Forest Sustainability in C hina and Implications for a Telecoupled World

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ID13012575
AutoresJianguo Liu (0000-0001-6344-0087, Michigan State University, autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume1
Fascículo1
Páginas230-250
Data de publicação2013-12-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2050-2680 • E-ISSN: 2050-2680
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/app5.17
OpenAlexW1945410818
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas27
Referências citadas52

C hina's forest cover has been increasing in the past three decades, which is in sharp contrast to rapid declines in other natural resources. Understanding the mechanisms of forest recovery and their effects is essential for sustaining forests in C hina and elsewhere. Some studies suggest that imports of forest products have contributed to the increase in forest cover of C hina and the decline in forest cover of exporting countries. However, it is not clear whether other countries beyond the exporting countries are affected. Using the framework of telecoupling (socioeconomic and environmental interactions over distances), we found that C hina's forest cover increase is affected by multiple telecoupling processes (e.g. trade of food and forest products) and their interactions with each other and with other factors. The socioeconomic and environmental impacts of telecoupling processes go well beyond C hina and the exporting countries. As C hina's demand for forest products and other ecosystem services such as food and water continues to rise, telecouplings will become even more important for sustainable forests, food security, water security, human well‐being and environmental sustainability in the future. New and more effective policies are needed to minimise negative and enhance positive impacts of telecouplings on C hina and other countries around the world

Agriculture · Biology · Business · Economics · Ecosystem · Ecosystem services · Environmental protection · Food security · Forest cover · Geography · Natural resource economics · Socioeconomic status · Sustainability · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Forest Management and Policy · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Ecology