China's response to a national land-system sustainability emergency

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dc.contributor.authorBryan, B.
dc.contributor.authorGao, L.
dc.contributor.authorYe, Y.
dc.contributor.authorSun, X.
dc.contributor.authorConnor, J.
dc.contributor.authorCrossman, N.
dc.contributor.authorStafford-Smith, M.
dc.contributor.authorWu, J.
dc.contributor.authorHe, C.
dc.contributor.authorYu, D.
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Z.
dc.contributor.authorLi, A.
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Q.
dc.contributor.authorRen, H.
dc.contributor.authorDeng, X.
dc.contributor.authorZheng, H.
dc.contributor.authorNiu, J.
dc.contributor.authorHan, G.
dc.contributor.authorHou, X.
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractChina has responded to a national land-system sustainability emergency via an integrated portfolio of large-scale programmes. Here we review 16 sustainability programmes, which invested US$378.5 billion (in 2015 US$), covered 623.9 million hectares of land and involved over 500 million people, mostly since 1998. We find overwhelmingly that the interventions improved the sustainability of China's rural land systems, but the impacts are nuanced and adverse outcomes have occurred. We identify some key characteristics of programme success, potential risks to their durability, and future research needs. We suggest directions for China and other nations as they progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations' Agenda 2030.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityBrett A. Bryan, Lei Gao, Yanqiong Ye, Xiufeng Sun, Jeffery D. Connor, Neville D. Crossman, Mark Stafford-Smith, Jianguo Wu, Chunyang He, Deyong Yu, Zhifeng Liu, Ang Li, Qingxu Huang, Hai Ren, Xiangzheng Deng, Hua Zheng, Jianming Niu, Guodong Han, Xiangyang Hou
dc.identifier.citationNature, 2018; 559(7713):193-204
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41586-018-0280-2
dc.identifier.issn0028-0836
dc.identifier.issn1476-4687
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/120022
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer Nature
dc.rights© 2018 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0280-2
dc.subjectWater
dc.subjectSoil
dc.subjectGoals
dc.subjectConservation of Natural Resources
dc.subjectBiodiversity
dc.subjectTime Factors
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectFood Supply
dc.subjectUnited Nations
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectForests
dc.subjectGrassland
dc.subjectSustainable Development
dc.titleChina's response to a national land-system sustainability emergency
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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