Impacts of Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue Policies on Valued Ecosystem Services in Shandong Province, China
Joint Authors
Song, Wei
Jin, Gui
Deng, Xiangzheng
Liu, Bing
Li, Zhaohua
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
China launched a series of ecological restoration policies to mitigate its severe environmental challenges in the late 1990s.
From the beginning, the effects and influences of the ecological restoration policies have been hotly debated.
In the present study, we assessed the effects of two vital ecological restoration policies (Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue) on valued ecosystem services in Shandong province.
A new method based on the net primary productivity and soil erosion was developed to assess the ecosystem service value.
In the areas implementing the Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue policies, the ecosystem service value increased by 24.01% and 43.10% during 2000–2008, respectively.
However, comparing to the average increase of ecosystem service value (46.00%) in the whole of Shandong province in the same period, Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue did not significantly improve overall ecosystem services.
The ecological restoration policy led to significant tradeoffs in ecosystem services.
Grain-for-Green improved the ecosystem service function of nutrient cycling, organic material provision, and regulation of gases but decreased that of water conservation.
Grain-for-Blue increased the water conservation function but led to a reduction in the function of soil conservation and nutrient cycling.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Song, Wei& Deng, Xiangzheng& Liu, Bing& Li, Zhaohua& Jin, Gui. 2015. Impacts of Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue Policies on Valued Ecosystem Services in Shandong Province, China. Advances in Meteorology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052675
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Song, Wei…[et al.]. Impacts of Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue Policies on Valued Ecosystem Services in Shandong Province, China. Advances in Meteorology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052675
American Medical Association (AMA)
Song, Wei& Deng, Xiangzheng& Liu, Bing& Li, Zhaohua& Jin, Gui. Impacts of Grain-for-Green and Grain-for-Blue Policies on Valued Ecosystem Services in Shandong Province, China. Advances in Meteorology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1052675
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1052675