W., Xie, Chen., Zhang, Kun., Putzel, L.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94885

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